Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Central High School football field to have artificial turf this fall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The football stadium at Kalamazoo Central High School should have artificial turf by this fall. Trustees voted to spend $3.4 million on stadium improvement last night. The...
Feb 21, 2025 Kalamazoo Central High School - Google Street View
AUDIO: Kalamazoo's RX Kids launches
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pregnant and new moms in the city of Kalamazoo are now getting a financial lift, as the RX Kids pilot program is up and running. The guaranteed income program is based on ...
Feb 21, 2025
Battle Creek man arrested for absconding parole
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 30-year-old Battle Creek man is in the Calhoun County Jail for absconding parole. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office pulled him over around 8 a.m. Thursday on ...
Feb 21, 2025 danielt.1994 / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Crash on I-94 yesterday proves cable barriers working well
CLIMAX TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A jackknifed semi on eastbound Interstate 94 near Climax Township in Kalamazoo County yesterday morning is being seen as proof by the Michigan Department of Transpor...
Feb 21, 2025
AUDIO: KPS superintendent receives mid-year evaluation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public School's superintendent has gotten a mid-year evaluation and a set of goals from trustees for the months ahead. After a closed session last night, Dr. Dar...
Feb 21, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo office of Michigan Immigrant Rights Center urging Trump to change course
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Immigrant Rights Center managing attorney Elizabeth Santana says they are continuing to urge the Trump administration to change course after being ordered to stop...
Feb 20, 2025
AUDIO: House passes bill to save tipped wages; Democrats speak about opposition to paid sick time changes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The tipped credit for minimum wage is a step closer to being preserved in Michigan as the state House passed a Senate bill yesterday to keep it in place and raise minimum wa...
Feb 20, 2025
Coldwater teacher arrested following Calhoun County voyeurism investigation
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A teacher at Legg Middle School in Coldwater has been arrested following an investigation by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the Coldwater Police Department in...
Feb 20, 2025 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Department and Hillsdale County Scanner Facebook page
Kalamazoo Public Safety investigating Sunday morning assault
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are investigating an assault that happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday outside an establishment in the 3700 block of West Michigan Avenue. A...
Feb 20, 2025 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Kalamazoo's Family Health Center to hold annual Dental Day of Caring next month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - At least 250 uninsured adults in Kalamazoo County will receive free basic dental care at a special event set for next month. For the fifth year, Family Health Center is br...
Feb 20, 2025 Dr. Lisandra Soto Dental Day of Caring (courtesy Family Health Center)
