Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Kalamazoo 911 calls system restored
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — At 4:45 a.m. Friday the Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority reported that all 911 and non-emergency telephone services have been restored in the county....
Jan 31, 2020
Comstock Twp. death investigation ruled accidental overdose
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner’s Office is declaring a death that occurred in Comstock Township about a month ago as an accidental drug overdose...
Jan 31, 2020
Officers use "jaws of life" to free driver in Kalamazoo crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — One person is seriously injured after a head-on crash in Kalamazoo’s Milwood Neighborhood. It happened around 7:45 a.m. Thursday when a public safety officer w...
Jan 31, 2020
Three area school district now closed due to flu
TEKONSHA, MI (WTVB) – The flu continues to take its toll on classes for some area school districts. Tekonsha Community Schools in Calhoun County is the latest district to cancel classes, both Th...
Jan 30, 2020
BCPD continue search for missing children, parents
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Police in Battle Creek are requesting public assistance in finding two missing children. Police say that 7-year-old Bentley Dunkelberger and 9-year-old Karley Dun...
Jan 29, 2020
Four candidates selected for Kalamazoo superintendent position
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education is continuing to search for a new Superintendent. During a meeting on Tuesday, January 28, pre-recorded video intervi...
Jan 29, 2020
Citizens concerned over sewer project costs
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Officials in Oshtemo Township are preparing to move forward with a sewer extension project meant to bring citizens onto the main sewer line. The project is es...
Jan 29, 2020
Kalamazoo Metro seeking tax increase
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo County Metro Transit Authority is asking citizens to support a new tax measure that will be available on the March ballot. The tax would go to directly...
Jan 29, 2020
MDOT completes study for US-12/M-51 reconstruction
NILES TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the completion of a study into the reconstruction of the US-12/M-51 interchange and the US-12/3rd...
Jan 29, 2020
Blaze Hookah Lounge announces closure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A local hookah lounge near the campus of Western Michigan University has announced that it will be closing its doors. Blaze Hookah Lounge, located at 2804 W Michigan...
Jan 28, 2020
