Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
24th annual Kalamazoo Kick-Off Classic this weekend at Wings Event Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly 2,000 skaters will be at Wings Event Center Saturday and Sunday for the Kalamazoo Kick-Off Classic. This will be the 24th year for the event, which began in 1999 wi...
Nov 22, 2024
MDOT says bridge repair projects along I-94 in Calhoun County are done
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - For drivers in Calhoun County, the long nightmare is over. The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced the work to rebuild or repair 17 bridges along I-94 ...
Nov 22, 2024 Courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation
Battle Creek police make arrest in August shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have made an arrest in a shooting that happened Sunday, August 25. A 39-year-old man was injured in the shooting that happened in the area of Sherma...
Nov 22, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo prepares for annual holiday parade, holiday season
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's beginning to look a little like Christmas. We saw our first snow yesterday, and Bronson Park decorations are mostly up. The holiday season will officially kick off to...
Nov 22, 2024 (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Kalamazoo County unemployment rate edges up slightly in October
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Figures released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate went up in October to 4.1 percent. Ka...
Nov 22, 2024 EpicTop10.com / CC
BC Police arrest elementary substitute teacher for solicitation with a student
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police have arrested a 68-year-old Lakeview elementary school substitute teacher on solicitation charges following a nearly month-long investigation. Police...
Nov 21, 2024
Recount possible in Calhoun County state house race
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The race for the state House between incumbent Democrat Jim Haadsma and Republican challenger Steve Frisbie might get a recount. Frisbie won the election, but by just 6...
Nov 21, 2024 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
AUDIO: NRC holds public meeting on Palisades nuclear power plant
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission says they are doing what they can to ensure the possible restart of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township is...
Nov 21, 2024
Father arraigned, released on bond in the death of his three-year-old in hot car
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a video arraignment Wednesday, 36-year-old Chad Martin of Athens has been released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond after being charged with leaving a child in...
Nov 20, 2024 Chris Potter / CC
AUDIO: Portage hoping to have new Farmers Market location open in 2025
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage officials say they hope to have their new Farmers Market open sometime in the coming year. The subcommittee working on the project is finalizing the desi...
Nov 20, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
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