Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

No winners in Powerball Jackpot; 1 billion now up for grabs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot on Saturday evening, October 29, but two Michigan Lottery players are $1 million richer after the drawing. The t...
Jerry Malec Oct 30, 2022 meesh / CC

Battle Creek Police identify woman murdered on W. Fountain Street on October 23
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police have released the name of a woman found murdered a week ago on Saturday, October 22. Authorities say 81-year-old Betty Smith was found to have suff...
Jerry Malec Oct 30, 2022

Motorcyclist killed in crash with car hauler in Calhoun County
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police Marshall post troopers are investigating a fatal traffic crash involving a motorcyclist versus a car hauler on Michigan Avenue near 13 Mile Road on S...
Jerry Malec Oct 30, 2022 Photo provided by the Michigan State Police, Marshall Post.

Who controls the heat in your house? Indiana-Michigan Power has some answers
FORT WAYNE, IN (WKZO AM/FM) -- Indiana-Michigan Power held a "Thermostat Rumble" recently to answer burning questions about who controls the thermostat in area homes. According to the results, 52% of ...
Jerry Malec Oct 28, 2022

Vinyl lovers rejoice! South Bend Record Show on Sunday, October 30
SOUTH BEND, IN (WKZO AM/FM) -- The South Bend Record Show is set for Sunday, October 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's set to take place at the Gillespie Conference Center at Hilton Garden Inn in South ...
Jerry Malec Oct 28, 2022

KDPS set to join Southwest MI law enforcement agencies in hosting Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police are getting ready to host Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Week which is set to run from Saturday, October 29 up through Friday, November 4, and some S...
Jerry Malec Oct 28, 2022 Kalamazoo Avenue at Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of imaginekalamazoo.com)

West Michigan doctor urging families to be cautions of RSV
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) --Pediatric doctor Andrea Hadley at the Helon DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids is urging families in West Michigan to be cautious when their child is sick, because ...
Jerry Malec Oct 28, 2022 John Eisenschenk / CC

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...
Jerry Malec 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...
Ken Delaney 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...
Jim Measel Oct 28, 2022 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).




