Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo youth get their chance to offer input at "Imagine Your Neighborhood" Youth Engagement Summit this Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo will host an all-day "Imagine Your Neighborhood" Youth Engagement Summit this Saturday, August 20. City officials say the event will create a space f...
Aug 15, 2022 City of Kalamazoo logo
One hospitalized after two-vehicle crash in Cass County
CALVIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County Sheriff's deputies were called around 7:53 p.m. Saturday, August 13, to investigate a personal injury crash on Union Road near Center Street in Calvin T...
Aug 14, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Fatal crash causes major backup on NB US-131: At fault driver apprehended
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A fatal two-vehicle crash closed a section of northbound US-131 for several hours early Sunday morning, August 14. According to The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, it ...
Aug 14, 2022
Cass County woman arrested for killing boyfriend and then putting him into trash container
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Cass County woman was sentenced to 20 to 50 years in prison for killing her boyfriend and then throwing his body into a trash receptacle. WWMT reported that the crime...
Aug 14, 2022 Best Law
KDPS searching for robbery suspect who fired shots at 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 14, 2022 Photo from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Bicyclist killed after being struck head-on by a car in Allegan County Friday morning
PULLMAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bicyclist was killed Friday morning in Allegan County's Lee Township, after being struck head-on by a car that crossed the centerline. Around 10:15 a.m. first responders w...
Aug 12, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Bus safety carnival to be held in Vicksburg this Thursday
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Vicksburg Community Schools is hosting a bus safety carnival this Thursday, August 18 The event runs from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Vicksburg Administration Building lawn...
Aug 12, 2022 Bill McChesney / CC
Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence updates to presented in August, September, and October
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has announced a series of presentations to update the public on programs and projects funded by the Foundation for Excellence (FFE). City staff and p...
Aug 12, 2022 Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence logo
Road detours in Kalamazoo area begin next week for natural gas line improvements
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Next week, Consumers Energy will begin working to upgrade and modernize their natural gas system in the Kalamazoo area. As a result, there will two separate road closures ...
Aug 12, 2022
South Haven celebrates blueberries all weekend
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Blueberry Festival is underway through Sunday in South Haven. Blueberry Central Market is located at the Huron Street Pavilion, with fresh blueberries, blue...
Aug 12, 2022 National Blueberry Festival graphic (courtesy of National Blueberry Festival)
