Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo's Family Health Center serves around 300 during Dental Day of Caring
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's Family Health Center hosted its Dr. Lisandra Soto Dental Day of Caring on Saturday, March 18 on it's office on Alcott Street. During the one-day clinic, about...
Mar 20, 2023 Photo courtesy of Kalamazoo's Family Health Center.
City of Kalamazoo hiring seasonal staff in Parks & Recreation and Public Services Department
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo is currently looking to fill seasonal positions in the Parks & Recreation and Public Services Departments. According to the city, a variety of o...
Mar 20, 2023
Kalamazoo Public Schools to promote safety this week through enhanced lockdown drills
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Public School District is set to hold an enhanced lockdown drill this week for all of it's schools. In a letter sent to parents on Friday, March 17, Interim...
Mar 20, 2023 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts sign (courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Man arrested after leading Portage Police on chase in stolen vehicle
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man is in custody after leading Portage Public Safety officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle on Sunday, March 20. It all began when the Kalamazoo Department of Public Sa...
Mar 20, 2023 Accident in Portage Tuesday seriously injures Kalamazoo man (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo joins Bell's Brewery in celebration of Oberon Day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is officially Oberon Day in the City of Kalamazoo, to honor the seasonal beer that helped make Bell's Brewery one of the biggest brewers in the Midwest. Bell's plans...
Mar 20, 2023 Nicholas Upton / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo civil rights leaders still not satisfied by investigation that led to Coackley's departure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -It has been three months since the departure of former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Vernon Coakley, but local civil rights leaders still have questions about...
Mar 20, 2023 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
Kalamazoo City Attorney finalists down to three, meet and greet and interviews later this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners plan a meet and greet Wednesday with their latest list of finalists for the City Attorney's post. They went through the process late last year...
Mar 20, 2023 City of Kalamazoo logo
Theft of camper from business under investigation by St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office
WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department in investigating the larceny of a camper which was stolen from a business last Thursday night. This incident took pla...
Mar 20, 2023
Gilmore Car Museum to hold princess and superhero event, Saturday
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gilmore Car Museum's Cars & Characters: Princesses, Villains, & Superheroes event is set to take place on Saturday, March 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., combini...
Mar 19, 2023 Gilmore Car Museum logo
Kalamazoo Lyceum to host second event in March
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After a successful launch earlier this year, the Kalamazoo Lyceum has announced its second event, scheduled for Saturday, March 25. The upcoming Lyceum will center around...
Mar 19, 2023
