Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo welcomes National High School Mock Trial Competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The National High School Mock Trial Competition is set to start on Wednesday, May 4. And for the first time in it's history, it's taking place in Kalamazoo. The annual fo...
May 03, 2022 Best Law
Traffic signal to be upgraded on Columbia Avenue in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City crews and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be working to upgrade a traffic signal at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and SW Capital Avenu...
May 03, 2022 Traffic signal
Interviews with final three Portage City Manager candidates Thursday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The three finalists for the Portage City Manager position will be back for another round of interviews Thursday, and city officials are currently compiling questions for the...
May 03, 2022 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
WMU official addresses rejection of Hoadley to their Board of Trustees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University Vice President Jeff Breneman made a presentation to the Kalamazoo City Commission Monday, and he was quizzed about the ejection of Kalamazoo's ...
May 03, 2022 Western Michigan University Vice President Jeff Breneman at the Kalamazoo City Commission meeting May 2, 2022
Sturgis man arrested for manufacturing child sexually abusive material and criminal sexual conduct
ST. JOSEPH, COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force announcing the arrest of 32-year-old Clayton Warren for Possession, M...
May 03, 2022 MSP investigating death of 2 year old in Cass County
Major drop in enrollment at Western Michigan University
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University may be one of the larger institutions in Kalamazoo, but it's not as big as it used to be, and that's having an impact on a town that calls itse...
May 03, 2022
Three arrested, guns and narcotics seized by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three suspects are in custody after police found guns and drugs in a bust on Kalamazoo's Northside Monday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says at approximately ...
May 03, 2022
Quick actions of Battle Creek Firefighters bring house fire under control, saving two dogs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two dogs were saved from a house fire on Monday, May 2, thanks to the quick actions of Battle Creek Firefighters. The Battle Creek Fire Department was dispatched to a ...
May 02, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department.
77-year-old motorcyclist in serious condition after crash with pickup truck in St. Joseph County
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says that a helmet most likely kept injuries less severe for a motorcyclist involved in a crash with a pickup truck on Sund...
May 02, 2022
Battle Creek schools in lockdown as police respond to nearby shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three Battle Creek area schools went into lockdown following a nearby shooting Monday morning, May 2. Dudley STEM, Battle Creek Academy, and Northwestern Middle school...
May 02, 2022
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