Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Speed the likely cause of a single-vehicle crash in Cass County
CALVIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County deputies say that speed was the most likely cause of a single-vehicle accident that happened Wednesday night, May 11, around 8:15 p.m. It happened in Ca...
May 12, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Annual "Women Build Event" back at Habitat for Humanity
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Women Build 2022 is set for the week of Tuesday, May 17, to Sunday, May 22. The project will band together people from all walks of life, gender, race, and backgrounds to...
May 12, 2022
Ascension Borgess Hospital receives top grade for the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Ascension Borgess Hospital received an "A" grade in the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Ascension Borgess Hospital's achiev...
May 12, 2022 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
West Centre Avenue lane closure in Portage due to water main install
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Beginning Monday, May 16, at 8 AM, lane restrictions will occur on West Centre Avenue from Valleywood Lane to Creekside Drive to facilitate a water main installation across...
May 12, 2022
Worker suffers minor injuries after being struck by hit and run driver in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department is looking for a hit and run driver who stuck a worker standing outside his truck Wednesday morning. The Sheriff's Departm...
May 12, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
Three Rivers nurses working without a contract to hold rally and informational picket
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nurses at Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System will hold a rally and informational picket next Tuesday, May 17. According to a release from the Michigan Nurses Asso...
May 12, 2022 Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System in Three Rivers, Michigan (courtesy of Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System)
After being rejected for appointment by the Michigan Senate, Hoadley says he would welcome a second chance to get on the WMU board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The decision by the Republican-controlled Michigan State to reject the appointment of Democrat Jon Hoadley to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is just one...
May 12, 2022 Former Michigan State Representative Jon Hoadley (courtesy of jonhoadley.com/Fran Dwight)
Judge says sends sexual assault case against WMU hockey player to circuit court
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Western Michigan University hockey captain Paul Washe could now face a trial for allegations of sexually assaulting a woman late last year. Kalamazoo County Distric...
May 12, 2022 Best Law
Bikes, helmets, firetrucks, and fun at Kalamazoo Bike Rodeo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo, Department of Public Safety and Parks & Recreation Department taught safety tips and fixed bikes for over 200 kids at a bike rodeo at Mayors Ri...
May 11, 2022 Photo coverage from Jay Shatara, Public Information Officer,
City of Kalamazoo and Dept. of Public Safety.
Three firearms recovered from juveniles by KDPS
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Wednesday, May 11, Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Riverview Drive around 2:05 p.m. regarding 3 subjects with guns. Officers arriv...
May 11, 2022
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