Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Public online dashboard shows progress of Benton Harbor lead water line replacement
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dashboard updating progress on the replacement of lead drinking water service lines in the City of Benton Harbor is now available on the city's website for public viewing....
Dec 07, 2021 A Boys & Girls Club employee helps distribute bottled water in Benton Harbor, MI, October 2021. (Photo courtesy MDHHS).
Identity of injured Battle Creek pedestrian still unknown to police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The identify of a pedestrian who was critically injured Saturday night when he was struck by a vehicle on Columbia Avenue near South 31st Street is still unknown and Bat...
Dec 07, 2021
80 years after dying at Pearl Harbor, a Kalamazoo sailor to be laid to rest today at Ft. Custer National Cemetery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a Kalamazoo man killed 80 years ago in the attack on Pearl Harbor will be laid to rest at Ft. Custer National Cemetery later today. Through a mission by the U....
Dec 07, 2021 Fort Custer National Cemetery sign (courtesy of Fort Custer National Cemetery Facebook page)
Three Rivers Community Schools reverses decision on LGBTQ flags hung in classrooms
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three weeks after Three Rivers Community Schools teachers were told by administrators to take down pride flags hanging in their classrooms the district's school board h...
Dec 07, 2021 lisamikulski / CC
Grand Haven and Zeeland school districts closed as law enforcement investigate threats
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are continued school closures in West Michigan due to copycat threats in the wake of the Oxford High School shootings last week. Grand Haven Area Public Schools an...
Dec 07, 2021 Bill McChesney / CC
KDPS warns residents of dangerous driving conditions Monday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday night, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) issued a warning about dangerous driving conditions throughout the city. From 6:30 p.m., snowfall has result...
Dec 06, 2021 Weather changes in the future of West Michigan over the next few days (Courtesy AAA Michigan)
Bangor Public Schools - all classes canceled Tuesday, December 7
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another West Michigan school district has announced a temporary closure due to staffing shortages. On Monday evening, officials with Bangor Public Schools said classes will b...
Dec 06, 2021 Bangor, Michigan sign. (Image via Google Maps Streetview).
Kalamazoo County health officials urge flu vaccines during National Influenza Vaccination Week
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health Department is observing National Influenza Vaccination Week by urging residents to receive vaccines as soon as possible. Officials say a...
Dec 06, 2021 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
Update - Cass County man sentenced in Kalamazoo murder case earlier this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Cass County man facing murder charges in a case earlier this year has received a sentence as of Monday. According to an update from MLive, 30-year-old Jordan Pierre John...
Dec 06, 2021 Joe Gratz
Gov. Whitmer - Indiana-based EQ United establishing new operations in Cassopolis
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: State Senator Kim LaSata, R-Coloma, has released a statement regarding this announcement. "This is an exciting development for the village of Cassopolis," LaSata, sa...
Dec 06, 2021 (Photo courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor)
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Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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