Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Consumers Energy working on natural gas improvements at Lake Street and Olmstead in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The intersection of Lake Street and Olmstead in Kalamazoo will be closed on Tuesday, September 6, as Consumers Energy works on a gas main replacement in the area. Detour ...
Sep 02, 2022
Calhoun Commissioners approve Juvenile Home name change
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - The Juvenile Home will now be named the Calhoun County Youth Center and will adopt a new logo that depicts a phoenix. This change was approved by the Calhoun County Board of Comm...
Sep 02, 2022 Courtesy Calhoun County Government
Memorial service for killed WMU student to be held this Sunday in Illinois
DOWNERS GROVE, IL (WKZO AM/FM) - A memorial service will be held this Sunday for a Western Michigan University student was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver early Saturday morning. 21-year...
Sep 02, 2022 (courtesy of GoFundMe)
City of Portage seeking public input: Parks 5-Year Recreation and Open Space Plan
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Portage is updating it's Parks 5-Year Recreation and Open Space Plan and they are seeking input from the public. And that's why the city is holding a community ...
Sep 01, 2022 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
JungleBird announces September 10 opening in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- JungleBird, a long-awaited new restaurant and bar that will bring cocktails and cuisine with Caribbean flair to The Exchange in downtown Kalamazoo will open September 10 ...
Sep 01, 2022
World War II soldier from Grand Rapids accounted for 77 years later
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A U.S. Army soldier from West Michigan who was killed during World War II has been found and accounted for. According to the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Account...
Sep 01, 2022 U.S. Army Soldier Donald Hofman. (Photo from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)
Battle Creek pauses process to hire DEI Officer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Battle Creek is pausing it hiring process for a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. According to a press release from the city, officials made the...
Sep 01, 2022 Photo from City of Battle Creek Facebook Page
Woman who robbed gas station on Stadium Drive Sunday night still at-large
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies are still looking for a white woman in her 50's who robbed the Speedway gas station at 6150 Stadium Drive with a knife late Sunday nigh...
Sep 01, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Gilmore Community Healing Center receives surprise 30k donation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore Community Healing Center at 1910 Shaffer Street in Kalamazoo received a surprise donation of $30,000 Monday. The donation came from Guys Who Give - Kalamazoo C...
Aug 31, 2022
Kalamazoo native mans a phone and distance line aboard USS Barry deployed in Philippine Sea
PHILIPPINE SEA (WKZO AM/FM) -- August 21, 2022: Fire Controlman 3rd Class Nathan Reyna (left), from Victoria, TX, Fire Controlman 3rd Class Latawn McCalebb (center), from Columbus, OH, and Fire Contro...
Aug 31, 2022 (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)
