Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo City Commission to take up poverty and housing issues at meeting tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission will get a full report on just how deep poverty runs in the city this evening, and is expected to take at least one action to partially addre...
Sep 05, 2023 City of Kalamazoo logo
Portage City Council to officially act on Brayton's resignation tonight, questions remain about votes taken while in office
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The resignation of Portage City Council Member Lisa Brayton will be on the City Council agenda tonight. Brayton has been caught up in a dispute over whether she was eligible...
Sep 05, 2023 Former Portage City Council member Lisa Brayton (courtesy Lisa Brayton for Portage Mayor)
Pursuit suspect crashes in St. Joseph County, speeds get over 150 mph in Indiana
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A high speed pursuit Sunday night led to a crash in St. Joseph County and the arrest of a Illinois man. Indiana State Police say one of their troopers attempted to stop ...
Sep 04, 2023
Another Lake Michigan swim attempted by Dreyer
MILWAUKEE, WI (WHTC/WKZO) - On Labor Day, Jim Dreyer will again undergo a labor of love. The 60-year-old Grand Haven man will step into the waters of Lake Michigan on Monday afternoon to begin an 82.5...
Sep 03, 2023 Jim Dreyer, with his support dinghy in tow, about to embark on his self-sufficient swim across Lake Superior on August 1, 2005. Photo: Jack McLain
Two-year-old killed after being hit by a trailer at his home in Cass County's Porter Township
PORTER, TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A two-year-old died after he was hit by a trailer Friday afternoon in Cass County's Porter Township. Around 3:30 p.m. Michigan State Police troopers were sent to Ca...
Sep 03, 2023 MSP investigating death of 2 year old in Cass County
Coat drive in Kalamazoo will be part of September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 200 volunteers from AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and Milestone Senior Services in will commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by joining in patriotic acts of volu...
Sep 03, 2023 (courtesy onewarmcoat.org)
Three-year-old boy drowns in Cass County
SILVER LAKE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A three-year-old from Illinois drowned Friday while at his family's lake house in Silver Lake Township, Cass County. Cass County deputies were called to a resid...
Sep 02, 2023
Fatal crash in Allegan County's Overisel Township remains under investigation
ALLEGAN MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An accident Friday morning in Allegan County's Overisel Township has claimed the life of a 14-year-old Zeeland area youth. Allegan County Sheriff's Deputies were summoned to ...
Sep 01, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Water main installation will cause West Michigan Avenue detour
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The installation of a new water main will mean West Michigan Avenue between Drake Road and Century Avenue in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township will be closed from Wednes...
Sep 01, 2023 A map of the streets affected by a water main installation on West Michigan Ave beginning Sept 6, 2023
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education hopes for normalcy for 2023-2024 school year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After the COVID-19 pandemic and last year's Superintendent controversy, members of the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education hope they have turned the corner. A new ...
Sep 01, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting Aug. 31, 2023
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