Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Group asking Kalamazoo City Commission to "Fund Housing, Not Festivals" with remaining ARPA funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ahead of next Monday's city commission meeting, a group of community organizers and residents will gather outside Kalamazoo City Hall to call on local officials to conside...
Feb 14, 2024 (courtesy We The People Michigan Action Fund)
Calhoun deputies post photos in Marshall area gas station theft investigation
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office posted security cameras photos of a man and woman on their Facebook page Wednesday as part of their investigation into reports of retail ...
Feb 14, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Department
AUDIO: Second wave of winter illnesses upon us
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The second wave of winter illnesses is upon us. Dr. Gretchen Newman is an infectious disease specialist with the Detroit Medical Center. She says the holidays marked the fir...
Feb 14, 2024 Bronson Battle Creek (Photo by John McNeil)
EGLE denies permit for private Saugatuck-area marina
SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has denied a permit to developers who are proposing a new private marina near Saugatuck. EGLE took ex...
Feb 14, 2024 EGLE awards 1.1 million dollars in grants; three West Michigan groups get funding (logo courtesy of state EGLE)
BC man taken into custody after behaving strangely at Calhoun County Jail
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 26 year-old Battle Creek man was taken into custody Wednesday morning after he caused a disturbance at the Calhoun County Jail. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department...
Feb 14, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
AUDIO: Winter property taxes due February 14
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - April 15th may be called Tax Day, but it's just the first of three major tax due dates for Michigan property owners and businesses. Winter property taxes are due today, Fe...
Feb 14, 2024 GotCredit / CC
Portage Public Schools board moves millage renewal request to August ballot
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools will not ask voters to renew a building site and sinking fund millage in the May 2024 election. The school board voted to delay the vote until the Aug...
Feb 13, 2024 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Portage mother sentenced to prison in death of her one-year-old daughter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage mother who plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of her one-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 22 months to 15 years in prison. 32-year-old Coty Lyon en...
Feb 13, 2024 Best Law
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Safety to upgrade technology
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety will be state-of-the-art after approval of a $9-million contract to upgrade its electronic equipment. It's patrol car mounted cam...
Feb 12, 2024 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Dave Boysen at the City Commission meeting May 1, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
AUDIO: Discover Kalamazoo CEO has big plans for tourism boost for city
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The director of Kalamazoo's tourism bureau has big plans that go beyond the promotion of the new downtown Event Center. Discover Kalamazoo CEO Jane Ghosh says another majo...
Feb 12, 2024 A facility like this could provide 8-basketball courts or 16 volleyball courts, according to Ghosh. They are just in the beginning stages of discussions on its development.
