Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
State Rep. Rogers releases statement on state budget for Fiscal Year 2022
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Earlier this week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature came to an agreement on a bipartisan budget for the Fiscal Year 2022. Included in the budget is $3 million t...
Sep 23, 2021 State Rep. Julie Rogers. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Julie Rogers).
UPDATE - Two dead, three injured in Sodus Township crash, victims ID'd
SODUS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Editor's Note - This story has been updated as of 09/22/21 to include the names of victims, as well as corrections issued Wednesday by the Michigan State Police. The...
Sep 22, 2021 Berrien County fatal crash - Courtesy- Michigan State Police
Volunteers will walk for suicide awareness in Kalamazoo and Portage Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Volunteers from the Kalamazoo area will be walking for suicide awareness this Sunday, September 26. The annual Kalamazoo Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the ...
Sep 22, 2021 Celery Flats Historical Area in Portage, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Possible sexual assault under investigation at Grand Mere State Park
STEVENSVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Stevensville are investigating a possible sexual assault case at Grand Mere State Park. On Tuesday, the Lincoln Township Police Department reported that an 18...
Sep 22, 2021 Grand Mere State Park. (Image via Google Maps).
Murder suspect Wessel deemed competent to stand trial
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly a year after being found incompetent to stand trial, a Galesburg man accused of murder will now face charges next month. That's according to MLive, who repor...
Sep 22, 2021 Joshua Wessel mugshot. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office)
UPDATE - Woman reported missing in Van Buren County found deceased, suspect arrested
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: One man is in custody in connection to the death of a woman reported missing earlier this week, according to an update from MLive Wednesday. Previously, p...
Sep 22, 2021 64-year-old Melody Rohrer. (Photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
Officials release name of victim in fatal shooting at Kalamazoo Township apartment
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police officials in Kalamazoo Township have released the name of a victim who was found deceased outside an apartment early Tuesday morning. The victim is identi...
Sep 22, 2021 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
"Zoorassic Park" dinosaur exhibit will open Thursday at Binder Park Zoo
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, Binder Park Zoo (BPZ) in Battle Creek announced that its dinosaur exhibit "Zoorassic Park" will be opening to the public this Thursday, September 23. After many...
Sep 22, 2021 Zoorassic Park Exhibit at Binder Park Zoo. (Photo courtesy Binder Park Zoo).
Kalamazoo County Commissioners split regarding Health Director's school mask mandates
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Despite some local backlash over mask mandates in schools, Kalamazoo County Commissioners have approved a resolution applauding Health Director Jim Rutherford. The resolu...
Sep 22, 2021 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Kalamazoo County officials join city leaders declaring gun violence a "public health crisis"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners have joined Kalamazoo city leaders, approving a resolution declaring gun violence a "public health crisis". The plan is for the County to w...
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