Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Hastings arsonist sentenced in October structure fire case
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man from Hastings accused in an arson case was sentenced to prison on Wednesday, according to a report from WOOD TV. Previously, the Barry County Prosecutor's Office issu...
May 12, 2021 Best Law
WMed, AAMC partnering to host Student-Athlete Healthcare Career Conference
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Office of Diversity and Inclusiveness at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is partnering with the Association of American Medic...
May 12, 2021 Western Michigan University (photo by John McNeil)
Bronson will host vaccine clinic for 12 to 17-year-olds this Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare is expanding scheduling for COVID-19 Pfizer vaccinations to include 12 to 15-year-olds, and will be hosting a vaccination clinic specifically for those ...
May 12, 2021 Bronson Battle Creek (Photo by John McNeil)
EPA - PCB cleanup planning continues on Kalamazoo River near Trowbridge Dam
TROWBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that activities to remove PCB contaminated soil and sediment along the Kalamazoo River are co...
May 12, 2021 Trowbridge Township cleanup site. (Photo courtesy of Paul Ruesch and EPA).
Update: Marshall Public Schools confuse parents with unexpected virtual learning announcement
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- According to a report published by WOOD TV Wednesday afternoon, the reason so many bus drivers are out in Marshall is due to COVID-19 exposure. Superintendent Randy Davis ...
May 12, 2021 Marshall Public Schools logo
UPDATE: Deadly crash in Kalamazoo on KL Ave. involved bicyclist, victim ID'd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: Wednesday afternoon, the Michigan State Police (MSP) released an update into an early-morning crash that involved the death of a cyclist in Kalamazoo. Around 5:54...
May 12, 2021 This crash occurred in Kalamazoo on 5/12/21. (Photo courtesy Michigan State Police).
UPDATE: Former Sturgis police chief sentenced in drunk driving crash
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former Sturgis Chief of Police who was previously charged in a drunk driving crash has been sentenced, according to a report from WOOD TV Wednesday. Previously, former p...
May 12, 2021 Geoffrey Smith (Photo courtesy of the city of Sturgis via sturgismi.gov/police)
United Way will issue second round of small business grant money
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo region has announced a second round of grants aimed at assisting small businesses during the pandemic. The Kalamazoo Micro-...
May 12, 2021
Portage delivery driver killed after veering off roadway in St. Joseph County
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- St. Joseph County authorities are investigating a fatal car accident Tuesday afternoon that left a Portage man dead. Sheriff's Deputies were called to the 52000 Block...
May 12, 2021
Person struck and killed by train near downtown Kalamazoo late Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Authorities say a person was struck and killed by a train late Tuesday night just east of downtown Kalamazoo. Officers were called to an area of tracks near E. Michigan A...
May 12, 2021 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
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