Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Two major road projects continue in Kalamazoo area
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two major road projects will affect travelers beginning Monday. Westbound Parkview will close between Oakland Dr. and Greenleaf, as construction to replace water mains and ...
May 15, 2022
Upton looking into answers on why shutdown of Sturgis Abbott Nutrition facility has lasted so long
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan Congressman Fred Upton is seeking answers on why it took so long to inspect and return to production a baby formula factory in Sturgis. The shutdown o...
May 14, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Kalamazoo man shot in the back overnight, KDPS still seeking suspect
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An early Saturday morning shooting has left a 52-year-old Kalamazoo man with non-life threatening injuries. Around 1:40 a.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers...
May 14, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Battle Creek city crews to investigate sinkhole at Knapp and Capital
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Beginning Tuesday, May 17, Battle Creek city crews will be shutting down sections of Knapp Drive and Minges Road to investigate an ongoing sinkhole. The city will clos...
May 13, 2022 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Outdoor public events season kicks off in Kalamazoo with Mallmart & Zoo Flea Vintage and Handmade Marketplace
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- - Vintage in the Zoo and Kalamazoo Valley Community College have partnered to kick off the outdoor events season with Mallmart & Zoo Flea Vintage and Handmade Marketp...
May 13, 2022
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair returns in June after two-year break
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After a two-year virtual experience due to the pandemic, the 71st annual Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair, the second-longest-running arts fair in the country, returns to...
May 13, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.
Free hepatitis testing and vaccines at Allegan County Health Department
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In observation of National Hepatitis Awareness Month this May, the Allegan County Health Department is offering a free walk-in clinic for Hepatitis A vaccinations and testi...
May 13, 2022
Larry J Bell Library Foundation to take over former Food Dance building in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former home of the Food Dance restaurant in Kalamazoo has a new owner with a familiar name. The Larry J Bell Library Foundation has announced plans to purchase the bui...
May 13, 2022 Bell's Brewery founder and President Larry Bell (courtesy of Bell's Brewery)
Kalamazoo students hold their own in world championship robotics competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo recently sent a team to the IFT World Championship robotics competition. The 13-member Zoobotics squad from Linden Grove Middle School traveled to Houston to co...
May 13, 2022
Annual Portage photo contest submission deadline fast approaching
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The submission deadline for the Annual Portage Parks & Recreation Photo Contest is Friday, June 3. Every year, Portage Parks & Recreation collaborates with the Arts...
May 12, 2022
