Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup activities scheduled for September 18, volunteers needed
UNDATED, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, officials with the Alliance for the Great Lakes announced dates for its annual Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup. Beach cleanup activities are slated to take place on Saturday,...
Sep 01, 2021 Shoreline at Hagar Beach in Hagar Township, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Kalamazoo County students continue masking-up as Pfizer continues work on children's vaccine
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- School has begun in Kalamazoo County, and along with it, a mask mandate that could be in place until early next year. The countywide mandate for schools is set to remain ...
Sep 01, 2021 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
Surviving victim in South Haven pier shooting transferred to new facility
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of the victims in a recent South Haven shooting has left Bronson Hospital and is being transferred to a new facility. Previously, police had reported that a married ...
Aug 31, 2021 Charles and Barb Skuza. (Photo courtesy Skuza family).
Investigation underway regarding Kalamazoo apartment fire on Knollwood Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -An investigation is underway regarding an apartment fire that took place in Kalamazoo Tuesday. Just before 3 p.m,. officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (...
Aug 31, 2021
Crash in Kalamazoo shuts down part of Lovers Lane, one injured
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Kalamazoo are investigating a crash that took place in Kalamazoo Tuesday that shut down roads and injured one driver. Initially, Kalamazoo County Consolidated Di...
Aug 31, 2021
UPDATED - Four WMU soccer players sue over athlete vaccine mandate, temporary restraining order granted
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: A temporary restraining order has been granted after a lawsuit was filed against Western Michigan University (WMU) by soccer players who haven't received a COVID-1...
Aug 31, 2021 Western Michigan University (photo by John McNeil)
Barn Theatre's new production of James Bond spoof launches today
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barn Theatre's new production, a spoof of the James Bond series, is expected to make its debut on Tuesday night. The production, known as DOUBLE "0" 69, was directed and...
Aug 31, 2021 The cast of the Barn Theatre's "Double 'o' 69" - From left to right, Patrick Hunter, Melissa Cotton Hunter, Robert Newman, Penelope Alex, Luke Ragotzy. (Photo courtesy Barn Theatre).
Kalamazoo County Health department issues update on mosquito surveillance
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, the Kalamazoo County Health Department issued a reminder for residents to continue to take precautions against mosquito bites when going outside. Over the ...
Aug 31, 2021 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC
Kalamazoo-area FBI agent who investigated Whitmer kidnapping plot will stand trial for assault charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An FBI agent from the Kalamazoo area, who helped investigate the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, will stand trial for assault charges. Previously, 39-year-old Ri...
Aug 31, 2021 Patrick Feller / CC
Kalamazoo Vice Mayor ends write-in campaign
KALAMAZOO MI *WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Vice Mayor Patrice Griffin has decided to withdraw her bid to run for mayor as a write-in candidate. Griffin had announced her run for mayor, and then discovered ...
Aug 31, 2021 Vice Mayor Patrice Griffin decides to end write-in campaign for mayor (photo courtesy of Patrice Griffin)
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