Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
City of Portage hit hard by tornado late Tuesday afternoon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Thousands lost power and there was significant damage in the Portage and Centreville areas as several tornadoes struck southwest Michigan late Tuesday afternoon. At 7:15 p.m...
May 07, 2024 (viewer submitted photo to WOOD-TV 8)
Schools put on lockdown after shots fired near Battle Creek Central High School
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police say no one was injured but they are investigating shots fired near Battle Creek Central High School Tuesday afternoon. Police were called at 1:37 p....
May 07, 2024 Battle Creek Central High School (courtesy Battle Creek Public Schools)
Branch County Prosecutor determines justified deadly force by police in Algarin death
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Branch County Prosecutor Zach Stempien has determined that the death of David Algarin, Jr. August 6, 2023 was the result of justified deadly force by the responding deputie...
May 07, 2024 (courtesy Sturgis Department of Public Safety)
MDOT says completion of repaving I-94/I-69 interchange starts Sunday
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to complete the repaving of the I-94/I-69 interchange over the next couple of weeks. Work between this Sunday, May 12 ...
May 07, 2024
Kalamazoo County teacher wins Excellence in Education award from Michigan Lottery
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County teacher known for incorporating life lessons into class periods and taking responsibility to help any student that is struggling has been honored with an ...
May 07, 2024
AUDIO: Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense releases report on national measures needed to avoid another pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new report from the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense is calling for more action by all levels of the government to strengthen biodefense measures. Former Congressman ...
May 07, 2024 Congressman Fred Upton announces grant for Kzoo-BC Airport (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Off-duty Kalamazoo detective spots man with gun while she was running marathon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An off-duty Kalamazoo Public Safety detective helped other officers to arrest a man she saw pulling a gun on a woman while the detective was running in the Zeigler Kalamaz...
May 07, 2024 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Request to remove St. Joseph County Sheriff still under review by governor's office
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though she has received a report from the state's Attorney General, Governor Whitmer has not acted on a request from the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to...
May 07, 2024 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)
New Baby Café provides breastfeeding support in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first Baby Caf in Kalamazoo will celebrate its grand opening this week and host its first public caf hours this Thursday, May 9. The caf, located at Rootead, gives peo...
May 07, 2024 Representatives from Rootead, Bronson Healthcare, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and QITRACS Collaborative, celebrate the grand opening of the first Baby Café in Kalamazoo (courtesy Bronson Healthcare)
Stray dog shot on Lathrop Avenue, Battle Creek Police investigating possible animal cruelty charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police are investigating possible animal cruelty charges after a stray dog was shot last Saturday on Lathrop Avenue. Police say they responded to an animal ...
May 06, 2024
