Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo parents, trustees concerned about escalating violence in schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are growing concerns among parents and some Kalamazoo School Trustees about violent incidents in high schools this year. Board Vice-Chair TiAnna Harrison proposed th...
Jan 27, 2022 Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Elderly man shot and critically wounded Wednesday night in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are reporting another late night shooting in Kalamazoo, this time involving an elderly man. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says at 11:36 p.m. Wednesday o...
Jan 27, 2022 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Battle Creek baseball team reveals new name, now known as the "Battle Jacks"
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The verdict is in, and the new name for the Battle Creek baseball team has been revealed as the "Battle Jacks ." The name replaces the former Battle Creek Bombers, with...
Jan 26, 2022 Battle Creek Battle Jacks logo. (Image courtesy Battle Creek Battle Jacks).
Senate Finance Committee approves tax relief measure sponsored by Nesbitt
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just ahead of the Governor's State of the State address, the Michigan Senate Finance Committee Wednesday approved legislation to reduce state income tax rates and encourage ...
Jan 26, 2022 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
Sheriff Fuller warns of phone scams recirculating in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A phone scam involving callers impersonating law enforcement officers is once again circulating in Kalamazoo County. That's according to Sheriff Richard Fuller, who...
Jan 26, 2022 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Graphic Packaging disregarding report on odor control, saying other methods are better
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A published article through MLive states that Graphic Packaging did not place a cap on a clarifier that processes wastewater, per a report from 2020. The report, provided t...
Jan 26, 2022 Graphic Packaging via Google Street View
Prosecutor declines to press charges in Battle Creek bar shooting, Police Chief asks for AG review
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Prosecutor has declined to file charges against a Battle Creek bar security guard who shot and killed a man during a fight between customers and secu...
Jan 26, 2022 Interior of the Cricket Club in downtown Battle Creek, Mi (photo courtesy of Battle Convention and Visitors Bureau)
WMU students fined over $60,000 so far for missing COVID-19 tests
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As promised, Western Michigan University has begun fining students under its new COVID-19 testing policy that took effect January 10. WWMT-TV reports that during week one ...
Jan 26, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kalamazoo County Community Corrections Director says reform program in danger of being cut
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A cutting edge criminal justice reform program that is preventing crimes, saving Kalamazoo County taxpayers money, and turning lives around is at risk of being cut. Kalama...
Jan 26, 2022 Brian Turner / CC
Allegan County Sheriff's Office reports crash involving snowmobile
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A crash involving a snowmobile left one person with serious injuries Tuesday. Just before 11 a.m., deputies with the Allegan County Sheriff's Office were called to 48...
Jan 25, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
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