Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
62 year old Kalamazoo woman found safe after disappearing Saturday
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 62 year old Kalamazoo woman who walked away from her home Saturday morning has been located safe by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Vickie Denise Brown was see...
Mar 12, 2023
Kalamazoo County Commissioners name new I.D. system after former commissioner
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Board has taken formal action to name the County's I.D. system for the former commissioner who championed the effort. The County I.D. was created to ...
Mar 10, 2023 Photo from John McNeill.
5k walk to raise awareness and help end homelessness March 18
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Housing Resources, Inc., or HRI, will hold its 5K Walk to End Homelessness, on March 18 at 10:00 am starting at Homer Stryker Field, 251 Mills Street. The annual fundrais...
Mar 10, 2023
LEO joins Kalamazoo area leaders to discuss Governor's new executive budget recommendation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) will host a roundtable discussion to highlight Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's recently released fifth executive b...
Mar 10, 2023
KPS officials say improperly spending money claims by school secretary are unfounded
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the Kalamazoo Public Schools are dismissing the claims of a former Assistant Secretary in the Superintendent's office, who has filed a federal lawsuit again...
Mar 10, 2023
1 killed in shooting at Battle Creek apartment complex; investigators believe self-defense was involved
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Police Department is investigating a shooting that led to the death of a Fulton man, with investigators saying that self-defense was involved. Accordi...
Mar 09, 2023
Bronson Healthcare ranked 77th alongside international corporations for employee training & development
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bronson Healthcare is the recent recipient of a prestigious Apex Award from Training Magazine. Training Apex Awards are a worldwide ranking of organizations that demonstr...
Mar 09, 2023 Pictured, L to R: Jackie Ries, organizational development & learning specialist, Richard Szwaja, organizational development & learning specialist, Beatrice Orns, nurse educator, Brett Pearce, organizational development & learning specialist, Mary Schabes, system director, Bronson Center for Learning, Trey Mitchell, manager, organizational development & learning, Cheryl Johnson, senior vice president & chief people officer, Bronson Healthcare. (Photo provided by Bronson Healthcare).
Binder Park Zoo looks to hire enthusiastic employees through job fair
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As Spring inches closer, Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek is getting set for it's next season. And they're looking for people who could see themselves working at the zo...
Mar 09, 2023 Entrance to Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, MI. (Photo courtesy of the Binder Park Zoo).
4 children hospitalized after hit and run crash in Allegan County
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Four children were hospitalized, with one remaining in critical condition following a hit and run crash in Allegan County on Wednesday, March 8. According to the Michigan S...
Mar 09, 2023 Photo provided by the Michigan State Police Wayland Post.
Early morning break-in of Douglass Avenue business stopped by police; 2 suspects arrested
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department put the brakes on a break-in of a Kalamazoo area business early Thursday morning, March 9. Officers were called to the 2600 bl...
Mar 09, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
