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Snow, ice, and gusty winds continue to cause problems around the region
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After heavy rains late Sunday that caused the flooding of some streets in Kalamazoo, strong winds and falling snow led to dangerous driving conditions Monday morning, with...
Dec 29, 2025 OlafNaami / Depositphotos.com
Semi-tractor trailer runs off the I-196 overpass and bursts into flames, driver escapes wreck
SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Northbound I-196 near Saugatuck remains closed this afternoon after a semi-tractor trailer ran off the overpass and burst into flames Monday morning. The Allegan ...
Dec 29, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Safety making sure homeless are okay in the cold
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It may have been a mild Christmas, but it's looking like it will be a white New Year with a lot of cold weather still ahead. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says...
Dec 29, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Winter weather returning with a vengence early this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Winter weather is making a definitive return to Kalamazoo County and the rest of Michigan as a powerful storm system, dubbed Winter Storm Ezra, sweeps across the Great Lak...
Dec 28, 2025 Weather changes in the future of West Michigan over the next few days (Courtesy AAA Michigan)
Former Allegan Co. Sheriff, Hamilton Fire Chief killed
HEATH TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 28, 2025) - A point of emphasis among authorities this holiday season is motorists being aware of first responders and other emergency personnel at the scene of crashe...
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Michigan State Police say bicyclist hit, killed near Plainwell
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO/WHTC, Dec. 26, 2025) - More details have been disclosed involving a bicyclist who was hit and killed by a vehicle on Thursday night north of Plainwell. In a statement released on F...
Dec 26, 2025 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Blue Dolphin serves free Christmas meals for 48th year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Blue Dolphin restaurant spent Christmas providing a free meal for anyone who needed one for the 48th straight year. The tradition began in the late 1970s and t...
Dec 26, 2025
Winter Weather Advisory issued, freezing rain expected
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Freezing rain early Friday is expected to lead to difficult driving conditions across the region. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 5:00 a.m...
Dec 25, 2025
One dead in Christmas Eve two car crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead and two others injured after a crash in Kalamazoo Wednesday afternoon. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a report of a t-bone ...
Dec 25, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Bronson Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare reach new contract agreement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare patients covered by UnitedHealthcare are breathing a sigh of relief after healthcare officials announced Tuesday all Bronson hospitals, outpatient locat...
Dec 23, 2025
