Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Angling Road reopens with upgraded culverts and repaved roadway
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Angling Road from Merryview Drive to Oakland Drive has reopened to thru traffic following a project to replace two large culverts and repave the roadway. City of Kalamazoo...
Nov 04, 2022 Road closed sign
BC Police ask residents to lock their cars following recent number of thefts
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police issued a statement on Friday which asked residents to lock up their cars and don't leave any valuable items in them. It came after police noticed a s...
Nov 04, 2022
Suspicious death of Kalamazoo man near South Haven
GENEVA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 33-year-old Kalamazoo man near South Haven. His body was found by a man who was trying to find g...
Nov 04, 2022 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office logo
Local health department urges caution with rise of RSV cases in children recently
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The rising number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases within the last month has prompted the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department to urge those...
Nov 04, 2022 Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department logo
Kalamazoo County to purchase property for $1.15 million that WMU received for free
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University is getting an impressive return for a piece of downtown real estate. The address in question sounds more prestigious than it is. It's at the co...
Nov 04, 2022 An aerial photo of the property with the existing funeral home, which Kalamazoo County has agreed to demolish. (courtesy Kalamazoo County GIS)
Annual Adoption Day held for eleven children to find permanent homes in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In Kalamazoo County, more than 500 children are waiting for their permanent, loving home to call their own each year. Eleven of those children saw their dream come true Th...
Nov 03, 2022 (courtesy National Adoption Day)
Former Vice President Pence to attend Huizenga campaign rally Friday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Portage tomorrow to campaign for Congressman Bill Huizenga. The two will be at Traveler's Cafe and Pub on Portage Road near I-9...
Nov 03, 2022 (courtesy Huizenga for Congress)
Travel Advisory: EB I-94 ramp to Portage Road to be closed next week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As the rebuild of I-94 in the Kalamazoo and Portage area continues, the Michigan Department of Transportation says the ramp from eastbound I-94 to Portage Road will be close...
Nov 03, 2022 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Six-month-old killed in two vehicle crash in St. Joseph County's Mendon Township
MENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A six-month-old boy is dead after the vehicle he was riding in was struck from behind by a suspected drunk driver in St. Joseph County Tuesday morning. Just before 7...
Nov 03, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
BC City Commission approves longer hours for marijuana provisioning centers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Marijuana provisioning centers in the City of Battle Creek can stay open until midnight following action on Tuesday night by the Battle Creek City Commission as they vot...
Nov 03, 2022 Tomas de Aquino / CC
