Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Man apparently upset over prior visit threatens security personnel at Acension Borgess Hospital
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man threatening security personnel at Acension Borgess Hospital Tuesday morning was arrested without any injuries. Around 8:30 a.m. the Township of Kalamazoo Po...
May 16, 2023 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
Police say at-fault driver in U.S. 131 crash Saturday has passed away
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says a vehicle that crashed on southbound U.S. 131 near Stadium Drive in Oshtemo Township Saturday was traveling at a high rate of sp...
May 16, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
City of Kalamazoo seeking more social equity in the local cannabis industry
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Social equity was one of the items promised when Michigan voters were asked to make recreational marijuana legal, but little has been done to realize that promise. Kalamaz...
May 16, 2023 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Public invited to 2023 Mayor's Ride to commemorate Kalamazoo Bike Week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Mayor David Anderson and Portage City Mayor are set to lead a three-mile bike ride to commemorate Kalamazoo Bike Week, which runs from May 13 - 20. The Mayo...
May 15, 2023
Kalamazoo man pleads no contest in two sexual assault convictions from 2010
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man pleaded no contest to two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct for assaults he committed 13 years ago. The Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative obta...
May 15, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
With summer close by, warning flags now up at South Haven beaches
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A sure sign that summer is around the corner is the sight of beach flags along South Haven's Lake Michigan shoreline. The South Haven Area Emergency Services installing ...
May 15, 2023 (Infographic showing Michigan beach flags and what they mean courtesy of SHAES)
West Osterhout sanitary sewer lift station rehabilitation begins; traffic flow to be affected
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The West Osterhout Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Rehabilitation project got underway on Monday, May 15 at 1425 West Osterhout Avenue. This means that temporary traffic signals...
May 15, 2023
Plainwell man arrested for possession of child sexually abusive material
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Plainwell man has been taken into custody for possessing child sexually abusive material. The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Childre...
May 15, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo Countys' Getting to join fellow county prosecutors in opposing Juvenile Lifer Legislation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting announced on Monday, May 15 that he plans to join many of Michigan's 83 county prosecuting attorneys in opposition to the juvenile...
May 15, 2023 Best Law
MSP looking for Kalamazoo area students for Michigan Youth Leadership Academy program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are looking for 20 young women from the Kalamazoo area to participate in the 2023 Michigan Youth Leadership Academy. MSP officials say the goal is to...
May 15, 2023
