Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Nichols Rd project to enter new phase; portion of the road will be closed TFN
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Motorists who have been taking advantage of the lull in the Nichols Rd. project should be aware that things will kick back into gear starting Monday. The Kalamazoo County R...
Oct 01, 2021
Event to empower and energize Black women to be held in Kalamazoo on October 3rd
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This Sunday, a group of women from the Kalamazoo area will gather to discuss and come up with solutions to help overcome issues that Black women have to deal with. The "Pow...
Oct 01, 2021
Former WMU basketball coach Steve Hawkins now a Huskie
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Steve Hawkins was a mainstay on the WMU BB sideline for many years, and he has spent the last 18 months working on his first book, producing his podcast, and consulting- but ...
Oct 01, 2021 Former WMU BB coach Steve Hawkins named head coach at Portage Northern
City of Portage will host Fire Prevention Week Open House this Saturday, Oct. 2
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, National Fire Prevention Week is observed annually the week of October 9. To kick off Fire Prevention Week 2021 (October 3 -9), t...
Oct 01, 2021 Portage fire truck. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
Kalamazoo Public Schools latest pandemic problem is at the lunch counter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo School officials say they may be back to class but COVID-19 continues to cause a series of problems, the latest is in the lunch line. Superintendent Dr. Rita Ra...
Oct 01, 2021 Mike Licht / CC
Name of woman killed in Bedford Township fatal crash released by BC Police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police have released the name of the woman who was killed in a Tuesday crash on Custer Drive in Bedford Township. The fatal victim has been identified as 40...
Oct 01, 2021 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Coldwater man convicted in second of three sex assault cases spanning three counties
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Jackson County jury has convicted a Coldwater man in the second of three sexual assault cases against him. The jury found 29-year-old Brad Risner guilty of first-degree cri...
Oct 01, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Man wielding knife shot and killed by Berrien County deputy near Michigan-Indiana border
NILES TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A deputy with the Berrien County Sheriff's office shot and killed a man wielding a knife near the Michigan-Indiana border Thursday evening. Michigan State Police off...
Oct 01, 2021
Kalamazoo County upholds mask mandates for schools during special meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Despite threats of protests and recalls, the Kalamazoo County Board has voted to uphold the Health Department's school mask mandate. They were forced to take action at a ...
Oct 01, 2021 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Fall colors soon to be popping out along county roads
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Trees across West Michigan will soon be swathed in color, and what better way to enjoy them than with a drive down a back road in your local area? The County Road Associa...
Sep 30, 2021
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