Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Missing 33-year-old Ohio man presumed drowned in Lake Michigan positively identified
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Divers from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department have located the body of a man on Thursday, July 14, who drowned while trying to save a young boy in Lake Michigan i...
Jerry Malec Jul 14, 2022 First responders conduct a search and rescue at North Beach in South Haven July 13, 2022 (courtesy of South Haven Emergency Services)

Upton, Cicilline bipartisan Active Shooter Alert Act Bill approved by House
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Representative Fred Upton of St. Joseph on Thursday, July 14, welcomed House approval of the Active Shooter Alert Act. The Republican lawmaker from Michigan spons...
Jerry Malec Jul 14, 2022

Michigan joins nationwide implementation of 988 crisis line for those experiencing mental health crisis
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michiganders in crisis now have an easy-to-remember three-digit number to call for help - 988. Michigan has joined the nation in transitioning to the 988-dialing code, whic...
Jerry Malec Jul 14, 2022

A deadly evening on Lake Michigan as three drown and one is missing
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After Lake Michigan conditions deteriorated rapidly late Wednesday, at least three people drowned and a fourth is missing. The first drowning happened around 7:30 p.m. a...
Ken Delaney Jul 14, 2022 First responders conduct a search and rescue at North Beach in South Haven July 13, 2022 (courtesy of South Haven Emergency Services)

Portage road work; Romence Road reconstruction, Angling Road to Oakland Drive
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Beginning Friday, July 15 at 8 a.m., Romence Road from Angling Road to Oakland Drive will be closed to westbound traffic only to allow for milling and paving operations. Th...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2022

Parkwyn Village added to the National Register of Historic Places
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Parkwyn Village Neighborhood is now on the National Register of Historic Places, in time for the 75 th anniversary of the neighborhood. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2022

Water shut off and road closure on Capital Avenue SW on July 14
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City crews will be replacing broken water valves, which will require temporary water shutoffs and a road closure beginning Thursday, July 14. This will require tempora...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2022

Speed believed to be a factor in motorcycle vs. minivan crash in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an accident where a motorcyclist crashed with a minivan around 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, in the 6600 block of West ...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil)

Albion College's Whitehouse Nature Center reopened after no evidence of an alligator found
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Albion College reopened it's Whitehouse Nature Center on Wednesday, July 13, following several days investigating alligator sightings in the Kalamazoo River. School official...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2022 Photo from Albion College's Whitehouse Nature Center's Facebook page.

$2M from state budget to rebuild downtown Allegan
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Allegan is set to get a $2 million dollar boost in it's efforts to rebuild the downtown area. That money is coming in the state's budget for next year. Both State Senator A...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2022 Image from the City of Allegan Facebook page.




