Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Weather and road conditions believed to be the cause of single vehicle crash in Cass County
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Winter-like weather and road conditions are believed to be the cause of a single vehicle crash in Cass County on Sunday, November 13. It happened around 1 a.m. o...
Nov 13, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
State Police asking for help with search for runaway juvenile
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police (MSP) Wayland Post is seeking help in locating a runaway juvenile. 16-year-old Raven McBride of Laketown Township was last seen on Friday, ...
Nov 13, 2022 16-year-old Raven McBride went missing on Friday, October 21. (Photo provided by the MSP Wayland Post)
Allegan County races to make broadband internet available to all residents
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has awarded a $17.7 million dollar contract to 123.net out of Southfield, MI, to provide wired broadband infrastructure and...
Nov 13, 2022 Marcie Casas / CC
Kalamazoo ranks among Top-Ten Digital Cities
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo is joining the list of the nation's top 10 digital cities according to a report from the Center for Digital Government that ranked Kalamazoo number ...
Nov 13, 2022 Kalamazoo skyline (Photo by John McNeil)
Vicksburg man dies after crashing into tree in Brady Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Paw Paw Post are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred Friday, November 11 around 8:30 p.m. on Sprinkle R...
Nov 13, 2022 Photo provided by the Michigan State Police, Paw Paw Post.
100+ Ascension Borges nurses, community members rally for fair wages to recruit and retain nurses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Over 100 nurses and community members rallied outside of Ascension Borgess Hospital on Saturday, November 12 to call on Ascension executives to negotiate a new contract t...
Nov 13, 2022 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
Three Sturgis teens injured in St. Joseph County rollover crash
FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Three teenagers from Sturgis were injured Friday morning in a single vehicle roll-over crash that took place on Franks Avenue south of Ivanhoe Street in St. Joseph Cou...
Nov 12, 2022
KVCC signs apprenticeship agreement with construction trades union
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Practical construction skill training will now lead to college credit for students in Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo Valley Community College and the Michigan Regional Council ...
Nov 12, 2022 (courtesy Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights)
Rogers co-sponsors legislation to install high-visibility markers on school buildings in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Representatives Julie Rogers (D) of Kalamazoo and Graham Filler (R) of Clinton County have introduced two bills that would require the exterior of school buildings to ...
Nov 12, 2022 State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo). (Photo courtesy of the Office of Julie Rogers).
While many local veterans are struggling financially, the rate is lower than non-veterans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A study says of the 11,033 veterans in Kalamazoo County, 2% are deemed in poverty, with 19% struggling to afford the basics. Those numbers are lower in both categories com...
Nov 11, 2022 (courtesy unitedforscmi)
