Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Funeral planned for Van Buren County Road Commission employee Rene Rangel
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The funeral for the Van Buren County Road Commission employee who died on the job has been scheduled. The funeral and memorial celebration of life for 58-year-old ...
Mar 09, 2023 Photo of Rene Rangel provided by the Van Buren County Road Commission.
Here it comes. More snow expected with 5 to 7 inches possible locally
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gone again, back again. Seems to be a re-occurring theme just before the weekend. And just like Groundhog Day for Friday, we'll most likely seen more snow. The National W...
Mar 09, 2023 Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service, Grand Rapids, MI.
AUDIO: Recovery advocate pushes Kalamazoo County Commissioners to direct portion of opioid settlement dollars to victims
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County could be in for another multi-million dollar windfall of cash, and at least one expert on drug addiction says he would like to see at least some of that ...
Mar 09, 2023 Recovery Advocate Dom Gladstone says if any committees are formed to decide how Opioid Settlement dollars are spent, someone from the recovery community should be on it. (Photo from John McNeill)
Public invited to give input next week for KPS superintendent search
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools has launched a search for it's new superintendent. The Board of Education has hired the search firm of Ray & Associates to help guide the sea...
Mar 08, 2023 Photo by John McNeil.
Battle Creek man charged with 2021 assault in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man has been charged for an assault in Allegan County that took place in 2021. 24-year-old Richard Lee-Raymond Ward-Perry was arraigned Wednesday, March 8 in...
Mar 08, 2023 Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.
MPSC to hold series of town halls to address outages from recent winter storms
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission is set to host a series of public town hall meetings to hear from those impacted by power outages that left hundreds of thousands acr...
Mar 08, 2023 Jon Evans / CC
Walk-in appointments offered at Calhoun County Public Health Department during National Vaccination Day
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Public Health Department is set to offer walk-in appointments on Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17, in observance of National Vaccination D...
Mar 08, 2023 NIAID / CC
Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission to recognize local preservation work with awards of merit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission is accepting nominations for the 2023 Historic Preservation Awards of Merit. The awards recognize individuals or institutio...
Mar 08, 2023
Deputies discover more than 100 pieces of stolen mail during arrest of Kalamazoo man and woman
KENT COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man and woman are facing several charges after being arrested in Kent County Wednesday morning, March 8. But what makes this arrest unique is that they were...
Mar 08, 2023 Photo provided by the Kent County Sheriff's Office.
WMed Health expands Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice with only ultrasound machine of its kind in West Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- WMed Health is expanding it's Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice with an ultrasound machine, known as the only one of its kind in West Michigan. WMed Health officials say t...
Mar 08, 2023 photo from WMed Health Facebook page.
