Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kzoo Parks and WMU Esports to host Mario Kart Racing League this Spring
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kzoo Parks and WMU Esports are partnering up to create a unique opportunity for middle school students. The two organizations are combining efforts to host a Mario Kart R...
Mar 02, 2022 Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation logo (courtesy of Kzoo Parks)
Plea deal offered to accused killer of Amber Griffin
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County investigators are searching for the remains of a missing woman after her accused killer Derek Horton agreed to take investigators to where he left her b...
Mar 02, 2022
Two more Kalamazoo businesses stepping up to help Ukrainian refugees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- More Kalamazoo businesses are stepping up to help Ukrainian refugees. Cherri's Chocol'art at 101 South Kalamazoo Mall announced on its Facebook page that the business has...
Mar 02, 2022 Image from chroniclelive.co.uk
Kalamazoo woman accused in attempted murder of her mother appears in court
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The suspect accused of stabbing and setting fire to her own mother during an assault in Kalamazoo Township went before a judge this week. Alexis VanDusen on Monday was ar...
Mar 02, 2022 Chris Potter / CC
Attorney General joins fight for sediment cleanup of Morrow Lake
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is taking civil action related to unresolved sediment cleanup of Morrow Lake in Kalamazoo County. The lawsuit filed against STS Hydropo...
Mar 02, 2022 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Bizon proposes Learning Loss Grants for families of students affected by pandemic closures
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek state senator has introduced a plan in Lansing that would provide up to $1,500 in Learning Loss Grants to Michigan students whose education has been affected ...
Mar 02, 2022 Sen. John Bizon, M.D, R-Battle Creek, testifies before the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness March 1, 2022 (courtesy of Michigan Senate)
Kalamazoo County essential employees receive $1,000 "heroes pay" bonuses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 400 Kalamazoo County employees who were considered essential personnel during the pandemic will get $1,000 bonuses immediately, and could get more next month. The une...
Mar 02, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
Deadlock over candidates delays the hiring of Kalamazoo County Administrator another two weeks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A deadlocked Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has delayed picking their next administrator for two weeks. None of the three finalists Tuesday could get the six comm...
Mar 02, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting March 1, 2022 (photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Michigan Republicans say Biden missed the point on Russian energy, Democrats praised the President's remarks on the economy
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - As soon as President Biden finished his first State of the Union Address last night, the statements from elected officials on both sides of the aisle came fast and furio...
Mar 02, 2022 Phil Roeder / CC
Kalamazoo Community to host march and rally for voting rights
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Clergy, civic and community leaders in the Kalamazoo area are all set to lead a Community March and Rally for Voting Rights on Sunday, March 6th. Participants will gather...
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