Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: KDPS chief remembers fallen officer on the anniversary of his death in the line of duty
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Shootings have dominated the national news for the last few days. Today is the 12th anniversary of the shooting death of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officer Eric...
Apr 18, 2023 Fallen KDPS officer Eric Zapata (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
WMU & KCC renew agreements to maintain smooth transfer pathways for students
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Five years after signing an institutional agreement to create a smoother process for Kellogg Community College graduates to continue their education at Western Michigan...
Apr 18, 2023 Pictured from left to right, are WMU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, WMU President Dr. Edward Montgomery, KCC President Dr. Paul R. Watson II and KCC Vice President for Instruction Tonya Forbes. (Photo provided by Kellogg Community College)
Three Rivers man arrested for making threats
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 51-year-old Three Rivers man has been arrested for allegedly telephoning in a threat that led to the closure of the Three Rivers Community Schools Monday. Michigan St...
Apr 18, 2023 Three Rivers Middle School, Three Rivers, MI
Marshall Township approves battery plant land transfer, Township Supervisor votes no
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Marshall Township in Calhoun County has approved transferring the third of four parcels land to the city of Marshall for the Ford electric battery plant. There is ...
Apr 18, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
In the wake of drug related deaths and overdoses, Huizinga calls for more sanctions on companies he says are supporting drug trade
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - After more than a dozen overdoses and five deaths in a 24 hour span last week, 4th District Congressman Bill Huizenga has called on the Biden Administration to levy fur...
Apr 17, 2023 Michigan 4th District Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland)
Coldwater area man killed in two-vehicle crash in St. Joseph County
COLON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - St. Joseph County deputies have identified the victim of a two-vehicle fatal crash that took place Saturday morning in Colon Township. Authorities say 67-year-old Wil...
Apr 17, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Nonprofits give out free Narcan In Kalamazoo after series of overdoses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Free Narcan kits have been handed out on the north side of the city of Kalamazoo after 18 people overdosed on fentanyl in 24 hours last week, with six of them losing their...
Apr 17, 2023 (courtesy HOPE thru Navigation)
Despite what police call a "non-credible threat," Three Rivers Community Schools closed Monday
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There will be no classes today at Three Rivers Community Schools as police investigate what police call a non-credible threat was made by a local resident over the week...
Apr 17, 2023 Three Rivers Police Department (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative brings man to trial for 2005 rape
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It turns out that a Kalamazoo man will stand trial for a rape that happened nearly 18 years ago because of the Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). Accor...
Apr 16, 2023 Photo of Shawn Hopkins provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Kalamazoo's Historic Preservation Commission accepting applications for inaugural round of O'Connor Fund Grants
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo's Historic Preservation Commission launched its KHPC/O'Connor Fund Competitive Grant Program in March, and applications will continue to be accepted ...
Apr 16, 2023
