Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATED - Evictions now on hold at Kalamazoo Ampersee Avenue homeless encampment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: 5:20 p.m. - Although the deadline was set for 5 p.m. Wednesday to vacate the premises, Kalamazoo Public Information Officer Ryan Bridges told MLive that the evicti...
Sep 29, 2021 Ampersee Avenue street sign in Kalamazoo, MI. (Image via Google Maps).
State Sen. LaSata to host coat drive for Southwest Michigan kids
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Sen. Kim LaSata announced on Wednesday that she will again host Kim's Coat Drive for Kids, which seeks to provide coats to Southwest Michigan children in need. "Southw...
Sep 29, 2021 Senator Kim LaSata. (Photo courtesy Kim LaSata).
Portage city officials speak on state budget funding for Portage Community Senior Center
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Fiscal Year 2022 budget into law. The $70 billion budget includes $1.5 million to support the construction of the Charles & L...
Sep 29, 2021 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Allegan County Sheriff's Office investigating possible drink tampering at high school dance
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office, along with the Wayland Police Department, are investigating a case of possible drink tampering at a recent high school dance. The invest...
Sep 29, 2021 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Look for sub freezing temps in about two weeks
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Fall weather appears to be here for the duration...but when can we expect that first shot of sub-freezing temperatures? Historically, the first night with temps at 32 degre...
Sep 29, 2021 Staffan Enbom / CC
Drug investigation in Cass County leads to arrest, four others likely to be charged
ONTWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County investigators arrested one person and detained four others Tuesday after a search of a home uncovered large amounts of meth, meth-making materials, and o...
Sep 29, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo police looking for young suspects accused of stealing loaded gun from vehicle
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police in Kalamazoo say a loaded gun was stolen from a vehicle earlier this week. It happened in the parking lot of a business near Pitcher Street and Crosstown Parkway o...
Sep 29, 2021 Suspects stealing items from cars - Credit- Jayson Vanderlaan
Van Buren/Cass District Health Department confirms rabid bat in Van Buren County
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department was notified September 16 of a bat that tested positive for Rabies. The bat was discovered in the 49065 zip code within Van Bu...
Sep 29, 2021 Van Buren/Cass District Health Department logo. (Photo courtesy Van Buren/Cass District Health Department).
Some on Kalamazoo County board say mask mandates are causing violent threats against them
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Board will hold a special meeting tomorrow night to save public health funding for the County, despite threats of violence aimed at commissioners. It...
Sep 29, 2021 Kalamazoo County Board- 9-28-21
Jackson police confirm Kalamazoo woman as victim of recent fatal crash
JACKSON COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Jackson have confirmed that a woman who died in a recent fatal crash is from Kalamazoo, according to a report from MLive Tuesday. The crash occurred Friday,...
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