Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Portage Road and Sprinkle Road ramp reopen as I-94 project progresses into winter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Road at I-94 and the southbound Sprinkle Road ramp to westbound I-94 have reopened. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will continue work on the $87...
Nov 23, 2022
AAA activates 'Tow to Go' for Thanksgiving holiday weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- AAA is working to keep impaired drivers off the road during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program, providing transporta...
Nov 23, 2022
MDOT to pause I-69 rebuild in Calhoun and Eaton Counties for winter
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has paused work on the three-year, $210 million project to rebuild I-69 from Marshall, Calhoun County, to Charlotte,...
Nov 23, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Gilmore Car Museum's Winter Wonderland back for second year
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Gilmore Car Museum is planning on a second year of a holiday celebration. The 2nd annual "Winter Wonderland at the Gilmore Car Museum" is set to kick off on Fri...
Nov 23, 2022
Allegan County community partners release community health plan
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A coalition of several area agencies have developed a plan for a Allegan County Community Health assessment. Involved in the plan's development were Ascension Borges...
Nov 23, 2022 Allegan Co health Dept. Logo. (courtesy of Allegan County)
AUDIO: Homicides in the city of Kalamazoo down nearly 40% since July
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There is good news about crime and gun violence in the City of Kalamazoo, especially crimes being committed by teens. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's Deputy Chief...
Nov 23, 2022 This chart shows that gun violence this year spiked this summer and has dropped dramatically since.
Consumers Energy to provide free $10 Downtown Dollars gift certificates in Kalamazoo on Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Small Business Saturday is an annual American holiday that celebrates local entrepreneurs and encourages shoppers to buy from small businesses in their area. And Consumer...
Nov 22, 2022
Portage Central Football Stadium to be renamed McCamley-Knight Stadium
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage Public Schools Board of Education on Monday, November 21, approved the renaming of Portage Central High School's McCamley Field to McCamley-Knight Field to hono...
Nov 22, 2022 McCamley Field will become McCamley-Knight Stadium by the next football season. (Photo provided by Portage Public Schools)
Wayne State University remembers Kalamazoo native Sergeant Collin Rose with honor chair
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wayne State University is honoring Kalamazoo native Sergeant Collin Rose who was killed in the line of duty six years ago on November 22. The university is remembering Ro...
Nov 22, 2022 Photo provided by Wayne State University.
Injuries reported in 2 vehicle crash in Cass County
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to a two vehicle crash with injuries on Tuesday, November 22. Sheriff Richard Behnke reports that it happened on M-60 ...
Nov 22, 2022
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