Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County police looking for suspect in felonious assault
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County police searching for suspect in a shooting incident occurring around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, in Oshtemo Township. Deputies responded to the area ...
Mar 15, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
Congressman Fred Upton tests positive for COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Congressman Fred Upton of St. Joseph announced Tuesday, March 15, on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19. The tweet, sent from Upton's account...
Mar 15, 2022
VA recommends moving services from Battle Creek to Grand Rapids area
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs made it's recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission on Monday, March 14. One of them being to move all inpat...
Mar 15, 2022 Battle Creek VAMC (courtesy of the Veterans Affairs Administration)
Kalamazoo area dealerships to host Recycling Day event
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- With Global Recycling Day coming up on Friday, March 18th, DeNooyer Chevrolet and DeNooyer Ford will be hosting an Electronics Recycling event at both locations, in partn...
Mar 15, 2022 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Jury finds Bangor-area man guilty of attacking girlfriend
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Bangor-area man has been found guilty of repeatedly attacking his girlfriend in 2021 over the course of two weeks. 46-year-old Trevor Double was convicted on Fri...
Mar 15, 2022 Best Law
MDOT projects beginning on March 21 for I-69 and I-94
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation MDOT is getting to work on a couple of major road projects beginning Monday, March 21st. One of them is in Van Buren County with...
Mar 15, 2022
With incumbents Huizenga and Upton in the field, State Rep. Carra drops out of Congressional race
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The wild card in the August 2, 2022 primary race for the GOP nomination in the newly-created 4th U.S. House district has apparently taken himself out of the deck. On Tu...
Mar 15, 2022 Steve Carra, of Three Rivers, is sworn in as a State Representative on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Steve Carra).
Mayor of Otsego passes away after three month illness
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The mayor of Otsego in Allegan County has died after a short battle with a rare and dangerous neurodegenerative illness. According to a post on the city's Facebook page, 63-y...
Mar 15, 2022 Otesgo Mayor Cyndi Trobeck passed away March 14, 2022 (courtesy of City of Otsego)
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts to feature evening amplifying African and African American arts and experiences
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As a part of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) celebration of women's empowerment in March, three Western Michigan University professors will join KIA Chief Curator R...
Mar 14, 2022 Image courtesy of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
Kalamazoo RESA one of three recipients to receive $900,000 of $2.7 million award to expand STEM school programs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday, March 14, that Kalamazoo RESA, Grand Valley State University along with Washtenaw ISD will each be receiving about $900,000, ...
Mar 14, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
