Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Senator Peters discusses legislation to address threats from drones
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan is urging the Senate to pass his bipartisan legislation to address the growing safety threat from drones. Peters joined WKZO Kalamazoo...
Dec 20, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Schools considering where to locate El Sol Elementary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools appears headed toward moving El Sol Elementary from the Vine neighborhood to a site off Baker Drive in Kalamazoo Township, but nearby residents ar...
Dec 20, 2024
Kalamazoo County dispatch getting AI help with non-emergency calls
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County dispatchers will be getting help from an AI solution to assist with processing non-emergency phone calls. The Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Autho...
Dec 20, 2024 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Speaker-elect Hall says Republicans hear the cries of tipped wage workers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State House Speaker-elect Matt Hall of Richland says the issue of saving the lower tipped wage for restaurant servers and bartenders is the biggest one facing lawmakers ri...
Dec 19, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Sheriff Fuller tells people to not shoot at drones
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Federal Aviation Administration has put out a video to help Americans identify planes and drones they see flying in the sky, especially on the east coast of the U.S. T...
Dec 19, 2024 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller at a press conference August 11, 2022 (courtesy of John McNeill)
State House Republicans boycott session Wednesday, holding press conference today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican lawmakers in the Michigan House did not show up for session on Wednesday as they are protesting the refusal of House Speaker Joe Tate to take up the issue of tipp...
Dec 19, 2024 Exterior of Michigan Capitol building (courtesy State of Michigan)
Michigan State Police say Hartford Township murder suspect arrested in Indiana
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the murder of a 35-year-old Watervliet man. He was found dead Saturday shortly before 7 a.m. in the 66000 block of...
Dec 18, 2024 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Constantine man arrested after police chase in two counties
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 37-year-old Constantine man has been arrested by St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies after he drove away from an attempted traffic stop early Monday morning. Po...
Dec 18, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County awarded $18.9 million EPA grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has been awarded an $18.9 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to make homes more energy efficient. Climate stability coordinator Taylor...
Dec 18, 2024
AUDIO: Portage city council gives away last unallocated liquor license
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's a "golden ticket," a liquor license can cost up to $70,000 on the open market, and last night the city of Portage gave one away for free to an upscale barber shop. It w...
Dec 18, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
