Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
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)
UPDATE: Allegan County teen found, returned to his parent
UPDATE: The Allegan County Sheriff's Office late Friday morning said Curran was located safe in Hopkins this morning and has returned home to his parents. SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The ...
Nov 11, 2022 14-year-old Curran Putnam (courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
One man dead after shooting on West Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo early Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An early Friday morning shooting has left one dead in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says at approximately 3:00 a.m. officers responded to the report...
Nov 11, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine launches WMED Promise Scholarship fund drive
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Promise is a real gift to Kalamazoo Public School Graduates, but until now it would only get them to the front door of WMU's Medical School. On Thursday, No...
Nov 11, 2022 The announcement came at the Kalamazoo Radisson Ballroom, which was packed with current donors. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Portage Public Schools policy committee to recommend stadium name change
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The outdoor event facility for Portage Central High School has been known as McCamley Field since the original facility opened in 1958. And now the Portage Public Schools c...
Nov 11, 2022 McCamley Field will become McCamley-Knight Stadium by the next football season. (Photo provided by Portage Public Schools)
Man charged with killing 65-year-old woman in Walmart parking lot to stand trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of running over and killing a 65-year-old woman in a parking lot back in August will be heading to trial. 37-year-old Xuan Thanh Vo was charged with open mu...
Nov 10, 2022 Photo of Xuan Thanh Vo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Rep. Hall elected to lead House Republicans in 2023-24 term
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Matt Hall, of Comstock Township, has been elected Republican leader by his House colleagues for the 2023-24 legislative term. Hall currently serves as ...
Nov 10, 2022
Barn fire causes road closure in Kalamazoo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A portion of East G Avenue in Kalamazoo Township was shut down as crews from several departments responded to a barn fire around 12 noon on Thursday, November 10. The fir...
Nov 10, 2022 Arseni Mourzenko
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