Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
City of Kalamazoo receives $3.5-million lead abatement grant to continue work on older homes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has just received a huge new $3.5-million grant from Washington to do lead abatement in some of the city's older homes. And city officials say it's p...
Apr 15, 2023 Kalamazoo City Hall (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
16-year-old shot Friday evening in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No suspect has been identified in a shooting Friday evening in Kalamazoo. At approximately 6:35 p.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to the area o...
Apr 15, 2023
A pair of shootings in Kalamazoo Thursday evening leave two injured
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of shootings in Kalamazoo Thursday evening are under investigation, but so far no suspects are in custody. Around 10:10 p.m., an officer with the Kalamazoo Departme...
Apr 14, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Authorities in Kalamazoo County investigating multiple drug overdose deaths
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police and health officials have issued an alert after five people have died from overdoses in Kalamazoo in 24 hours this week. They were among over a dozen who overdosed ...
Apr 14, 2023 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Woman charged for threat against Paw Paw Public Schools
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman whose children attend school in the district faces up to life in prison if convicted of a false report or threat of terrorism and using a computer to commit a crime ...
Apr 14, 2023 (Courtesy of Paw Paw Public Schools district)
100th birthday celebration planned for longtime Kalamazoo resident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not everyday that somebody turns 100 years old. And not everybody is able to boast such an accomplishment. Long-time Kalamazoo resident Emma Powell was born in Brook ...
Apr 14, 2023 Emma Powell will celebrate her 100th birthday Friday, April 14 at the Ecumenical Senior Center at 702 North Burdick Street in Kalamazoo from 1 to 2 p.m.
AUDIO: KPS keeps parents and guardians of students up-to-date through online apps
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There was a time that if you wanted to find out how well your children were doing in school, you had to wait for a report card or a Parent-teacher meeting. But now, onlin...
Apr 14, 2023 Gonzalo Baeza / CC
State Police launch 'Live Local, Serve Local' recruiting campaign to attract applicants in Southwest MI
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Police (MSP) has hundreds of trooper vacancies, and it's looking to boost interest among potential candidates in Southwest Michigan. To do this, the MSP F...
Apr 13, 2023 Paw Paw Post Trooper Conner Mabie. (Photo provided by MSP Paw Paw Post)
Suspect arrested after barricading himself inside lobby of Kalamazoo television station.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A television station in Kalamazoo was the subject of a bomb threat Thursday afternoon, April 13. According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, the CBS affiliate ...
Apr 13, 2023 Photo from Autumn Pitchure, WWMT.
Repair work on Michigan Avenue to start Monday, April 17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Get ready for more road work in Kalamazoo. The first phase of repair work on Michigan Avenue from West Main Street to Harrison Street downtown is scheduled to start on Mon...
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