Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County property values rise 6.8% in the past year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's a good news bad news kind of story, depending on what side of the tax bill you are on. The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has just approved their latest Tax ...
Apr 27, 2023 GotCredit / CC
Shaver Road construction project to start Monday, May 1
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - And get ready for another road construction project in Kalamazoo County to begin on Monday, May 1. According to the City of Portage, construction on the Shaver Road Reconstr...
Apr 26, 2023 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
More than 50% of Kalamazoo households financially insecure due to pandemic according to report
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It turns out that more than half of Kalamazoo households are considered 'financially insecure' post-pandemic. United for ALICE, which stands for Asset, Limited, Income, Cons...
Apr 26, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
M-96 repaving starts Monday in Galesburg and Augusta
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Alongside the $51 million investment of rebuilding and repaving of 13.4 miles of US-131 from Three Rivers to Shaver Road south of Portage and Kalamazoo City, The Mi...
Apr 26, 2023
Mother accused of threats to Paw Paw schools to undergo competency exam.
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A mother accused of posting online threats to Paw Paw Public Schools is set to undergo a competency exam. According to the Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney's office, Li...
Apr 26, 2023 Photo of Lisa Nam provided by the Van Buren County Jail.
No injuries, but no suspects in shots fired incident Wednesday afternoon in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department responded to reports of shots fired Wednesday afternoon, April 26. Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Gull Road arou...
Apr 26, 2023
14-year-old apprehended after attempting to flee authorities in stolen pickup
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 14-year-old juvenile from Comstock Township was taken into custody early Wednesday after attempting to flee from deputies in a stolen pickup truck. Kalamazoo County Sher...
Apr 26, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil).
UPDATED: Two killed, one hospitalized after two vehicle crash in Portage Tuesday night
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage police says two people are dead and one is injured after a crash just before 9:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the intersection of South Sprinkle Road and East Milham Ave...
Apr 26, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Railroad track maintenance scheduled for busy Portage intersection Wednesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Maintenance to repair the railroad tracks at the intersection of South Westnedge and Shaver Road is scheduled to begin Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30 a.m. The Grand Elk Railroa...
Apr 25, 2023
Saugatuck Brewing Company to hold release parties for new IPA starting Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saugatuck Brewing Company is getting ready to release its Rainbow Rodeo IPA, which it says casts a line of citrus, tropical and piney notes with enough body to make a spla...
Apr 25, 2023 Photo courtesy of Saugatuck Brewing Company.
