Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
123NET wins initial award recommendation for $65 million project with Allegan County for county-wide broadband
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 123NET broadband company, headquartered in Southfield, MI received an initial award of $65 million to construct an open-access, carrier-neutral fiber network for ...
Jun 20, 2023 Marcie Casas / CC
Rising costs prompt Van Buren Board of County Road Comissioners to postpone facility improvements
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Inflation over the past three years has claimed yet another construction project. In 2020, the Van Buren County Board of County Road Commissioners hired a firm to c...
Jun 20, 2023 Van Buren County courthouse (photo by John McNeil)
Battle Creek Fire Department Hazmat Team responds to fuel truck spill accident in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Multiple agencies responded to Monday's two-vehicle crash in in Kalamazoo County that caused a propane fuel delivery truck to tip over on it's side and spill fuel out onto...
Jun 20, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Traffic stop leads to discovery of crystal meth, charges being sought against 2 suspects
STURGIS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A traffic stop by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department on Sunday in Sturgis led to the discovery of crystal methamphetamine. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman reports deputie...
Jun 20, 2023 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Overnight fire damages home and garage on Weaver Drive in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It took firefighters about about 30 minutes to bring a fire in a garage and home in the 10000 block of Weaver Drive overnight. At 2:12 a.m. Tuesday, crews from the Portage D...
Jun 20, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Fleeing motorcyclist killed after running into another vehicle in Van Buren County
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A motorcyclist who was fleeing from police was killed in a three vehicle crash in Van Buren County late Monday evening. Michigan State Police at the Paw Paw Post tr...
Jun 20, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Former KPS Operations Director hired as Business Manager for Cassopolis Public Schools
CASSAPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Kalamazoo Public Schools Operations Director Jim English has found a new job as the Business Manager at Cassopolis Public Schools in Cass County. English was termi...
Jun 20, 2023 (courtesy Cassopolis Public Schools)
Commissioners to vote tonight on new video crime fighting strategy for downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners will reconsider a request to fund what's being called a "real time crime fighting center" downtown that could tap into existing security camer...
Jun 20, 2023 Kalamazoo City Hall (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Otsego Summer Fun Nights to start Tuesday, June 20
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The 2nd edition of the Otsego Summer Fun Nights is set to begin this week. Beginning Tuesday, June 20, and running through August 8, Otsego Summer Fun Nights will take place ...
Jun 19, 2023
Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation & KPS to hold groundbreaking for renovation of Kalamazoo Central baseball & softball fields
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Major renovations to the Kalamazoo Central baseball and softball fields are set to kick off this Wednesday, June 21, courtesy of a famous graduate. Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Fo...
Jun 19, 2023
