Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
One hurt in Cass County snowmobile crash
POKAGON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 26-year-old Niles man is hospitalized in South Bend after he was injured in a snowmobile crash Monday night. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says Chandler Plow ...
Jan 16, 2024 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Wind Chill Advisory continues through Wednesday morning, City of Kalamazoo issues advisory on frozen pipes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though the heavy snow from over the weekend has ended, the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Van Buren, St. Joseph, Ca...
Jan 15, 2024 (courtesy National Weather Service Grand Rapids)
WMU to build new residence hall for first-year students
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University plans to replace a current set of buildings with a new residence hall for first-year students. The new residence hall will be built on the site...
Jan 15, 2024 The Harrison/Stinson and Eldridge/Fox residence hall complex at Western Michigan University (courtesy WMU)
Kent County Road Commission expects it will take several days to clear roads
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kent County Road Commission managing director Jerry Byrne is warning it will take several days for plows to get all the roads clear after the weekend snowstorm that le...
Jan 15, 2024 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
AUDIO: Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Today is the Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday and that could mean some closures, over and above cancellations triggered by the weather, which in turn may also have...
Jan 15, 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. (Image via City of Kalamazoo).
Driver hits KDPS fire engine on-scene for another accident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Slippery road conditions led to a car slamming in a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety fire truck that was on-scene for another accident Sunday morning. The car hit Eng...
Jan 14, 2024
Snow has ended, but bitterly cold temperatures moving in
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though the heaviest snow has ended across southwest Michigan, bitterly cold temperatures and gusty winds have settled in to start the week. The National Weather Servi...
Jan 14, 2024 Glenn Carstens-Peters / CC
UPDATE: Winter Storm Warning extended until 12:00 p.m. Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Winter Storm Warning has been extended until 12:00 p.m. Sunday for Kalamazoo County and many areas of west and southwest Michigan. The National Weather Service says ther...
Jan 13, 2024
24-year-old Battle Creek man dead after being shot on North Wabash Avenue, BCPD investigating
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 24-year-old Battle Creek man died early Friday morning from apparent gunshot wounds during a shooting that occurred on North Wabash Avenue. Battle Creek Police continu...
Jan 12, 2024
Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department shares public health concerns with winter storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Health and Human Services Department is releasing a statement ahead of the winter storm that will hit the area through the weekend. We are providing ...
Jan 12, 2024 Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department logo
