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Portage Schools Facing Tough Times Posted 21 hours, 31 minutes ago

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Times are tough in Michigan Schools and particularly in Portage where they are reconstructing the high schools, facing millions in budget cuts and dealing with a lot of angry parents over a host of smaller issues. Earlier this year board president Jennifer Whistler quit. She didn’t give ...More

Does Group Owe Taxes Posted 21 hours, 34 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo’s Geek Group may know a lot about quantum mechanics and particle physics but the intricacies of the tax code has left them stumped. Founder Chris Boden says they have been given two weeks to pay 100-thousand dollars in taxes that they thought they didn’t have ...More

Home Expo Coming To Portage Posted 21 hours, 37 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Another sign of spring in the Kalamazoo area has arrived. It's time for the Home Expo. It will be easy to find they have erected a big wind turbine outside. The Homebuilder's Association of Greater Kalamazoo is trying something a little different this year by locating ...More

Meth Lab Explosion Burns Two In St Joe County Posted 21 hours, 40 minutes ago

CONSTANTINE (WKZO) -- There has been another exploding meth lab. It happened early yesterday in the 14-thousand block of Riverside Drive near Constantine in St. Joseph County. Two people are in the Bronson Burn Unit after their cook exploded in their faces. They have a long painful recovery and possible disfigurement ...More

Kalamazoo Accident May Bring Charges Posted 21 hours, 43 minutes ago

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Several teens are in big trouble after a car they were riding in went out of control in the 900 block of Hayes Park and cut through several front yards, taking out several fences and a porch before slamming into a house a little after 2AM yesterday. Public ...More

WASPS Receive Congressional Medal Posted 21 hours, 45 minutes ago

WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) It’s taken over 50 years and it comes too late for many. With all the pomp you would expect from a Washington Ceremony, The WASPS, the Women Air Force Service Pilots, were given the Congressional Gold Medal yesterday for their Service during World War Two ...More

Governor Wants Google Test Site In Michigan Posted 21 hours, 48 minutes ago

UNDATED (WKZO) -- We know Kalamazoo, Holland and Grand Rapids are all pitching the idea of becoming the Google Fiber Test Site. Topeka Kansas has renamed itself “Google”, Kansas for a month. The mayor of Duluth has humorously proposed that all first born male children be renamed Google. Yesterday Governor Granholm ...More

Coldwater Schools Has New Superintendent Posted 1 day, 21 hours ago

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COLDWATER (WTVB) -- The Coldwater School District has a new superintendent. The Board of Education last night unanimously agreed the post should go to Dr. Tina Kerr, who last night also accepted the job offer. Kerr, who is currently superintendent of a Bay City Area School System, is scheduled to begin ...More

The Spring Construction Season Set To Begin In Kalamazoo Posted 1 day, 21 hours ago

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KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- As west Michigan transitions from the winter season to the pothole season, and then on to construction season, M-DOT crews will be out on I-94 and U.S. 131 at night, filling in potholes and sealing cracks before they become potholes. They won’t be closing any lanes ...More

Active Home Business Ordinance In Portage Shelved For Now Posted 1 day, 21 hours ago

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Your home may be your castle but in Portage, it’s not supposed to be your business too unless you have registered with the city. For now a proposal to expand those regulations has been shelved by the city council. The ordinance would have created a new class ...More

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