Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo mayor frustrated and "disappointed" over lack of progress in providing funding to help reduce gun violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A visibly frustrated mayor says he is "disappointed" and concerned after learning there is still no plan on the table to prevent gun violence in Kalamazoo this summer, aft...
Jun 22, 2022 Kalamazoo City Commission meeting June 21, 2022 (photo credit: John McNeill)
Kalamazoo to spend about $500,000 to expand summer athletic programs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission Tuesday voted to spend a half million dollars from their federal COVID-19 relief funding to greatly expand the city's Police Athletic League,...
Jun 22, 2022 The logo for the City of Kalamazoo's Police Athletic League (courtesy of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Billing and accounting glitch strands deputies at the gas pump
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - When Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department deputies pulled up to the pump to refill their vehicles this week, their county issued credit card was frozen, again. County off...
Jun 22, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
"Multiple water emergencies" forces swimming area at the Grand Haven State Park to close Tuesday
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The swimming area at the Grand Haven State Park has reopened today, with current flag conditions at yellow, but water conditions and several near-drownings closed the sw...
Jun 22, 2022 Grand Haven State Park (courtesy of Michigan.gov)
Battle Creek man found guilty of 2018 murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man has been found guilty of a 1st Degree Murder he committed back in 2018. According to a news release from the Calhoun County Prosecutors Office dated...
Jun 21, 2022 Best Law
Portage Central High School senior congratulated by Rep. Upton for winning artwork
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, on Tuesday, June 21, congratulated Portage Central High School senior Fiona Doyle for winning this year's Congressional Art Competi...
Jun 21, 2022
West Centre Avenue "right turn only" lane closure begins Wednesday, June 22
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Commuters in Portage need to make note of a right turn lane closure on one of the city's busiest streets beginning on Wednesday, June 22. City officials say the "right turn...
Jun 21, 2022 Photo provided by the Portage Department of Transportation and Utilities Office.
Children ages 6 months through 4 years now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Tuesday, June 21, that all Michiganders ages 6 months and up are now eligible for a COVID-19 vacci...
Jun 21, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Family of son who died in Kalamazoo County Jail in 2020 filing $150,000 lawsuit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A family whose son died in the Kalamazoo County Jail plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the jail. WWMT-TV reported that 29-year-old Chase Lovell died by suici...
Jun 21, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Recreational marijuana dispensaries approved for Grand Haven on a split vote
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Haven will soon allow marijuana sales. The city council last night voted 3-2 to approve recreational marijuana dispensaries with a 225-foot barrier between them an...
Jun 21, 2022 Paige Filler / CC
