Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Two injured in early morning shooting, KDPS seeking suspects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is looking for help in identifying two suspects involved in a shooting early Wednesday morning that left two individuals injured....
Nov 27, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
DNA testing leads to conviction of Kalamazoo man for 2005 sexual assault
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, with the conviction coming 19 years after the assault. 39-year-old Shawn Darnell Robinson ...
Nov 27, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Calhoun Circuit Court finalizes two adoptions Michigan's Adoption Day
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - As part of a Michigan's Adoption Day, the Calhoun County 37th Judicial Circuit Court finalized adoptions on Tuesday for two families. Judge John Hallacy presided over the he...
Nov 27, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Government
AUDIO: Kalamazoo official says street changes appear to make travel safer so far
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's chief traffic engineer says it appears that changes to Kalamazoo's streets seem to be making them safer, but there is a lot at play here. Dennis Randolph says ...
Nov 27, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Public Housing Commission cuts ribbon for ten affordable living mobile homes
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Public Housing Commission held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday to celebrate the opening of ten mobile homes for low-income residents ne...
Nov 27, 2024
Molotov cocktail attack on home leads to arrest of 26-year-old Battle Creek man
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 26-year-old Battle Creek man has been arrested for arson and five counts of assault with intent to murder after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a house early...
Nov 26, 2024 zhukovsky / Depositphotos.com
Governor Whitmer on economic development trip to Spain
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Spain on an economic development mission before Thanksgiving. Whitmer and Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Quentin Messer Jr. le...
Nov 26, 2024 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing her Lowering MI Costs Plan in Lansing, MI Feb 6, 2022 (courtesy Office of Governor)
State Representative Jim Haadsma requests hand recount
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic state Representative Jim Haadsma of Battle Creek has requested a hand recount in his loss to Republican Calhoun County commissioner Steve Frisbie. The GOP ch...
Nov 26, 2024 Rep. Jim Haadsma, Battle Creek.
AUDIO: Area organizations, businesses, agencies making sure people have Thanksgiving meal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one in Kalamazoo should have to go without a Thanksgiving day meal this year. Several organizations, agencies and businesses are seeing to that. There will be several l...
Nov 26, 2024 Battle Creek Bruin Hockey Team members volunteered to serve free Thanksgiving dinners at God's Kitchen of Michigan's First Congregational Church meal site in 2014. Photo by: Rev. William Stein
Portage Public Schools' 2021 bond approved by voters won't be enough for projects
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools superintendent Mark Beilang says the $175 million bond proposal approved by voters in 2021 for replacing five elementary schools and renovating anothe...
Nov 26, 2024 Portage Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bielang (courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
