Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Western Michigan University Board approves five-year strategic plan
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University has unveiled a five-year strategic plan to bring the university to the next level as a learning center and research university. Dr. Jody A. Bryl...
Mar 24, 2016
"Help Now!" fund contributions up to $142K in wake of deadly shootings
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A fund set up to help the victims of the shootings last month Kalamazoo has taken in about $142,000. The money has come from 310 donors and organizations, the Kalamazoo Com...
Mar 24, 2016
SW Michigan First: Region's economy remains strong despite unemployment increase
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The director of Southwest Michigan First says the Kalamazoo area is still showing signs of economic strength, despite a six-tenths increase in the county’s unemployme...
Mar 23, 2016
Kalamazoo College slapped with NCAA penalties after aid violations
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo College’s athletic department is on probation after an NCAA investigation uncovered major financial aid, recruiting and monitoring violations. The Division ...
Mar 23, 2016
Over 30 gravestones damaged by vandals in Van Buren County
GENEVA TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating after 33 gravestones were found toppled over and broken at the Lacota Cemetery in Geneva Tow...
Mar 23, 2016
Three Rivers Middle School target of bomb threat
THREE RIVERS (WKZO-AM) — A bomb threat made against seventh and eighth-graders prompted enhanced police patrols around Three Rivers High School on Wednesday. The message, which featured video of...
Mar 23, 2016
Senate throws life ring to Detroit Schools
LANSING (WKZO)– The Michigan Senate has approved a pair of bills aimed at rescuing Detroit Public Schools. One bill provides $50-million dollars to stave off an immediate financial crisis and wi...
Mar 23, 2016
Branch County woman gets up to seven years for computer crime
BRANCH COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A Batavia Township woman who allegedly offered her own developmentally disabled daughter to a prison inmate for sex has cut a deal with prosecutors. Linda Allen Ehle, 4...
Mar 23, 2016
City of Kalamazoo to consider an increase in downtown parking fees
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — One of the least popular aspects of downtown Kalamazoo is about to get more expensive as the Downtown Development Authority looks for more funding to improve parking facili...
Mar 23, 2016
Suspicious truck and shed fire under investigation in Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage Public Safety says it’s investigating a suspicious fire that consumed a shed and a pickup in the 1100 block of East Milham Avenue. Firefighters found the truck ...
Mar 23, 2016
