Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Water main break prompts boil water advisory for South Haven neighborhood
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A water main break has prompted a boil water advisory for a portion of South Haven. According to the South Haven Area Water Sewer Authority, a water main joint fai...
Apr 10, 2023 Boil water advisory map provided by the South Haven Area Water Sewer Authority.
Garage fire sparked by power equipment causes around $25,000 in damage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek homeowner escaped unharmed after their garage caught on fire late Sunday evening, April 9. Firefighters got the call to respond to what was described as...
Apr 10, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County honored with four statewide IMPRESS awards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Road Commission of Kalamazoo County (RCKC) received three statewide IMPRESS Awards and a People's Choice Award at the 2023 County Road Association (CRA) Highway Confe...
Apr 10, 2023 RCKC received an IMPRESS award in Collaboration for “Samsara Systems;” an award in Communications for “Service Request Tracking;” and an award in Operations for “Dual Broom Tractor.” (Photo provided by the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County)
KPS Board of Education moves onto next phase in superintendent search
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education is moving into the next phase of its search for its next superintendent. Board members plan to review the applications of thos...
Apr 10, 2023 Kalamazoo Central High School - Google Street View
Saugatuck Brewing Company opens in downtown Kalamazoo at former site of Olde Peninsula
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is the opening day for a new brew pub in downtown Kalamazoo. Saugatuck Brewing Company-Kalamazoo is holding a press conference and ribbon cutting beginning at 11:30 ...
Apr 10, 2023 (courtesy Saugatuck Brewing Company-Kalamazoo)
South Union Street Bridge project scheduled to start Monday in BC
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Contractors for the City of Battle Creek are scheduled to begin work on the South Union Street bridge rehabilitation project Monday. The project will include the replace...
Apr 10, 2023 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Multiple agencies team up to detain, and arrest suspect for breaking and entering
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies along with multiple other agencies worked together to detain, and arrest a Battle Creek man on Saturday, April 8 for breaking and ent...
Apr 09, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo College natatorium garners national recognition for environmental design
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo College and TowerPinkster, an architecture, engineering and interior design firm, are celebrating the victory of their combined effort that resulted in LEED cert...
Apr 09, 2023 Photo provided by Kalamazoo College.
Motorist fails to yield to right-of-way causing crash injuring driver and passenger
VOLINIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people were injured after one driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic in Cass County on Friday, April 7. The two-vehicle crash happened just before noon at ...
Apr 09, 2023 Cass County Sheriff Cruiser. (Photo by John McNeill).
Four Southwest MI businesses to benefit from Match on Main program grants
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Four Southwest Michigan businesses were each awarded a $25,000 in grant through the Match on Main program. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development...
Apr 09, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
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