Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Portage Road and I-94 ramp closures for bridge beam setting November 1 - 6
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is getting ready to set some bridge beams at the intersection of I-94 and Portage Road in Kalamazoo beginning in November. To fa...
Oct 28, 2022 I-94 Portage Rd. exit sign - Google Street View
Kalamazoo Public Schools making progress in academic recovery from the pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education Thursday night got an update on efforts to help students recover academically from the pandemic, and learned they will soon...
Oct 28, 2022 (courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Vehicle crashes into BC home, two occupants pronounced dead at the scene
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons were pronounced dead at the scene Thursday evening when the vehicle they were in crashed into a house in the area of North Washington Avenue and Parkway Driv...
Oct 28, 2022 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Jobless rates down, employment numbers up in Calhoun, Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties in September
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Data released on Thursday, October 27 by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget indicated that 79 counties showed unemployment rate reductions betwe...
Oct 27, 2022 The Kalamazoo County Hazardous Materials Response Team (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Hazardous Materials Response Team)
City of Kalamazoo implements traffic safety measures near WMU campus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Students at Western Michigan University concerned about pedestrian safety may breathe a little easier, thanks to collaboration between the City of Kalamazoo and the Unive...
Oct 27, 2022 FotoGuy 49057 / CC
Possible prison time for Portage man police say attacked FedEx driver
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Portage man is possibly facing prison time after charges were authorized Thursday, October 27 in connection to an attack on a Federal Express driver, according to the Por...
Oct 27, 2022 Best Law
Barry County accident kills one, injures three
HASTINGS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Police continue to investigate an accident late Wednesday night that killed a Hastings area teen. Troopers from the Wayland Post were called to the area o...
Oct 27, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Alleged threat leads to Marshall student being taken into custody
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A student from the Marshall School District was taken into custody Tuesday after a police investigation into an alleged school threat. The Marshall Police Department did not...
Oct 27, 2022 Courtesy Marshall Police Department Facebook page
One dead in Cass County crash Wednesday morning
MASON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead after a car turned in front of semi tractor trailer Wednesday morning in Cass County's Mason Township. The crash occurred on Old M-205 at Autumn Dr...
Oct 27, 2022 The crash occurred on Old M-205 at Autumn Drive in Cass County Oct. 26, 2022 (courtesy of the Cass Co Sheriff's Office)
Avelo Airlines starts direct flights to Orlando from Kalamzoo/Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- West Michiganders hoping to spend some time in Florida this winter will have a new way to get there, for a bargain. Avelo Airlines, an Ultra low cost carrier launched it'...
Oct 27, 2022 (photo credit: John McNeill)
