Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Allegan County Sheriff's Office K9 Knox to get donation of body armor
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fury member of the Allegan County Sheriff's Office will soon be better protected with his own set of body armor. According to the Sheriff's Office, K9 Knox will receive a ...
Aug 16, 2023 (Photo of K9 Knox provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
St. Joseph County Commissioners to draft letter to Gov. Whitmer, asking for removal of Lillywhite
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Commission is getting set to write a letter to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, asking her to remove County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite from his pos...
Aug 16, 2023 Courtesy St. Joseph County Government web site
Portage Department of Public Safety - Fire Division receives federal grant for EMS training
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Department of Public Safety's Fire Division recently got a financial boost to go towards Emergency Medical Services Training. The Federal Emergency Management Ag...
Aug 16, 2023 Portage Fire Department - fire on Deerfield Ave.
Kalamazoo Metro Transit to hold job fair Tuesday, August 22
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Metro Transit in Kalamazoo is looking for a few more new employees. The public transportation service, called Metro is set to host a job fair next week on Tuesday, August ...
Aug 16, 2023
AUDIO: Opponents of funding for YWCA reproductive health program weigh in
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opponents of a request to Kalamazoo County to renew and expand funding for a YWCA Reproductive Health Program for the poor, have been telling Commissioners for months they...
Aug 16, 2023
AUDIO: Delay on new Kalamazoo County Justice Center raises concerns from County Commissioners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It appears that the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center Project in downtown Kalamazoo won't be done on time, and Kalamazoo County Officials say they wish they had known so...
Aug 16, 2023 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
Suspect arrested in connection with Marshall armed robbery
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Marshall Police have released details of an armed robbery last Friday which led to the arrest of a 22-year-old Jackson man. Police say it happened in the 500 block of South ...
Aug 16, 2023 Courtesy Marshall Police Department Facebook page
$150K in damage caused by Tuesday morning Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Fire Department is investigating after a structure fire caused more than $150,000-dollars worth of damage on Tuesday morning, August 15. Crews were dis...
Aug 15, 2023
SW Michigan First receives $600,000 grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation to advance regional economic development
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan First has received a substantial grant from an area foundation. The WK Kellogg Foundation has awarded SW Michigan First $600,000, to allow it to expand ...
Aug 15, 2023 (Photo provided by the WK Kellogg Foundation)
Three Southwest Michigan businesses to get a portion of over $1.8M from MDARD to improve processes and address food insecurities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has awarded value-added and regional food system grants to 24 Michigan producers, processors, and commun...
Aug 15, 2023
