1 dead, 2 injured in Van Buren County crash
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI – A 96-year-old Mattawan-area man died Tuesday, Jan. 28, in a three-vehicle crash. His name has not been released. The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on 58th Avenue at County Road 657 in Antwerp Township, Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies said. The...
Calhoun County solar project expected to power 69,0000 homes
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Another major solar project is underway in Calhoun County. Consumers Energy and Hecate Energy announced Wednesday that initial site work has begun on the 360-megawatt Sunfish Solar 2 project in Lee Township, with completion scheduled for the...
Bridge Workers Beat Homeless Man to Death With Sledgehammers
A couple of Michigan construction workers did the unthinkable to a homeless man and beat him to death with sledgehammers after a night of drinking. Construction Workers Beat Homeless Man to Death With Sledgehammers. Society often turns its back on the homeless, but two Michigan...
If ICE arrives at Kalamazoo schools, the district has a planned response
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Immigration Customs Enforcement officers will be stopped at front doors if they show up to Kalamazoo schools. Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Darrin Slade told parents how the district would respond to ICE agents at a Tuesday, Jan. 29 meeting to discuss...
New homeless shelter planned in Kalamazoo: 5 things to know
See more on when the new Kalamazoo County family homeless shelter will open and where it'll be.
New Planet Fitness Location Coming to Kalamazoo
UPDATE: A new Planet Fitness location will soon open on the Northeast side of Kalamazoo. If you live in Portage or near the Western Michigan University campus in Kalamazoo, you have lots of gyms to choose from. If you live on the East side of Kalamazoo, you don't have a large...
This Kalamazoo School Takes Humorous Approach To Snow Day Announcements
Few things are more exciting as a kid than waking up to find out you have a snow day. Learning you had a snow day used to consist of me sitting in front of the TV all morning hoping and praying that my school would show up at the bottom of the screen. The anticipation was real.
Kalamazoo Public Schools propose weapon detectors to boost security in high schools
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — To beef up security measures in Kalamazoo Public Schools high schools and eventually middle schools as well, KPS proposed an extra layer of security. It is Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade’s idea. Wanting public feedback from concerned parents, school, faculty...
AUDIO: Women who built Gibson guitars in Kalamazoo in World War II celebrated tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The women who stepped up during World War Two and made guitars at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo will be celebrated tonight at Bell’s Eccentric Café. John Thomas wrote a book, “Kalamazoo Gals,” about them after finding a photograph. Thomas...
Deputies: 96-year-old man dies in crash near Mattawan
ANTWERP TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A crash at an intersection near Mattawan Tuesday afternoon left one man dead and two people injured, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office. It happened around 3:15 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 657 and 58th Avenue in...