Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo City Commissioners to make decision on next City Attorney on Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners have interviewed three candidates for City Attorney and the one thing they agree on is they will have a tough decision to make on Monday, Dec...
Dec 02, 2022 Kalamazoo City Attorney Candidates James Porter of Kalamazoo, William Kim of Flint, and Julianne Pastula of Detroit. (Photos provided by John McNeill)
Bronson Health Foundation awarded for excellence in fundraising
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals West Michigan Chapter has awarded the Bronson Health Foundation for it's excellence in Fundraising. The award was presented t...
Dec 01, 2022 Pictured left to right: BHF team members Theresa Hazard, Julie Taylor, Rose Blackwood, Heather Oestrike Schripsema, Terry Morrow, Chris Fitzgerald (BHF board member), Spencer Haworth, Liz Semaan, Rebecca Bobadilla, Bill Manns (Bronson Healthcare President and CEO), Carolyn Wyllie and Jenna Ellis.
Police Chief Jim Blocker to retire; Deputy Chief Bagley to step up as interim chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As 2023 begins, Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker will retire, and current Deputy Chief Shannon Bagley will step up as interim chief. Blocker has served was sworn ...
Dec 01, 2022 Left: Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker will retire January 31, 2023. Right: Battle Creek Police Deputy Chief Shannon Bagley will assume the role as Interim Police Chief on January 15, 2023. (Photos provided by the City of Battle Creek)
MDOT open house for I-94/Capital Avenue interchange rebuilding project in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is inviting the public to an open house to discuss a planned project to rebuild the I-94 interchange at Capital Avenue in Bat...
Dec 01, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Parchment Public Schools Innovation Center placed in brief lock-down due to nearby shooting incident
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Parchment Public Schools Innovation Center was placed in a brief lock-down in the afternoon on Thursday, December 1 due to a nearby shooting. The Township of...
Dec 01, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Allegan County lottery club wins big with Mega Money Match Fast Cash jackpot
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An Allegan County lottery club is now the lucky winner of more than eight-hundred-thousand dollars in the Michigan Lottery's Mega Money Match game. According to a ne...
Dec 01, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery.
One person in custody after early morning stabbing in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody following a stabbing Thursday morning in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township. Around 4:15 a.m. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies were disp...
Dec 01, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Talks resuming today between nurses and Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Contract talks between Ascension Borgess Hospital and its nurses union resume today for the first time since nurses held a rally November 12 to try to get better contract ...
Dec 01, 2022 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
Curbside bulk trash collection begins today in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Curbside bulk trash collection will start today for households in the City of Kalamazoo. City officials say residents can place out large trash items like old furniture or...
Dec 01, 2022 Curbside bulk trash collection map (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Case of former township supervisor charged following Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative headed to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The sexual assault case involving former Fabius Township Supervisor Kenneth Dwyane Linn has been bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. The 57-year-old Linn is char...
Dec 01, 2022 (courtesy Michigan Department of Attorney General)
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