Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
MDOT looking for public input traffic noise study for US-131/I-94 interchange improvements
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Michigan Department of Transportation has set a public meeting later this week to discuss the draft noise report associated with the US-131/I-94 interchange and highway...
Nov 17, 2024
Driver arrested for drunk driving after crashing vehicle into Van Buren County home
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman has been arrested on drunk driving charges after crashing her vehicle into a home in Van Buren County's Lawrence Township. The Van Buren County Sheriff's O...
Nov 15, 2024 (courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office)
Kalamazoo man headed for prison dies while trying to escape transport van
BIG RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has died while apparently trying to escape a sheriff's department transport van in Mecosta County last month. Mecosta County Sheriff Brian Miller says 25-...
Nov 15, 2024 (courtesy Mecosta County Sheriff's Office)
Charges being sought after Vicksburg child dies in a car in a grocery store parking lot
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges are reportedly being sought for a father whose three-year-old died in August after being left in a car at the Vicksburg Family Fare. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Off...
Nov 15, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil)
Body of missing Delton man has been found
DELTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a missing Delton man who had been missing for days has been found. Michigan State Police say Michael Hodge's body was found during an "extensive K-9 search" in Ba...
Nov 15, 2024 Michigan Hodge of Delton, MI (courtesy Michigan State Police)
City Commissioners adjusts rules on public comment, challenges to their Consent Agenda at their meetings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners have issued a press release stressing once again that they are doing what they can to address homelessness, but there are those who say it's n...
Nov 15, 2024
Van Buren County Road Commission awarded grant for bridge replacement in Waverly Township
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation's Local Bridge Advisory Board recently approved the Van Buren County Road Commission's application for local bridge funds to replac...
Nov 15, 2024 (courtesy Van Buren County Road Commission)
Previously announced site might not be the final destination for new Kalamazoo County homeless shelter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County officials still plan to open a 60-plus unit homeless shelter somewhere near Kalamazoo, but it might not be at the originally announced site. Even though t...
Nov 14, 2024 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo man arraigned on Open Murder charge for shooting last Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been formally arraigned on Open Murder charges in the shooting death of another man Saturday. In addition to murder, 43-year-old Jasper Jay Hopkins is ...
Nov 14, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Frisbie campaign files lawsuit against Canvassers to stop counting absentee ballots
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Board of Canvassers continues to count the votes in the 44th District State House race even though the campaign for Republican challenger Steve Frisbie h...
Nov 14, 2024 zolnierek / Depositphotos.com
