Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Construction crew discovers what is believed to be human remains at South Westnedge Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Crews working on Park Place Road next to South Westnedge Park have discovered what authorities believe are human remains. City of Kalamazoo Public Services Director James ...
Nov 11, 2024 nupix / Depositphotos.com
Man dies in head-on crash with another vehicle after striking a deer near Bangor
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 28-year-old Bangor-area man was killed in a head-on crash caused by a deer near Bangor Monday morning. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says the fatal crash happened a...
Nov 11, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
East Van Buren Street fire under investigation, 3 dogs and 3 cats die in the flames
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The cause of a Sunday afternoon house fire in the 100 block of East Van Buren Street which claimed the lives of three dogs and three cats remains under investigation by ...
Nov 11, 2024 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
God's Kitchen of Michigan holding three free Thanksgiving dinners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan will hold three free Thanksgiving dinners this year. The first two will be held Wednesday, November 20 in Battle Creek at First United Methodist ...
Nov 11, 2024
AUDIO: Audit gets ovation from Kalamazoo Public Schools board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It isn't often that an audit report gets an ovation, but that's what happened when the Kalamazoo Public Schools board received their latest annual financial report card. A...
Nov 11, 2024
Gas prices drop 12-cents in Michigan over past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average gasoline price in Michigan is 12-cents a gallon lower than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the price is now $3.04 down 28-cents in the past month and 36-cents...
Nov 11, 2024
MSP searching for missing Delton man
DELTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are trying to find a 76-year-old man from Delton who was last seen on Friday. Troopers say they were contacted by the family of Michael Hodge as they we...
Nov 11, 2024
AUDIO: Veterans Day events around the area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is Veterans Day and there will be events and memorial services in the area. The biggest will be a ceremony at the Custer National Cemetery near Augusta. It will incl...
Nov 11, 2024 Fort Custer National Cemetery sign (courtesy of Fort Custer National Cemetery Facebook page)
Westbound ramp from I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 could be expanded in 2026
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A project that would widen the westbound ramp from I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 to accommodate a second lane of traffic is being proposed for 2026 by the Michigan Departmen...
Nov 11, 2024 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Two arrested in Battle Creek following reports of early Saturday morning gunfire
BATTLE CREEK,MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men were arrested and are facing firearm-related charges after Battle Creek Police responded to the 200 block of Taft Court shortly before 4:00 a.m. Saturday a witne...
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