Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Pay increases approved for Kalamazoo Township Police Department cadets, officer candidates
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In an effort to attract new officers to the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department, Kalamazoo Township officials on Monday, January 23 approved two pay increase...
Jan 24, 2023
Evaluation indicates Palisades closure could hurt area's economy
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As an effort to reopen the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County is being considered in Washington D.C., Covert Township and it's neighboring communiti...
Jan 24, 2023
Ascension Michigan announces new leader
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Carol Schmidt has accepted the role of senior vice president, Ascension, and ministry market executive, Ascension Michigan. "In her 26 years with Ascension, Carol has dem...
Jan 24, 2023
Portage improves rating in national flood insurance program
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced that the City of Portage will increase to a Class 7 in the National Flood Insuran...
Jan 24, 2023 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Kalamazoo County visitor spending reached all-time high in 2021
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County visitor spending reached an all-time high in 2021 according to recently published visitor spending figures published by Travel Michigan. The figures from...
Jan 24, 2023 Downtown Kalamazoo at night - Brandon James WKZO
Fire put out once, then rekindles at Paw Paw brewery
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A fire struck a Van Buren County business, got extinguished by firefighters, and then rekindled itself a few hours later. It happened early Tuesday morning, January 24 at L...
Jan 24, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival moves to spring
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kazoo 48 Film Festival is back, continuing their film contest within Southwest Michigan. The festival is set to continue to uniting cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers, avid s...
Jan 24, 2023
Kalamazoo Salvation Army significantly short for 2022 annual kettle goal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo has come in significantly short this year of meeting it's 2022 Red Kettle fund raising goal. Officials with the organization say the annua...
Jan 24, 2023
New agreement with KVCC and WMU to make transferring from 2-year to 4-year easier
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University wants to boost the number of students who make the leap from Kalamazoo Valley Community College to their 4-year university, by making it easie...
Jan 24, 2023 KVCC President Dr. L. Marshall, left, and WMU President Dr. Edward Montgomery signed the agreement on Monday, January 23 which will make it easier for students attending KVCC to transfer to WMU. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Allegan Co. dates, sites for state election audit announced
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - More than 200 public audits of the November 8 election are underway. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the audits will be done by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and b...
Jan 24, 2023 Allegan County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bob Genetski (photo Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications)
