Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Holtec plans Wednesday open house on Palisades reopening
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - Weather permitting, supporters and opponents of nuclear power will converge in Benton Harbor on Wednesday evening (Dec. 4, 2024). Officials of Holtec International will...
Dec 04, 2024
UPDATE: Four injured in shooting near Little Caesars Pizza on West Main Tuesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says four people were injured in a shooting in Kalamazoo Tuesday, police say. KDPS says the victims' injuries are not believed to ...
Dec 03, 2024
Bridge north of Athens to be closed on January 6 and fully replaced
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A bridge just north of Athens will be closed for eight months starting on January 6, 2025. The bridge on S Drive South over Pine Creek will be fully replaced. Detour r...
Dec 03, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Government
Sewage overflow at Oshtemo Township apartment complex
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Oshtemo Township sewage overflow this week has Kalamazoo health officials monitoring the area. It happened Monday morning at Canterbury House Apartments on Drago...
Dec 03, 2024
Deadly crash under investigation in St. Joseph County
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 29-year-old man on several felony charges after a deadly crash Monday in Sherman Township. Deputies say the Vi...
Dec 03, 2024 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: WMU, KCC launching EV, semiconductor program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University and Kellogg Community College are teaming up to help train people for high-tech jobs with new training programs for electric vehicle and semico...
Dec 03, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Comstock Township board rejects motion to limit access to township attorney
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new members of the Comstock Township board of trustees have rejected a motion that would have limited who has access to the township attorney. New Supervisor B...
Dec 03, 2024 (courtesy Comstock Township)
AUDIO: 241 apartments possible for West Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has given initial approval for a brownfield redevelopment plan for 241 new apartment units off of Michigan Avenue just west of the Western Michigan U...
Dec 03, 2024 Kalamazoo City Hall in winter. (Photo by John McNeil)
Man convicted of sexually assaulting girl in 2005 in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 39-year-old man has been convicted of two charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a then-14-year-old girl in 2005. Shawn Hopkins was charged in Fe...
Dec 03, 2024
AUDIO: Homicides down 57% in Kalamazoo this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has seen a sharp decline in homicides this year, and city officials hope it will continue to drop now that a full court press is in place to prevent gun violence...
Dec 03, 2024
