Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Southbound Portage Road ramp to westbound I-94 closing Monday, February 27
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The ramp from southbound Portage Road to westbound I-94 will be closed starting Monday, February 27, through Thursday, April 13, while crews rebuild the ramp and westboun...
Feb 23, 2023 Portage Road Ramp. (Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation)
Urban Alliance welcomes Bautista as it's next executive director
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Urban Alliance has selected Terra Bautista to fill its Executive Director role. According to a news release from the organization, Bautista has served on the organization...
Feb 23, 2023
St. Joseph County resident victim of jail bond scam
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A popular jail bond scam is making the rounds once again with a resident of St. Joseph County becoming a victim. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Offi...
Feb 23, 2023 Alachua County / CC
Suspect in two 2013 sexual assaults pleads guilty after Kalamazoo SAKI investigations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A suspect in two Kalamazoo County sexual assaults had pled guilty following Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative investigations. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel'...
Feb 23, 2023 Best Law
City of Kalamazoo says all available crews are working on ice storm clean-up
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo said it's continuing to respond to reports of downed trees and power lines following the storm that passed through Wednesday night, and all availabl...
Feb 23, 2023 Jon Evans / CC
Final year of MDOT's I-69 project in Calhoun and Eaton Counties starts Monday
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Some would say there are two seasons in Michigan, winter and construction. It's time for the orange barrels to reappear. The final year of the Michigan Department of T...
Feb 23, 2023 Courtesy of MDOT
Calhoun Road Commission says portion of C Drive North to be closed for BlueOval Battery Park
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Road Commission has announced that C Drive North will be closed to the public from one half mile west of 15 Mile Road to just east of 13315 C Drive ...
Feb 23, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Road Commission
AUDIO: More study needed for Kalamazoo County Road Commission proposal say board members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A controversial proposal to change how Kalamazoo County Road Commissioners are appointed has been put on hold until County Staff can take a deep dive into the issue. The ...
Feb 23, 2023 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo
Thousands without power after ice storm hits Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A winter storm that brought freezing rain, sleet, and snow has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses around the state. As of 4:00 a.m. Thursday, more than...
Feb 23, 2023 lina smith / CC
Paw Paw volunteer firefighter dies after responding to downed power line
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Paw Paw Fire Department volunteer firefighter is dead after an incident involving a downed power line. It happened Wednesday night in the 42,000 block of 30th Street in Al...
Feb 23, 2023 Paw Paw Fire Department patch (courtesy Paw Paw Fire Department)
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