Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Michigan Strategic Fund awards $65 million to MAEDA to develop land near paused battery plant
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan Strategic Fund has awarded $65 million to the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance for future development of land near the Ford Blue Oval Battery Park. T...
Sep 27, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
WMU grad launches Free College Meals from Mom in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With around 25% of students at Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Valley Community College listed as food- insecure, a local group of mothers has launched an effort...
Sep 27, 2023 Kristen Knotek, Mom-in-Chief, Free College Meals from Mom
16-year-old girl killed after being hit by a car on U.S. 131 near Three Rivers
FABIUS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 16-year-old girl from Three Rivers was killed late Monday night while walking on U.S. 131 near Broadway Road in St. Joseph County's Fabius Township. Deputies from ...
Sep 26, 2023
KCC and Davenport University sign partnership agreement to streamline student transitions
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kellogg Community College and Davenport University leaders have formed a strategic partnership aimed at facilitating a seamless educational journey for students. The agr...
Sep 26, 2023 Courtesy Kellogg Community College
Online scheduling for flu shots introduced by Calhoun County Public Health Department
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department has introduced an online scheduling tool for flu shot appointments. Officials say the new online scheduler is designed to s...
Sep 26, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
More ramp work at I-69/I-94 interchange scheduled to start Monday
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - Work continues at the interchange of I-94 and I-69 as part of a Michigan Department of Transportation project. MDOT says crews will begin rebuilding the westbound I-94 ramp to no...
Sep 26, 2023 Courtesy of MDOT
Five EMS workers from southwest Michigan recognized
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Five southwest Michigan residents have been recognized as "Stars of Life" at a state Capitol ceremony by the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services. MAAS executive dir...
Sep 26, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC
Shooting of Kalamazoo man Friday the 16th homicide in Kalamazoo so far in 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has named the victim of the 16th homicide in the city this year. Friday at 8:55 p.m. officers responded to the report of a subjec...
Sep 25, 2023
Ford pauses construction on EV battery plant in Marshall "until we're confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant"
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Ford Motor Company announced Monday they are pausing work on a multi-billion dollar electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall. Ford spokesman T.R. Reid told...
Sep 25, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
Crash kills motorcyclist in Cooper Township
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly motorcycle crash in Cooper Township late yesterday morning. The victim was heading south on Douglas A...
Sep 25, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil).
