Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
How to survive a Government Shutdown
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — DON’T PANIC! The Federal Shutdown has begun but the planes will fly and the mail will flow for now in West Michigan. Air traffic controllers and TSA employees will s...
Dec 22, 2018
Dr. John Dunn takes a temp job
CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS (WKZO AM/FM) — Former WMU President John Dunn has found a temporary gig filling in as the interim Chancellor at Southern Illinois University while they plan a national searc...
Dec 21, 2018
WMU Broncos lose in Boise
BOISE, IDAHO (WKZO AM/FM) — WMU did well in the first half, of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, leading BYU 10 to 7 at the half. Unfortunately for the Broncos, there was a second half to the game, ...
Dec 21, 2018
UPDATE:Leadership changes at KPS
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo School Trustees had no problem finding a candidate to fill a vacancy on their board last evening. The appointment became a necessity when Dr. Lauren Freedman a...
Dec 21, 2018
Van Buren County woman free after 9 years behind bars
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Van Buren County woman will be home for the holidays for the first time in 9 years after she was convicted of murdering her husband. Linda Stermer was released Thur...
Dec 21, 2018
Firearm seized during traffic stop outside Concord Place Apartments
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are investigating a series of robberies and firearm-involved crimes in the Kalamazoo area. They assembled a team to look into...
Dec 21, 2018
Niles man smashes into building after medical issue
MILTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A man who had a medical problem behind the wheel has been hospitalized after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the side of a building at Beebe Ro...
Dec 20, 2018
State Senator-elect McCann sworn into office
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo's new State Senator-elect has now been sworn into office in front of friends, family members and supporters at Kalamazoo City Hall. Former City Commissione...
Dec 20, 2018
Driver identified in fatal hit & run in Oshtemo
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller reports they have found the driver involved in a hit and run crash that killed a man in Oshtemo earlier this month. 45...
Dec 20, 2018
Kalamazoo church proposes new "natural playscape"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A new playground could be coming to downtown Kalamazoo. The First Congregational Church at the corner of Park and Michigan has purchased the church next door and pla...
Dec 20, 2018
