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Pfizer to invest $750 million to expand Portage MI facility and create 300 jobs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday, December 5 that Pfizer Incorporated will be investing $750 million in it's Portage, MI facility. Officials say the investme...
Dec 05, 2022 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing on Monday, December 5, 2022, the $750 million investment by Pfizer Incorporated to expand the Portage, MI facility. (Photo provided by the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Neighbors of Kalamazoo's Graphic Packaging plant say draft plan to fine company and order improvements isn't enough
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Neighbors of Kalamazoo's Graphic Packaging plant say a draft plan to fine the company and order improvements to stop nuisance odors, just doesn't go far enough. Michigan ...
Dec 05, 2022 The remodeled and expanded Graphic Packaging facility at Patterson and Pitcher is now one of the largest paperboard recycling plants in North America. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Kalamazoo Township man facing felony charges for allegedly shooting relative
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo Township man who police say shot his relative appeared in Kalamazoo's 8th District Court on Friday, December 4. According to the Township of Kalamazoo Police ...
Dec 04, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
One dead and multiple others injured after three-vehicle crash in Cass County
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating a three-vehicle crash in Cass County that killed one and injured four others on Friday, December 2. Authorities sa...
Dec 04, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass Count Sheriff's Office.
Shooting near WMU injures Lansing resident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are investigating an early morning shooting on Sunday, December 4 near the campus of Western Michigan University. It happened...
Dec 04, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Teenager hospitalized after shooting in Kalamazoo's Eastside neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are investigating a shooting on Friday night, December 2 that hospitalized a teenage boy. It happened in Kalamazoo's Eastside...
Dec 04, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Kalamazoo City Commissioners to make decision on next City Attorney on Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners have interviewed three candidates for City Attorney and the one thing they agree on is they will have a tough decision to make on Monday, Dec...
Dec 02, 2022 Kalamazoo City Attorney Candidates James Porter of Kalamazoo, William Kim of Flint, and Julianne Pastula of Detroit. (Photos provided by John McNeill)
Parchment Public Schools Innovation Center placed in brief lock-down due to nearby shooting incident
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Parchment Public Schools Innovation Center was placed in a brief lock-down in the afternoon on Thursday, December 1 due to a nearby shooting. The Township of...
Dec 01, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
One person in custody after early morning stabbing in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody following a stabbing Thursday morning in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township. Around 4:15 a.m. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies were disp...
Dec 01, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Talks resuming today between nurses and Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Contract talks between Ascension Borgess Hospital and its nurses union resume today for the first time since nurses held a rally November 12 to try to get better contract ...
Dec 01, 2022 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
