Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County to offer in-person trials again
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After being sidelined by the pandemic, Kalamazoo County is preparing to resume jury trials...but not without a caveat regarding expediency. Court officials emphasize that t...
Feb 16, 2022 Chris Potter / CC
KPS to offer virtual learning option in upcoming school year
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools officials have announced that the district will once again offer parents the option of virtual learning for the next school year. KPS has been the ...
Feb 16, 2022
The new Kalamazoo County courthouse will be called the Downtown Justice Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County's new courthouse may just be a steel frame on Kalamazoo Avenue, but it now officially has a name. Building Supervisor Jerry Vanderveen told the County Boa...
Feb 16, 2022 An artist rendering of a proposed sign for the new Kalamazoo County courthouse
After spirited debate, the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners votes to require masks at their meetings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over the objections of Republicans on the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners, a slim majority has voted to require that all members wear masks during meetings, until ...
Feb 16, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners chambers (courtesy of John McNeill)
One person critically injured in crash on I-94 in Texas Township Tuesday
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was critically injured after a crash near Portage Tuesday evening. The accident happened on westbound I-94 between the 9th Street and US-131 exits in Texas...
Feb 16, 2022 A crash on I-94 in Kalamazoo County's Texas Township Feb. 15, 2022 (courtesy of Portage Department of Public Safety)
More than 500 people join Bronson Healthcare for its Healing Steps Forward Virtual Vigil
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More than 500 people lit virtual candles online in honor of family, friends, loved ones and healthcare workers who've died during the pandemic, sharing memories and messag...
Feb 16, 2022 A screenshot from the Bronson Healthcare for its Healing Steps Forward Virtual Vigil website
Fundraising begins for proposed Black history museum in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $30 million fundraising effort is underway to bring a Black history museum to downtown Kalamazoo. Plans for the museum were announced by the Rev. William Stein and state...
Feb 15, 2022 Rev. William Stein announces plans for a Black history museum in downtown Kalamazoo Feb 14, 2022
Michigan Senate passes bill to reduce income tax from 6% to 3.9%
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate Tuesday approved a historic $2.5 billion tax cut plan that included Senator Aric Nesbitt's legislation to reduce personal and business income tax rates a...
Feb 15, 2022 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
Weather changes in the offing for West Michigan over the next two days
GRAND RAPIDS MI (WKZO AM/FM ) - There is a saying...if you don't like the weather in Michigan, just wait five minutes and it will change. That may play out in bold letters over the next 72 hours, as a...
Feb 15, 2022 Weather changes in the future of West Michigan over the next few days (Courtesy AAA Michigan)
Allegan County Health Dept. to scale back COVID service after denial of funds
ALLEGAN MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A decision by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners will result in vastly reduced services regarding COVID by the County Health Department. Services such as vaccine clini...
Feb 15, 2022 Allegan Co health Dept. Logo. (courtesy of Allegan County)
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Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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