Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: KPS superintendent urging student attendance today
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is the first of two school count days, when attendance in class is particularly critical in Michigan. Schools receive their state funding based on their headcount, w...
Oct 04, 2023 Kalamazoo Central High School - Google Street View
Local economic organization begins profiles of Kalamazoo and Portage candidates
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - According to Southwest Michigan First, economic growth and how to achieve it are at the top of the platform for most candidates running for government office, including ca...
Oct 04, 2023 (courtesy Southwest Michigan First)
Free lead filters available for Dowagiac residents
DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Dowagiac residents can get a free filter for lead in the city's drinking water. City Manager Kevin Anderson says the lead is getting into the water supply through pipes in ...
Oct 03, 2023 Clint Budd / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo City Commission taking steps on homeless housing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM.FM) - It's still not clear when 50 temporary housing pods that have been sitting in a warehouse for two years will be put to use for the homeless in Kalamazoo, but another obsta...
Oct 03, 2023 Sherilyn Parsons
Rocky start on Wall Street for Kellanova and WK Kellogg Co after separation
By Chibuike Oguh and Granth Vanaik NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Kellanova fell more than 7% on Monday after the packaged food giant, previously known as Kellogg Company, completed the spinoff of its...
Oct 03, 2023 Mikey / CC
Van Buren County man arrested for assaulting neighbor
ALMENA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Deputies with the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office have arrested a 58-year-old Almena Township man for assaulting his 79-year-old neighbor and threatening to kill h...
Oct 02, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commission to discuss hiring PR firm for Streets For All project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There is growing frustration with the City of Kalamazoo's Streets for All Program as traffic lanes are being replaced by bike lanes on major city streets. It's becoming a ...
Oct 02, 2023
No injuries reported after pontoon crashes into Battle Creek's Ward Island
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - No injuries were reported Friday night when a pontoon boat crashed on Ward Island on the north side of Goguac Lake. The crash happened at about 9:00 p.m.. Crews discover...
Oct 02, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Woman shot at Oshtemo Township gas station
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at the Speedway gas station at 1250 South Drake Road in Oshtemo Township. Deputies say a 20-year-old woma...
Oct 02, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
Another suspect arrested by noted Van Buren Co. police canine
GENEVA TWP., MI (WKZO/WHTC) - Thanks to another heroic effort from a noted police canine, a fleeing suspect near South Haven was apprehended Friday afternoon. According to Van Buren County Sheriff's S...
Oct 01, 2023 Van Buren Sheriff's K-9 Deputy Kuno (photo courtesy Lake Michigan Police K-9 Association)
