Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Today is last day on job for Portage Public Schools superintendent
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today will be the last official day on the job for Portage Public Schools superintendent Mark Bielang after a dozen years in the post. He is retiring and told the Portage ci...
Jun 30, 2025 Portage Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bielang (courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Two injured in Allegan County UTV accident Saturday night
CLYDE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A single-vehicle crash involving a utility terrain vehicle southeast of Fennville Saturday night hospitalized its two occupants. The crash happened around 10:20 p.m. ...
Jun 29, 2025
Kalamazoo teen injured in overnight shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An early morning shooting Saturday injured a Kalamazoo teen. At 1:33 a.m., officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to Bronson Hospital after a 15...
Jun 28, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Over 11,000 without power, equipment failure blamed
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Equipment failure is being blamed as the cause of an outage that has left over 11,000 Consumer Energy customers without power Saturday morning. There are no details...
Jun 28, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County murder suspect arrested in California
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says a man wanted in connection to a shooting death earlier this month in Pennfield Township has been arrested in California. Kyle M...
Jun 27, 2025 wmfawmfa
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office investigates domestic assault and shooting incident in Marengo Township
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - On Thursday, at approximately 1:15 p.m., deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) responded to the 23000 block of West Michigan Avenue in Marengo Township f...
Jun 27, 2025
Man arrested for domestic assault, firing shots in Marengo Township
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 45-year-old Marengo Township man is in the Calhoun County Jail on a charge of assault with intent to cause great bodily harm less than murder. He was arrested in ...
Jun 27, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Branch County man convicted of sexually assaulting minor in 2016
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 55-year-old Branch County man has been found guilty by a jury of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual co...
Jun 27, 2025 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo Public Safety K-9 retires
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says K-9 officer Echo has retired. He served for nearly seven years before his last day a week ago. Echo responded to 638 calls f...
Jun 27, 2025
WMU president reflects on past eight years at helm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University president Edward Montgomery is retiring next week after spending the last eight years leading the university. Montgomery says he enjoyed his ti...
Jun 27, 2025 Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery (courtesy WMU)
