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Portage Central Football Stadium to be renamed McCamley-Knight Stadium
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage Public Schools Board of Education on Monday, November 21, approved the renaming of Portage Central High School's McCamley Field to McCamley-Knight Field to hono...
Nov 22, 2022 McCamley Field will become McCamley-Knight Stadium by the next football season. (Photo provided by Portage Public Schools)
Wayne State University remembers Kalamazoo native Sergeant Collin Rose with honor chair
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wayne State University is honoring Kalamazoo native Sergeant Collin Rose who was killed in the line of duty six years ago on November 22. The university is remembering Ro...
Nov 22, 2022 Photo provided by Wayne State University.
Deputies arrest two after high speed chase in Kalamazoo County's Cooper Township
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people are in custody after a high speed chase in Kalamazoo County Monday afternoon. According to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, while following up on a ...
Nov 22, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Housing initiatives set to receive the biggest share of Kalamazoo ARPA dollars
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - How will the City of Kalamazoo spend its COVID-19 relief funding? Pretty much the way they have been spending their own money for the last few years, but at a faster clip,...
Nov 22, 2022 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo County Jail dealing with court backlog challenges caused by COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- While most of us have gotten back to normal routines post-pandemic, not everyone has. Some inmates at the Kalamazoo County Jail will be spending a second Thanksgiving awa...
Nov 21, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Federal drug and gun crime charges for Kalamazoo man following KVET investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man has been charged with federal drug and gun crimes following an investigation by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team [also known as KVET]. 50-year-old Ty...
Nov 21, 2022 Best Law
Kalamazoo city commissioners will continue their debate this afternoon on the spending of ARPA dollars
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission Monday afternoon will review plans to spend millions in COVID-19 relief funding from the federal government. The City was issued over $40 mil...
Nov 21, 2022 American Rescue Plan Act graphic
Authorities still urge caution on area roads following record breaking snowfall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As West Michigan digs out from record breaking snowfall for November, authorities are reminding motorists to not let their guard down on the roads now that the snow has f...
Nov 20, 2022 Photo by: Jerry Malec, WKZO News.
Record breaking snowfall totals recorded for weekend as West Michigan digs out
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- If it seems like West Michigan got quite a bit of snow over the weekend, it did. Forecasters across the state say the snowfall broke single-day high records for both Thur...
Nov 20, 2022 Photo by: Jerry Malec, WKZO News.
Pedestrian killed after being hit by train in Kalamazoo Thursday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pedestrian has been killed by a train in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it happened around 10:20 p.m. Thursday night. They closed north and so...
Nov 18, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
