Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
State organization raising money to assist rebuild of storm damaged Van Buren County Historical Society museum
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Historical Society of Michigan has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to help the Van Buren County Historical Society in Hartford recover from the severe storm ...
Jun 17, 2022 Interior damage at the Van Buren County Historical Society building (courtesy of the Historical Society of Michigan)
One road closure ends, another traffic shift begins Friday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of the Lovers Lane reconstruction project from East Milham Avenue to East Kilgore Road, a traffic shift on Lovers Lane between I-94 and East Kilgore Road begins Frid...
Jun 17, 2022 CodyJung / CC
Portage Parks and Recreation to host "Great American Campout" next weekend
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While most people wouldn't consider within the city limits, that's exactly what's happening in Portage next weekend. Portage Parks and Recreation will be hosting the Nationa...
Jun 17, 2022 Great American Campout-Portage MI
Kalamazoo Public Schools budget to increase by 9% next year, but school officials remain wary of future funding cuts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools has set their budget for next year, despite not knowing what their income is going to be. The 2022-2023 budget is based on the Governor's proposal...
Jun 17, 2022
Storm damage assessment, clean-up continuing in Van Buren County
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the Van Buren County Road Commission say they are still assessing damage after Monday's storms brought down trees, and caused washouts and flooding throughou...
Jun 16, 2022 Road closed sign
Representatives Hall and Carra join others calling for an election investigation and possible charges against SOS Benson
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two local lawmakers have joined with 15 other Republicans in the Michigan House in a renewed call for Attorney General Dana Nessel to investigate the 2020 Presidential elect...
Jun 16, 2022 May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson answers reporters' questions in front of Holland City Hall during an appearance on Election Day. Gary Stevens/Midwest Communications
Two car garage destroyed, adjacent homes saved in early morning Battle Creek fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Quick action by the Battle Creek Fire Department is being credited for saving four nearby homes after a garage went up in flames early Thursday morning. The detached tw...
Jun 16, 2022 Arseni Mourzenko
City of Portage and Portage Public Safety review plans for school emergencies
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The investigation continues in Uvalde, Texas where equipment issues and communication problems apparently delayed police response to a mass killing that led to the death of...
Jun 16, 2022 Accident in Portage Tuesday seriously injures Kalamazoo man (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
With bankruptcy on the horizon, Sturgis City Commission to consider $645,000 loan for hospital
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After more than an hour of discussion Wednesday with representatives from Sturgis Hospital, the Sturgis City Commission voted to hold a special meeting at 6:00 p.m. next Wed...
Jun 16, 2022 Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis MI (courtesy of Sturgis Hospital Facebook page)
911 Millage on the August 2 ballot in Calhoun County
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Consolidated Dispatch Authority of Calhoun County, which manages dispatch services for Police, Fire, and EMS agencies in the county, has a millage request on the ballo...
Jun 15, 2022
