Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Performance evaluation grades for Portage city manager released
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage officials have released a summary of the grades city manager Laurence Shaffer received during a closed session performance evaluation Tuesday, saying he generally did...
Oct 21, 2015
Man who attacked jogging Portage woman given jail time, probation
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — A man who ambushed a Portage woman as she was running near Portage Creek has been sentenced to six months in jail. Jamal Johnson, 19, was also given three years probation and...
Oct 21, 2015
Vicksburg taking council applications through Nov. 5
VICKSBURG (WKZO-AM) — An application deadline of Nov. 5 has been set for people interested in filling a vacancy on the Vicksburg Village Council. Representatives with the village say they’...
Oct 21, 2015
Portage council starts rebuild of assessor's office
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage is starting from scratch to rebuild its assessor’s office, in part because of philosophical differences between Portage City Council members over how homes shou...
Oct 21, 2015
Funeral services set for Kalamazoo-area airman killed abroad
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Funeral services for a Comstock man who died while on duty in Afghanistan last week will be held on Saturday. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Greg Kuhse was killed along with fo...
Oct 21, 2015
Nuclear plant in Van Buren County operating again after installing millions in safety upgrades
COVERT (WKZO-AM) — Van Buren County’s Palisades Nuclear Power Plant is back in operation after spending $58 million to refuel and upgrade the facility in Covert. Palisades shut down in mid...
Oct 21, 2015
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office: Mother rolls minivan while drunk, children injured [PHOTOS]
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A 23-year-old mother was arrested after she rolled her minivan in Van Buren County late Tuesday, causing minor injuries to her three-year-old and six-year-old childr...
Oct 21, 2015
Fire badly damages Oshtemo Township office building
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire that tore through an office building in Oshtemo Township, just west of the U.S. 131 freeway. Dep. Chief Ri...
Oct 20, 2015
Police looking for teen males who grabbed Battle Creek Central student
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Police in Battle Creek are investigating after two teenage males attempted to remove the jacket and shirt of a female student at Battle Creek Central High School. The bo...
Oct 20, 2015
Kalamazoo City Commission supports millage for homeless
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo City Commission has come out in support of a proposed tax that would help 600 homeless families in Kalamazoo County. The vote was a unanimous 6-0 on Monday, w...
Oct 20, 2015
