Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Michiganders encouraged to review insurance policies during Severe Weather Awareness Week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As this week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is encouraging all Michiganders to ensure that...
Mar 21, 2023
WMed to welcome more than 70 new resident physicians to Kalamazoo and Battle Creek following Match Day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The newest cohort of resident physicians are on their way to Kalamazoo and Battle Creek this summer following a successful Match Day that saw the 10 residency programs at...
Mar 21, 2023
Infrastructure repairs prompt boil water advisory for Kalamazoo neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Work on the water system in Kalamazoo prompted a boil water advisory on Tuesday, March 21 for a neighborhood near Stadium Drive. According to the city, the advisory is in...
Mar 21, 2023 Map of affected area provided by the City of Kalamazoo Public Works Department.
1 killed, 2 injured in three-vehicle crash in Cass County
MASON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One person was killed and two others were injured in three-vehicle crash in Cass County early Tuesday morning. Cass County deputies responded just before 5:30 a.m. t...
Mar 21, 2023 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Despite recent hiring, vacancies remain at Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller says he still has a lot of unfilled positions in his department, but they have cut the gap from having 22% of their positions unfille...
Mar 21, 2023 KCSD investigating fatal one car accident in Comstock
Accidental kitchen fire causes over $122,000 worth of damage to BC home
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - What is being called an accidental cooking fire caused over $122,000 worth of damage on Monday morning at 27 East Bidwell Street in Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Fire D...
Mar 21, 2023 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Vehicle pursuit in Kalamazoo ends in rooftop arrest
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Monday around 4:00 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety located a stolen vehicle traveling in the 1400 block of Alamo Avenue. When officers at...
Mar 20, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
State Police looking for Kalamazoo area students for Michigan Youth Leadership Academy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police (MSP) are looking for 20 young women from the Kalamazoo area to participate in the 2023 Michigan Youth Leadership Academy (MiYLATM). MSP officials s...
Mar 20, 2023
City of Portage to begin spring cleanup program next week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Portage Spring Curbside Collections will begin with the Spring Cleanup Program on Monday, March 27. The 2023 Spring Cleanup Program, which includes the collecti...
Mar 20, 2023
Allegan County deputies investigating instances of stolen, altered, and cashed checks
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Allegan County sheriff's deputies are investigating reports of checks being stolen from mailboxes. But that's not all. Deputies say the would-be thieves are also altering t...
Mar 20, 2023
