Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County commission to discuss using COVID-19 funding for tornado
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tomorrow night, Kalamazoo County commissioners will discuss whether to tap into their remaining COVID-19 dollars to help with disaster relief efforts in Portage, Pavilion,...
May 20, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commissioners to vote on WMU study
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners will be asked tonight to approve a Western Michigan University study to monitor all the construction planned for downtown to gauge the impact ...
May 20, 2024
Friday at the Flats returns this Friday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A summertime tradition is returning to Portage this week, but at a new location. The first Friday at the Flats, hosted by Portage Parks and Recreation, takes place Friday, M...
May 19, 2024 (courtesy City of Portage)
Kalamazoo County unemployment rate back down to 3.0 percent in April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained at 3.9 percent for the third consecutive month during April, the unemployment rate continues to drop in Kalamazo...
May 18, 2024 Kevin Smith / CC
Kalamazoo Commuter Challenge kicks off to promote practical cycling
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An effort to get employers, employees, and residents to embrace practical cycling for their daily journeys has kicked off in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Commuter Challenge ru...
May 17, 2024 (courtesy Love To Ride Kalamazoo)
No injuries after shots fired at occupied Battle Creek apartment Thursday night
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police says there were no injuries, after they responded to a report of shots fired at an apartment last night. Police arrived on-scene in the 400 block of...
May 17, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Cyber attack at Ascension Borgess Hospital leads to closing of pharmacy, diversion of emergency room patients
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ransomware attack on the computer systems of Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo and other hospitals in the Acension network continues to affect its facilities. Whil...
May 17, 2024 solarseven / Depositphotos.com
Portage Tornado Donation Center getting slew of donations
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Tornado Donation Center has been getting a slew of items donated in the last several days. Gryphon Place 211 community resilience program manager Renwick Ballew ...
May 17, 2024 (viewer submitted photo to WOOD-TV 8)
Opening for Calhoun County Commissioner following Kathy-Sue Vette resignation
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - There's an opening on the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners. District Three Commissioner Kathy-Sue Vette is resigning as of May 23 after 14 years of service to the...
May 17, 2024
Groundbreaking held for Calhoun County Dispatch radio tower construction
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday afternoon to launch the Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority's radio tower project, which includes the construction of fou...
May 17, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County 911
