Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Area state representative says 2020 Trump electors are innocent
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local state lawmaker who is also the Minority Vice Chair of the Michigan House Elections Committee is calling out Attorney General Dana Nessel after she filed forgery, ele...
Jul 21, 2023 Republican State Representative Rachelle Smit (courtesy Michigan House)
Another vacancy has been created on the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education
The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education is losing another trustee. Megan Maddock announced last night that she has taken a job teaching in the Ann Arbor School District, and will no longer be ...
Jul 21, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting July 20, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Bus drivers and other support staff for Kalamazoo Public Schools getting pay raises for 2023-2024
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools bus drivers, custodians, and food service managers will be getting substantial raises in the coming year. The Board of Education approved their co...
Jul 21, 2023 JohnPickenPhoto / CC
Series of anti-gun violence rallies kicks this weekend in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 2023 started with a sharp decline in homicides in the City of Kalamazoo, but all that has changed since early April, and the city is are once again on pace for a bad year....
Jul 21, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
West Nile virus detected from mosquito pool in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department's Environmental Health Division is reporting the first positive detection of West Nile Virus in Kalamazoo C...
Jul 20, 2023 Enrique Dans / CC
Historic downtown Kalamazoo church serving as local entertainment hub to receive renovations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A historic downtown Kalamazoo church is getting some much needed renovations thanks to some state funding. The Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition received $250,000 fro...
Jul 20, 2023 (Photo by Jerry Malec)
Largest Princess & Superhero event in Southwest MI at Gilmore Car Museum Sunday, July 23
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cars & Characters: Princesses & Superheroes on Parade, a magical event at the Gilmore Car Museum which combines the excitement of interacting with classic st...
Jul 20, 2023 Gilmore Car Museum logo
Kalamazoo-Portage area listed in top three cities for college graduates
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A survey released last month on June 2 puts the Kalamazoo-Portage area as a great place for college graduates. SmartAsset, a financial tech company based in New York City,...
Jul 20, 2023 Kalamazoo County Courthouse
Format issue causes City of Battle Creek to take down allowable animals on line survey
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek had to take down an on line survey Tuesday night as the city's Planning Division is seeking input from residents about whether or not domestic d...
Jul 20, 2023 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Kalamazoo County Commissioners to add staff for administration of County's share of national opioid settlement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is set to add two new staffers to it's ranks: One to administer the millions coming from the National Opioid Settlements, and the other to extend drug tre...
Jul 20, 2023 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners at their meeting April 4, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
