Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Portage Northern senior now files federal lawsuit to get graduation moved off religious holiday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage Northern High School senior who claims the district is violating her civil rights because graduation has been scheduled on a Jewish religious holiday has now taken...
Ken Delaney Mar 31, 2023 Portage Northern High School (courtesy Byce and Associates)

$20,000 reward offered by the FBI for information on missing Portage woman
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a missing Portage mother of eight who police has been killed. 35-year-old Heather Mae Kelle...
Ken Delaney Mar 31, 2023

AUDIO: City of Kalamazoo approves $40-million contract to have sludge waste hauled out of town
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It is Kalamazoo's end product, and it's going to cost a lot more to get rid of it. The City of Kalamazoo has just approved a $40-million dollar contract to have Bio-solid...
Jerry Malec Mar 31, 2023 Screenshot of the Kalamazoo City Commission meeting Jan. 17, 2023

Amtrak train hits vehicle in Pennfield Township, two minor injuries reported
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons escaped serious injury on Friday morning when their vehicle was struck by a Amtrak train in Pennfield Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office say...
Jim Measel Mar 31, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

Calhoun Election Commission rejects recall petition against Marshall Township Trustee
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Efforts by a Marshall Township resident to recall a township trustee over the Marshall Megasite were halted by the Calhoun County Election Commission on Thursday. The ...
Jim Measel Mar 31, 2023

Possible ripple effects for city programs from Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence's hit in stock market
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's Foundation for Excellence has taken a hit on the stock market along with the rest of the nation, and it may mean the city won't get enough from the foundation...
Jerry Malec Mar 31, 2023 Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence logo

Portage Northern student sues over graduation date
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage Northern High School senior is suing the school for scheduling graduation on May 26, which is Shavuot. The Jewish holiday celebrates when God gave the Torah to the...
Ken Delaney Mar 31, 2023 Photo from Portage Northern High School Facebook page.

Kalamazoo County jobless rate remains steady in February, St. Joseph County rate continues to rise
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just like the statewide average, the unemployment rate in Kalamazoo County stayed steady for February 2023. The 4.1 percent rate for the county is the same as this past Ja...
Ken Delaney Mar 31, 2023 EpicTop10.com / CC

Wanted man arrested inside Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo after high-speed chase
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County authorities arrested a wanted man on Thursday inside Bronson Methodist Hospital after he took off from a traffic stop and led deputies on a high-speed ch...
Jerry Malec Mar 30, 2023 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)

Battle Creek location for New Holland Brewing Co. opens Friday morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After being in the works for five years, New Holland Brewing Co. will finally open its downtown Battle Creek brewpub at 11:00 a.m. Friday. The Holland, Michigan-based b...
Ken Delaney Mar 30, 2023 The Battle Creek location of New Holland Brewing Co. on Michigan Ave. (courtesy New Holland Brewing Co.)




