Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Another Winter Storm Watch issued for West Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another blast of winter weather is taking aim at West Michigan later beginning this evening. A Winter Storm Watch from the National Weather Service stretches from the Kala...
Dec 10, 2024 (courtesy National Weather Service-Grand Rapids)
Multiple accidents snarl traffic on snow covered I-94 in Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Van Buren, and Berrien counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Blowing snow and slippery road conditions led to multiple accidents in the Kalamazoo area Thursday, with I-94 being shut down eight separate times over nine hours during t...
Dec 05, 2024 Stalled traffic around 8:30 a.m. Dec 5, 2024 on I-94 near the county line between Calhoun County and Kalamazoo County. line (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
City of Kalamazoo crews making progress on snow removal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo officials say crews are making headway today on clearing the city's streets and major thoroughfares. Public Works and Water and Wastewater staff, along with memb...
Dec 05, 2024 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
Heavy snow and wind cause schools to cancel classes for Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Widespread, heavy snow and a sharp drop in temperatures have caused schools across the region to cancel classes for Thursday. Most all schools in Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Allega...
Dec 04, 2024 karenr / Depositphotos.com
KPS students escape injury in vehicle-school bus accident
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - School officials confirm no students were injured when a Kalamazoo Public Schools bus was involved in a crash in Oshtemo Township Wednesday afternoon. WOOD TV-8 say...
Dec 04, 2024 Bill McChesney / CC
Winter Storm Warning begins this afternoon and continues through early Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A sharp cold front moving through the region late this afternoon with a combination of winds gusting over 40 mph, lake effect snow, and temperatures falling through the 20...
Dec 04, 2024 (courtesy National Weather Service-Grand Rapids)
WMU to face South Alabama to kick off bowl season
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football team has accepted an invitation to play in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl against South Alabama at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomer...
Dec 03, 2024 (courtesy WMU Athletics)
UPDATE: Four injured in shooting near Little Caesars Pizza on West Main Tuesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says four people were injured in a shooting in Kalamazoo Tuesday, police say. KDPS says the victims' injuries are not believed to ...
Dec 03, 2024
Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold groundbreaking for new district kitchen
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After several years of delays, construction for a new district kitchen complex for the Kalamazoo Public Schools will soon be underway. The project was included in a voter ...
Dec 02, 2024 An architect's rendering of the new Central Kitchen for Kalamazoo Public Schools (courtesy KPS)
Two portions of I-94 in Van Buren County closed due to snow-caused accidents
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Near whiteout conditions that led to several crashes that closed down portions of I-94 in both directions in Van Buren County early Monday afternoon. The Michigan Departmen...
Dec 02, 2024 The view from a Michigan Department of Transportation traffic camera near Hartford on I-94 December 2, 2024 (courtesy MDOT)
