Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Battle Creek shooting victim in stable condition
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 45-year-old Battle Creek man is in stable condition following a shooting on Hunter Street Wednesday evening. Battle Creek Police say they responded to a report of a v...
May 09, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Ascension hospital system hit with cyber attack
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ascension hospitals in Michigan have been victims of a cyber attack. Those include Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital in Plainwell, A...
May 09, 2024 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
KDPS arrests armed man for alleged terrorist threats
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety says they have arrested a 37-year-old man for making terrorist threats on social media against people, a local church, and the public safety depart...
May 09, 2024 KDPS seeks suspect in weapon seizure (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
AUDIO: Home Builders Association of Western Michigan has tips to avoid becoming scam victim
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hundreds of people in and around Portage are reeling from damage caused by an EF-2 tornado on Tuesday. Home Builders Association of Western Michigan CEO Aaron Hovestadt jo...
May 09, 2024
AUDIO: Officials say efforts to address Kalamazoo County housing crisis working
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just over two years into an effort to end Kalamazoo County's housing crisis, officials say it's making an impact. Housing director Mary Balkema gave her annual progress re...
May 09, 2024 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
45-year-old Battle Creek man in custody for alleged assault early Wednesday morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 45-year-old Battle Creek man is in custody for an alleged assault against a neighbor over stolen property on Yale Street in the early Wednesday morning. The Battle Cr...
May 09, 2024
AUDIO: Three tornadoes confirmed to hit southwest Michigan Tuesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three tornadoes have been confirmed to have hit southwest Michigan Tuesday night, with the largest being a strong EF-2 tornado that hit Portage. The tornado was on the groun...
May 09, 2024 Lori Higgins took this picture of a tornado touching down on Prairie Corners Road, just south of Mendon. Courtesy Clayton Lyczynski II - Community Connector Facebook page
AUDIO: Nonprofits setting up emergency relief fund for tornado victims
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County officials say local nonprofits are setting up an emergency relief fund for those who were hit by Tuesday's tornado. Administrator Kevin Catlin says he's b...
May 09, 2024 (viewer submitted photo to WOOD-TV 8)
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer tours tornado damage
PAVILION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer got a first-hand look at some of the tornado damage in Kalamazoo County. She issued a disaster declaration for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Cas...
May 09, 2024 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at a news conference in Taiwan March 4, 2024 (courtesy Focus Taiwan)
Portage Public Schools to remain closed Thursday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As clean-up continues in the aftermath of Tuesday's tornado, Portage Public Schools will remain closed Thursday. The district was also closed Wednesday. In a letter to paren...
May 08, 2024 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
