Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
St. Joseph Co. traffic stop leads to narcotics seizure
STURGIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies seized a substantial amount of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Friday, May 25. According to the Sheriff's...
May 28, 2023
Whites Road in Kalamazoo to close temporarily May 31 through June 2
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Whites Road in Kalamazoo is set to be closed temporarily between Parkview Avenue and Oakland Drive starting on Wednesday, May 31. The closure is scheduled to run through F...
May 28, 2023 (Detour map provided by the City of Kalamazoo)
Three injured in two-vehicle crash in Cass County
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people were injured in at two-vehicle crash in Cass County. Sheriff's deputies say it happened Friday evening, May 26 around 10 p.m. near the intersection of C...
May 28, 2023 (Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Senator McCann and other lawmakers push for state support repowering Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Michigan House and Senate, including State Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo, have authored a letter of support for the reopening of the Palisades Nuclear Power...
May 27, 2023
Plea agreement filed in death of Colon woman, sentencing set for June 23
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - After numerous delays and legal wrangling, a St. Joseph County Circuit Court case involving the October 2021 death of a Colon woman will not go to trial after a plea agre...
May 26, 2023 Joe Gratz
New Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent to receive $230,000 yearly salary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education has officially approved their contract with new superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade. In addition to salary and benefits, the th...
May 26, 2023
The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo to hold Donut Eating Contest on May 30
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Attention donut lovers! The Salvation Army is looking for you for their 4th annual Donut Eating Contest. To celebrate National Donut Day, Salvation Army officials are once...
May 25, 2023
Friday at the Flats returns with a Craft Market and Building Tours
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday at the Flats returns to the city of Portage this Friday, May 26. Food trucks and local music will mark the renewal of the event at the Celery Flats pavilion. Activiti...
May 25, 2023 Celery Flats Historical Area in Portage, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Kalamazoo County Memorial Day parade scheduled for Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The parade begins at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 29 in downtown Kalamazoo on Michigan Avenue, near Rose Street, and will make its way to the Robert L. Cook Veterans Memorial Pl...
May 25, 2023
MEDC expansion projects to bring investment dollars and jobs to Mendon and Portage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announcing on Thursday, May 25 three business expansion projects and one community development project expected to create a t...
May 25, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
