Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Calkins Bridge dam in Allegan County part of statewide study by Consumers Energy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- (Correction of article written and published on Monday, December 19: First mentioned Morrow dam in Kalamazoo County in Comstock Township, which is not owned by Consumers ...
Dec 19, 2022
Gas prices in Michigan at new low for 2022
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's gas prices are hitting a new low for the year just before drivers hit the road for the holidays. AAA of Michigan reports that prices are down 17 cents from a we...
Dec 19, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Former KPS superintendent gets $225,000 buyout as part of her resignation agreement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The sudden resignation of Kalamazoo Schools Superintendent Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri has left staff and some board members unhappy with the district and the Board of Education...
Dec 19, 2022
City officials say it will take time and money to eliminate stink from Kalamazoo's wastewater treatment plant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Tonight Kalamazoo City Commissioners will get their quarterly update on efforts to end the city's "big stink", a pervasive odor that comes from the city's wastewater treatm...
Dec 19, 2022 City of Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
No injuries in Sunday afternoon house fire in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one was injured in a house fire in the 3000 block of Alpine Street in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of ...
Dec 19, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Man killed dies after crashing into tree while passing another vehicle near Galesburg
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 61-year-old man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a tree near Galesburg Sunday afternoon. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says it happened around 5:30 p.m. i...
Dec 19, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Discover Kalamazoo Partnership awards and 2023 board and advisory council appointments announced at annual meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It was a busy but productive annual meeting for Discovery Kalamazoo last week on Wednesday, December 14. The gathering which took place at Bell's Eccentric Cafe in Downto...
Dec 18, 2022
Kalamazoo & Portage ranked in nation's most arts-vibrant communities
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The cities of Kalamazoo and Portage have made the list of the nation's top 40 Most Arts-Vibrant Communities of 2022. The announcement was made on Friday, December 18 by t...
Dec 18, 2022 Photo from culturaldata.org
One injured following 2-vehicle crash in Cass County
MILTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff is reporting one injury from a two-vehicle crash that his deputies responded to at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 17. It hap...
Dec 18, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo announces 2023 Art Hop Dates
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (ACGK) has released the dates for Art Hop in 2023. Art Hop will take place the first Friday of every other month starting in March 2...
Dec 18, 2022 Art Hop logo. (Image courtesy Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo).
