Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Whitmer: Anyone in Michigan illegally should not get state benefits
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer says anyone in the state illegally should not have any access to state benefits. She said that in response to a question in Grand Rapids yesterday abou...
Apr 16, 2024 Gov. Whitmer signs legislations No. 20, 2023 at the YWCA in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Office of the Governor)
AUDIO: Senator Nesbitt discusses visit to Mexican border
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is back in Michigan after he took a trip to the Mexican border in Texas. The Van Buren County Republican was joined on the trip to ...
Apr 16, 2024 State Senator Aric Nesbitt filing for paperwork for the 20th Senate District (submitted photo)
Battle Creek man charged with stabbing his girlfriend to death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Battle Creek man was formally charged on Monday in Calhoun County District Court with killing his girlfriend. 33-year-old Tommie Heard was arraigned on two charges inc...
Apr 16, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo residents upset about POD community plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of determined and angry residents told Kalamazoo city commissioners in no uncertain terms that they oppose plans for a POD community on an empty lot near Lake St. ...
Apr 16, 2024 The interior of one of the pods for homeless housing in Kalamazoo County (courtesy Housing Resources Incorporated
AUDIO: Kalamazoo expanding "Streets for All" program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners took two more steps in expanding the city's "Streets for All" program last night. They approved a contract to add bike lanes to Lovell Avenue,...
Apr 16, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Rally for Climate Justice to be held in Kalamazoo Friday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Climate activist high school students and college students, representatives from Native American tribes, and representatives from the Michigan League of Conservation Voter...
Apr 16, 2024 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Van Buren County man sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for striking and killing road worker last year
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hartford man convicted of striking and killing a Van Buren County Road Commission worker last year has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. 58-year-old Rene Rangel,...
Apr 15, 2024 Photo of Rene Rangel provided by the Van Buren County Road Commission.
AUDIO: Road Construction Awareness Week is underway
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's officially Road Construction Awareness Week in Kalamazoo, and with a lot of work underway, city of Kalamazoo officials want to stress the importance of safety. City P...
Apr 15, 2024 Photo provided by the Road Commission of Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo area police agencies holding "report card" forum next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo area police agencies will hold a "report card" forum on Thursday, April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Douglass Community Association. Kalamazoo Public Safety, Porta...
Apr 15, 2024 Photo courtesy of Michigan State Police
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board to vote on rescinding COVID-19 funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has about a million dollars in federal COVID-19 funds it didn't expect to have available, because two groups didn't spend it. The county board is set to r...
Apr 15, 2024 EpicTop10.com / CC
