Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Group to present plan for improving downtown Kalamazoo Wednesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A small platoon of architects, urban planners, engineers, and students from the University of Notre Dame have had downtown Kalamazoo under a microscope for the last three ...
Aug 16, 2022 Undeveloped properties are highlighted in downtown Kalamazoo are shown in red, along with an aerial view of the downtown taken in the 1940's (provided by the University of Notre Dame Center for Housing and Community Development)
Kalamazoo City Commissioners approve additional American Rescue Plan Act payouts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners have approved mid-year budget adjustments to continue the American Rescue Plan Act funding they launched last year. City Hall's Chief Financia...
Aug 16, 2022 American Rescue Plan Act graphic
Sergeant Ryan J. Proxmire remembered one year after dying in the line of duty
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The families of the late Sgt. Ryan J. Proxmire released a statement on Monday, August 15, in remembrance of his death on August 15, 2021. Proxmire, a father of four, was ...
Aug 15, 2022 Fallen Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Sgt. Ryan Proxmire
MSP releases man wrongly charged with deadly crash: Suspected driver still at large
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police have released a man arrested in connection to a deadly crash in Van Buren County after discovering he was not the at-fault driver. After additiona...
Aug 15, 2022 Michigan State Police - File photo
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office investigating early Monday morning crash on I-94
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A portion of I-94 near Kalamazoo closed earlier Monday morning due to a crash involving two cars and a semi-truck. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says the crash ha...
Aug 15, 2022 Photo from Comstock Township Department of Fire and Rescue.
Boil water advisory issued for portion of Oakland Drive in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A hydrant was hit at 5603 Oakland Drive on Sunday, August 14. A section of water main was depressurized so repairs could be made. Affected customers from 5603 to 5811 Oakla...
Aug 15, 2022 Image from the City of Portage Department of Transportation and Utilities.
Kalamazoo County Commissioners may finally decide how to spend American Rescue Plan funding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners may finally decide how to spend millions in American Rescue Plan funding meant to heal wounds left by the pandemic. The first subcommittee ...
Aug 15, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting Feb. 1, 2022 (courtesy of John McNeill)
State average gas prices below $4.00 per gallon
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Average gas prices in Michigan are now below $4.00 a gallon. AAA reported that the price per gallon went down 9 cents from a week ago, which means that Michigan drivers are...
Aug 15, 2022
Additional details released on armed robbery suspect who shot at KDPS officers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are searching for the suspect who fired shots at them while they were responding to an armed robbery. Officers first responde...
Aug 15, 2022 Images provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Michigan State Police sponsoring "Stuff A Blue Goose" drives to benefit local schools
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Police Paw Paw, Marshall, and Wayland posts are partnering with various schools in Van Buren, St. Joseph, and Allegan counties to supply back-to-school su...
Aug 15, 2022 (courtesy of Michigan State Police)
