Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo arson suspect pleads guilty to four charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - George Stanard has pled guilty to three charges of first-degree arson and one charge of third-degree arson in Kalamazoo. He was charged in September for allegedly starting...
May 14, 2025
AUDIO: Tensions between Kalamazoo Civil Rights Board, city commission
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo officials are looking for solutions to end months of tension between Kalamazoo's Civil Rights Board and the city commission, over who should sit on the panel, an...
May 14, 2025
Plainwell considering turning former paper mill site into housing
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former paper mill site in Plainwell is being eyed by two housing developers. The mill closed in 2000, was purchased by the city from Allegan County in 2006 and demolishe...
May 13, 2025
Kalamazoo utilities director says orange cones will still be downtown this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The one-year delay of the conversion of Kalamazoo Avenue from one way to two way means there will be fewer orange cones downtown this construction season, but that does no...
May 13, 2025
AUDIO: Public Safety Chief Boysen discusses ordinance change cracking down on X-Train
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting at a nuisance party on Kalamazoo's north side this weekend is just one reason why city commissioners have approved an ordinance amendment to allow Kalamazoo Pub...
May 13, 2025
Calhoun County authorities continue to search for missing Pennfield High School student
PENNFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's help in locating a missing juvenile. They say 15-year-old Glenn Lee Brown was last seen Tuesday, May 7, 2025...
May 12, 2025 Glenn Lee Brown (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
Final walk through Portage Central Elementary happening Wednesday evening
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The public is being invited to take a final walk through Portage Central Elementary School on Wednesday evening between 5:45 and 7:15 p.m. The building is closing and will b...
May 12, 2025 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
EPA awards Calhoun County $1.5 million grant from Brownfields Assessment Program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The federal Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Land Bank Authority says the money is from the EPA's ...
May 12, 2025 DonkeyHotey / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Schools might give discounts for seniors
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools may soon be giving a break to seniors, and we are not talking about 12th graders. Superintendent Darrin Slade said he received a message from some...
May 12, 2025
Portage city council holding final budget work session Tuesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council will hold their final work session on their next budget Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. and set the rates for water and sewer bills at their evening mee...
May 12, 2025 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
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