Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County commissioners hear proposal on naming new Justice Center after former judge
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Should Kalamazoo County's new Justice Center get a new name? The Kalamazoo County Bar Association has proposed that it be called the Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center,...
Sep 20, 2023 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
Portage City Council institutes new transparency plan for any new large developments
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/AM) - An unprecedented backlash from Portage citizens over proposals for large new developments near Austin Lake has prompted the City Council to change how they handle such plans...
Sep 20, 2023 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Proposed changes to Kalamazoo ordinance could stall opening of housing pods even further
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Kalamazoo City Commission are not happy with staff's proposed changes to an emergency housing ordinance. The city adopted the ordinance two years ago, but n...
Sep 19, 2023 HRI Executive Director Michelle Davis at the Kalamazoo City Commission meeting Sept 18, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
City hopes to improve pedestrian safety with new lighting near WMU campus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission Monday night approved new lighting contracts with Consumers Energy to improve safety just west of the Western Michigan University campus, on ...
Sep 19, 2023
Battle Creek Transit announces more route adjustments due to lack of drivers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Transit has announced they will have to make additional adjustments to its fixed-route bus service, in response to the continued shortage of drivers with a ...
Sep 19, 2023 Courtesy Battle Creek Transit
Former Fire Chief sues Kalamazoo Township over firing
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Kalamazoo Township Fire Chief David Obreiter is suing the township in federal court over his firing. Obreiter says in his 46-page filing that the township ...
Sep 19, 2023
Man pleads guilty to 2021 Kalamazoo Township murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 24-year-old Jayshaun Bishop of Kalamazoo has pled guilty to murder for shooting 23-year-old Collin Mitchell in 2021. The victim was found with a gunshot wound on the groun...
Sep 19, 2023 Karen Neoh / CC
Under construction Kalamazoo County Justice Center may get new name
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will discuss changing the name of their brand new $90-million courthouse which is still under construction on Kalamazoo Avenue....
Sep 18, 2023 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
Additional state money will be used to help Kalamazoo officials fight gun violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo will be getting a financial boost from Lansing to help fight gun violence. Most of the grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service...
Sep 18, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
Holiday dinner fundraiser for God's Kitchen of Michigan launches with $15,000 goal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan, a nonprofit hunger-relief organization serving Kalamazoo, Portage, and Battle Creek, has officially launched its 2023 free holiday dinner fundra...
Sep 18, 2023 (courtesy God’s Kitchen of Michigan)
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