Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
City of Watervliet among 28 receiving state grants for clean water funding
WATERVLIET, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer awarded more than $14 million in grants under the umbrella of the MI Clean Water plan to help 28 Michigan cities, villages and township...
Oct 12, 2021 City of Watervliet, MI city hall. (Image via Google Maps).
Cameras on school buses can help catch light violators
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Incidents where motorists ignore the flashing lights on a school bus happen on an almost daily basis in Kalamazoo County...but a new tool will help identify those who do it...
Oct 12, 2021 Bill McChesney / CC
Stabenow, Gilchrist, Fuller to announce new mental health initiative Wednesday
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - US Senator Debbie Stabenow and Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist will be a part of a virtual press conference Wednesday that will announce a new transformational behavio...
Oct 12, 2021 Senator Stabenow / CC
Kalamazoo woman who went missing earlier this year disappears again
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A woman from Kalamazoo who went missing earlier this year and was later located has gone missing again. Police are searching for 41-year-old Anne Bushek who was last seen...
Oct 12, 2021 Anne Amanda Bushek (Photo courtesy Township of Kalamazoo Police Department).
Five protesters charged in clash with police during Kalamazoo homeless camp closure
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Five people were charged Monday related to an incident with police in Kalamazoo last week while a homeless encampment was being shut down. Charges include trespassing, re...
Oct 12, 2021 KDPS clearing Ampersee homeless encampment
Parts of Portage Street in Kalamazoo closed for paving through October 22
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo announced Monday that parts of Portage Street will be closed for paving activities this month. According to an official announcement, Portage Street ...
Oct 12, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Suspect arrested in threats made against Cassopolis Public Schools
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office announced Monday that one suspect is in custody after threats of violence were made against Cassopolis Public Schools. The department say...
Oct 11, 2021
UPDATE: Sketch of suspect in Grand Mere State Park assaults released
STEVENSVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Lincoln Township Police Department has released a sketch of a suspect thought to be involved with two assaults that took place at Grand Mere State Park. The assault...
Oct 11, 2021 Grand Mere State Park assault suspect sketch. (Image courtesy Lincoln Township Police Department).
Fricano's Pizza in Alamo Township to close through end of year
ALAMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another Kalamazoo-area restaurant has announced a temporary closure due to ongoing labor issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fricano's, located at 7454 North ...
Oct 11, 2021 Fricano's Pizza location in Alamo Township. (Image via Google Maps).
Portage using grant to foster cleaner energy use
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage received a rebate through Consumers Energy in June to help reduce the carbon footprint in the state, and that funding has allowed the installation of the ...
Oct 11, 2021 Portage installing charging stands to improve cleaner energy use
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