Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
WMU program helps those already involved in the classroom to get fully teacher certified
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A program at Western Michigan University is preparing school classroom assistants to become teachers. The Urban Teacher Residency Program is set up in collaboration with K...
Jan 29, 2022
Kalamazoo to benefit from funding to support Michigan arts, museums, & theatres
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing on Friday a new round of funding grants awarded to 10 Michigan arts and cultural organizations to continue supporting local communiti...
Jan 29, 2022 (Photo courtesy Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo).
Kalamazoo man dead after hit and run
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 38-year-old Kalamazoo man is dead after a hit and run on Friday, January 28. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety reporting that it happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 42...
Jan 29, 2022 James Reynolds / CC
Barry County boy dies in accident
MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Police are continuing their investigation into a fatal accident Thursday in rural Barry County. Troopers were called to the 7100 block of Lawrence Rd in Ma...
Jan 28, 2022 7 year old Barry County boy killed in accident (photo courtesy of Michigan State Police)
Demand for new Kalamazoo housing complex is high, with 30 already on the wait list
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - LodgeHouse is not even open yet in Kalamazoo, and the housing complex designed to ease the homelessness problem in the city already has a waitlist. The former Knights Inn ...
Jan 28, 2022 An architect's design drawing of Lodgehouse on South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of the LIFT Foundation)
Calhoun PHD partners with organizations and churches to distribute KN95 face masks
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department says they have received a surplus of KN95 face masks which will be distributed throughout Calhoun County starting on Friday. ...
Jan 28, 2022
Kalamazoo Public Schools mask mandate for students and staff to continue through the end of the school year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will retain their mask mandate for students and staff through the end of the school year, making them one of the few districts in the region that ...
Jan 28, 2022 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
COVID-19 positivity rate soars in area classrooms, up to 25% for Schoolcraft Community Schools
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Area school officials say the COVID-19 infection rate in Kalamazoo County classrooms has soared since the mask-mandate was lifted. The increases have also coincided with...
Jan 28, 2022 Schoolcraft Community Schools logo (courtesy of Schoolcraft Community Schools)
Bronson Healthcare plans Virtual Vigil for those impacted by COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare is planning what they call a Healing Steps Forward Virtual Vigil in honor and remembrance of all those impacted by COVID-19. In the nearly two years sin...
Jan 28, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
WMU's BRAIN Lab studying the effect of music on brain injuries, mental health issues, and more
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Anyone who listens to music knows it can do more than just get your toe tapping. It also conjures up emotions and memories, improving your mood, and even test scores. Rese...
Jan 28, 2022 The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees received a presentation on the university's BRAIN Lab at their January 2022 board meeting
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