Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
MDOT invites public comment on the draft Five-Year Transportation Program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The State Transportation Commission approved posting the MDOT draft 2023-2027 Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP) and interactive map to the MDOT website for public com...
Jul 29, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Local fruit growers set to collaborate at Van Buren Conservation District MAEAP Fruit Field Day
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD) is set to hold a Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance (MAEAP) Fruit Field Day for fruit growers. The event is scheduled fo...
Jul 29, 2022
Battle Creek City Hall open extra hours leading up to August 2 election
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek City Hall will be open extra hours this week, leading up the primary election on Tuesday, August 2. Open at City Hall regular hours until 5 p.m. Friday, J...
Jul 29, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Road closure Capital Avenue S.W. and Minges Road for water valve replacement beginning Friday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek city crews are set to replace broken water valves, which will require temporary water shutoffs and a road closure beginning Friday, July 29, from 10 p.m. ...
Jul 28, 2022
Avelo Air to provide non-stop service from Kalamazoo to Orlando
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's some exiting news for those in Southwest Michigan who've may have been a bit hesitant to travel by air recently, along with those who've been restricted due to co...
Jul 28, 2022 Photo provided by AveloAir.com
South Haven man dies in hospital after being upside down in vehicle and submerged in water during crash
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A South Haven man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Allegan County on Thursday, July 28. Authorities say 76-year-old Thomas Tamandl was found 9:30 a.m. in his...
Jul 28, 2022
Man arrested after assaulting son and threatening him with a firearm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man early Thursday morning, July 28, for felonious assault with a firearm. Kalamazoo County Dispatch received a call around...
Jul 28, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
Two armed robberies within minutes of each other in Osthemo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office responded to two armed robberies in Osthemo Township early Thursday morning, July 28. The first incident occurred around 2:48 a.m. a...
Jul 28, 2022
Marshall man found dead, police and medical examiner's office investigating
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - The Marshall Police Department says a local man who was reported as missing Thursday morning has been found dead. Police say they found 36-year-old Michael Treciak of Marshall de...
Jul 28, 2022 Courtesy Marshall Police Department Facebook page
Public input sessions begin tonight for Kalamazoo's "Streets for All" project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has already begun their "Streets for All" project to reshape how traffic of all kinds flows through the downtown. The public participation component ...
Jul 28, 2022 Kalamazoo Avenue at Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of imaginekalamazoo.com)
