Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo Civic Theater says it’s $700,000 away from completing its $5.1 million “Art of Enriching Lives” campaign. Spokesperson Janet Gover said a ma...

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Battle Creek has agreed to pay a $52,000 settlement to current and former female police officers were secretly filmed in the locker room of the city’s police depar...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A trial has begun to determine if an assistant principal at Portage West Middle School is guilty of fondling a female student. The student claims Kevin Doerfler came up beh...

LANSING (WKZO-AM) — A Republican state representative from Vicksburg has been named legislator of the year by the Michigan Municipal League. Dave Maturen received the 2015 honor during a ceremon...

PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Low-income housing will be going up in Portage on East Center Avenue, over the objections of a nearby businessman who isn’t sure the complex is right for the city. The ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...