Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
KPS Resolves to ask for more state funding
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo School Trustees approved a resolution last night calling on the state legislature to adequately fund education; something they say hasn't been done for decades...
Apr 26, 2019
WMU has network problems during finals week
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — WMU suffered a computer network failure yesterday on the final day of exams, just as professors were grading tests and trying to post grades. Some text books, research p...
Apr 26, 2019
Mendon man injured in farm field crash
COLON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Mendon man is seriously injured after he crashed while speeding through a field in St. Joseph County. It occurred around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday off M-66 near Spr...
Apr 25, 2019
New map hopes to end opioid overdose trends
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan State Police are joining a number of local police and health agencies using a federally created computer mapping system to track opioid overdoses. It's called ODM...
Apr 25, 2019
Michigan traffic deaths down in 2018
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — For the first time in three years, traffic deaths fell in Michigan in 2018. 974 people were killed on Michigan’s roadways last year, which dropped from the 1,028 dea...
Apr 25, 2019
Attorney General fines gyms for business practices
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Family Fitness Centers in West Michigan have been ordered to pay a $220,000 fine by Michigan's Attorney General following a consent judgement after the firm was sued for v...
Apr 25, 2019
First Robotics Global Championships begin in Detroit
DETROIT (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo has sent two First Robotic's teams to Detroit this weekend for the Global Championships. Of the 500-teams that will be competing at Cobo Hall and Ford Field from...
Apr 25, 2019
State orders taxi in Kalamazoo to halt operations
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The State of Michigan has ordered Michael Bowling of Kalamazoo to cease and desist the operation of Godspeed Transportation, which they say is unresgistered, and made a ...
Apr 25, 2019
Arcadia Ales taken over by the bank
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Arcadia Ales in Kalamazoo has been taken over by a bank after former owner Tim Suprise apparently defaulted on loans. The company's financial troubles surfaced late last...
Apr 25, 2019
Local Supt. finalist for new job
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Superintendent Michael Rice has made the final round in the competition for the top education job in the state. The State Board will interview three finalists fo...
Apr 25, 2019
