Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Public gets a look at proposed one way street revisions in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City is holding community meetings on plans to change Kalamazoo's network of one way streets to two-way but don't expect to see any orange cones until next year. The f...
May 25, 2023 (courtesy of John McNeill)
KRESA advisory committee members get an update on new Technical Education Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Work is underway on constructing a new Technical Education Center for the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Services Agency (KRESA) at the corner of Sprinkle Road and I-94. A...
May 25, 2023 A conceptual drawing of the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency's new Career Center (courtesy of KRESA)
Group of Marshall residents wants vote on battery plant
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opponents of the Ford Motor Company's plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall were gathering petition signatures to put it to a vote. They held a prote...
May 25, 2023 City of Marshall MI logo
Post Avenue house fire causes $38,000 worth of damage, no injuries
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A fire caused about $38,000 worth of damage to a home in the 200 block of Post Avenue in Battle Creek on Wednesday morning. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:11 a.m. to...
May 25, 2023 Courtesy Battle Creek Fire Department
Allegan area motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Allegan area motorcycle rider is dead after a crash with another vehicle on Wednesday, May 24. According to Allegan County Central Dispatch, the crash happened 12:...
May 24, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Lawton man facing open murder charge for stabbing death of Galesburg woman
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on Wednesday, May 24 authorized a criminal charge against a Lawton man for his role in the stabbing death of a Gale...
May 24, 2023 Best Law
Authorities seeking help from public in locating missing/endangered Allegan man
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is seeking help from the public in locating a missing and endangered person. Authorities say 58-year-old Ernest John Kieliszewski ...
May 24, 2023 (Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Drive-thru marijuana dispensaries can continue in Portage after council action last night
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council has approved the installation of drive-thru windows at marijuana dispensaries in town, if they can meet zoning requirements. Drive-thru windows were...
May 24, 2023 Paige Filler / CC
Infant with life-threatening injuries leads to child abuse investigation in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a person of interest is in custody in a suspected case of abuse and neglect of an infant. A State of Michigan Children's Pro...
May 24, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Local Teens Addressing Social Media Concerns Among Peers
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO-AM/FM, May 24, 2023) - As US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a warning that social media use is a main contributor to depression, anxiety and other problems in the nation's teena...
May 24, 2023 Allegan County Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council (image courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
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