Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Portage student suffers minor injuries following pedestrian-vehicle strike Wednesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage Public Schools student suffering only minor injuries when she was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the roadway Wednesday morning, May 10. Portage Poli...
Jerry Malec May 10, 2023 Accident in Portage Tuesday seriously injures Kalamazoo man (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)

Fires at home and commercial business dealt with by Kalamazoo firefighters Tuesday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of fires kept Kalamazoo firefighters busy Tuesday evening. At 11:30 p.m. the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the report of a residential fir...
Ken Delaney May 10, 2023 jonel hanopol / CC

Full closure of Sprinkle Road at railroad tracks south of I-94 set to begin Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Motorists need to be aware of a potential commute disrupter in the Kalamazoo area beginning on Friday, May 12. Users of Sprinkle Road may want to rethink their route as th...
Jerry Malec May 09, 2023

Moped crash near Gull Road under investigation, 1 hospitalized
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers found themselves performing lifesaving measures on a moped driver involved in what police are calling a serious crash on Tue...
Jerry Malec May 09, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)

Milestones Senior Services to hold pet food drive Wednesday and Thursday in Kalamazoo and Portage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Employees and volunteers with Milestone Senior Services in Kalamazoo will be out in full force Wednesday, May 10, and Thursday, May 11 for their 2023 Pet Food Drive. The 1...
Jerry Malec May 09, 2023 flowcomm / CC

Portage Public Schools adapts construction plans in response to inflation
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With inflation continuing to be the norm, Portage Public Schools is making some adjustments in their construction plans for new schools under it's Building the Future of Lea...
Jerry Malec May 09, 2023 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)

City of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County issue joint statement on MDHHS air quality health report
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County released a joint statement on Tuesday, May 9 saying the public's concerns over the air quality is a top priority. The statement ...
Jerry Malec May 09, 2023 Photo from Graphic Packaging's Facebook page.

Sections of M-89 near Richland to close for brief periods Wed & Fri for power line replacement
RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some power line replacement is taking place on M-89 east of Richland this week on Wednesday, May 10, and Friday May 12. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says a couple ...
Jerry Malec May 09, 2023 (Map provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office)

Suspect in custody after Oshtemo Township murder
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after an Oshtemo Township woman was killed in a domestic violence incident in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township last Friday. The Kalamazoo...
Ken Delaney May 09, 2023 Robert Nizzardini (courtesy Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office)

KCC and Grand Valley State sign articulation agreement to help students with transfers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Leaders from Kellogg Community College and Grand Valley State University signed an institutional articulation agreement last Friday that officials say will provide smoot...
Jim Measel May 09, 2023 Pictured from left to right, are KCC Vice President for Instruction Tonya Forbes, KCC President Dr. Paul R. Watson II, GVSU President Philomena V. Mantella and GVSU Provost Fatma Mili. (Photo provided by Kellogg Community College)




