Kalamazoo MI

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Kalamazoo County Administrator Kevin Catlin exiting job August 14th

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County Administrator Kevin Catlin is leaving the county government effective August 14th to take the county administrator job in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Dr. Catlin has been the county’s chief administrative and accounting officer since 2022 and will start his next job Augus
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Democracy Defenders Roadshow coming to Kalamazoo July 1st

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Not everyone is celebrating the nation’s birthday this year with fireworks, barbeques, and backyard parties. The Democracy Defenders Roadshow will roll into town on Wednesday for a forum on two topics of special interest to the BIPOC community in Kalamazoo. ISAAC executive director...
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Heat Index Rises To Dangerous Levels Across Calhoun And Kalamazoo Counties

Southwest Michigan is bracing for a scorching week, with heat indexes soaring to 106 degrees. Stay hydrated and check on neighbors as summer heat sets in.
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West Michigan cooling centers open ahead of heatwave

Officials are urging people to stay safe as a extreme heat watch is in effect across West Michigan with temperatures set to hit the upper 90s in some parts of the region this week.
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Kalamazoo’s Rock Revival Festival Handbill Resurfaces On EBay

A rare handbill from the 1969 Rock Revival festival in Kalamazoo, featuring Bob Seger, is up for grabs on eBay, complete with a vintage map to the fairgrounds.
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Two die in St Joseph County crash on Saturday

WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP (WTVB) – A two-vehicle traffic crash in White Pigeon Township, , claimed the lives of two Illinois men on Saturday. According to St. Joseph County Sheriff Chad Spence, deputies responded to a personal injury accident in the area of Eagley Road near Lake Road. The preliminary...
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Vote now for the best high school mascot names in West Michigan

There is a light-heartedness about dressing up in an oversized and often cartoonish costume to hype up spectators, but high school mascots have the undeniable ability to invoke a sense of pride among students past and present. Some school districts were more creative than others in naming their mascots, and...
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Some construction to fix Wildwood scheduled, residents can rent first floor units or leave

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Demolition of stairways described as rotting and rusted in inspection reports at an apartment complex that faced condemnation nearly two months ago is scheduled to start on Monday. Nearly two months after the Kalamazoo Area Building Authority (KABA) posted condemned notices on the front door
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Deadly hit and run, man hit, killed by Amtrak train, police scrutiny and more...

Below are News Channel 3's top stories from the past week. A 32-year-old man is dead after a hit and run on Wednesday morning. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) officers said a 32-year-old man died after 3 a.m. Wednesday after a vehicle hit him near the intersection of South Westnedge Avenue and West Cedar S
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School buses, trailers and beat-up cars met a brutal end at this beloved Michigan...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI –– Kalamazoo Speedway’s “Night of Destruction” lived up to its billing. There was carnage on the track on Saturday, June 27. Trailers of all shapes and sizes were demolished in a trailer race, leaving an hour of work for the cleanup crew before the next event could commence.

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