Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Allegan man killed in Monroe County crash
MONROE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A west Michigan man has been killed in a crash in Monroe County's La Salle Township. The sheriff's office says 52-year-old Robert Fuss of Allegan was driving a Subaru Outback...
Mar 04, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
AUDIO: Road construction season begins in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Spring has not yet officially sprung, but construction season gets underway today in Kalamazoo. That includes work on Westnedge, Whites Road, and the replacement of the In...
Mar 04, 2024
Comstock Township to offer a farmers market Monday afternoons this summer
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Area shoppers will have another choice for a farmers market this summer. The Comstock Township Farmers Market will take place Mondays from 3:00-7:00 p.m. starting ...
Mar 03, 2024 (courtesy Comstock Township)
McCann proposes cybersecurity operations center for Michigan's colleges and universities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's state senator is looking to provide increased cybersecurity for colleges and universities in the state. Senator Sean McCann has introduced Senate Bill 737, which...
Mar 02, 2024 Marcie Casas / CC
Local community centers receive grants for programming and capital projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has awarded $64 million in Community Center Grant funds for 100 Michigan municipalities and organizations to expand...
Mar 01, 2024 (courtesy State of Michigan)
AUDIO: NWS discusses rarity of February tornadoes in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The two tornadoes that were confirmed to have hit Michigan early Wednesday morning were extremely rare according to National Weather Service meteorologist-in-charge Bru...
Mar 01, 2024 Courtesy National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids
AUDIO: USPS not consolidating 17 post offices locally
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Postal Service has been trying to consolidate its offices for a couple of years now and meeting stiff resistance from local unions and communities fearful of losi...
Mar 01, 2024 Photo from USPS.
Kalamazoo Township trustees begin process to hire new manager
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After dismissing their previous manager last month, Kalamazoo Township this week began the process to find a replacement. Township Manager Dexter Mitchell, who ha...
Mar 01, 2024 (courtesy Kalamazoo Township)
Flooring manufacturer plans manufacturing facility in Plainwell's newly created industrial park
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Business expansion projects in Plainwell, Holland, and Kentwood that are expected to create a total of 82 new jobs and generate a total capital investment of $49.5 million...
Feb 29, 2024
Officials push for renaming Battle Creek Post Office after Sojourner Truth
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow have introduced legislation to designate the post office located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek as ...
Feb 29, 2024 Sojourner Truth monument in Battle Creek, MI
