Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Cass County sheriff not seeking another term
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke is not seeking a third term. Behnke says after 37 years serving the county as a deputy, dispatch center supervisor, undersheriff, and s...
Apr 19, 2024
BC murder suspect arraigned on five charges, bond denied
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 43-year-old Battle Creek man has been charged in connection with a murder on Spencer Street early Tuesday morning. Thomas James Knickerbocker was arraigned in Calhoun ...
Apr 19, 2024 Best Law
Former Hartford police chief pleads guilty
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Hartford police chief Tressa Beltran faces between two and 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges yesterday. Attorney General Dana Nessel's office s...
Apr 19, 2024 (courtesy City of Hartford, MI)
AUDIO: State House Republicans call for bipartisanship on economic plan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State House Minority Leader Matt Hall of Kalamazoo County is calling for majority Democrats to work with his party on developing an economic growth plan. He cited a report f...
Apr 19, 2024 State Representative Matt Hall (left)
Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo announces 2024 award recipients
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Individuals and organizations that provide special support to area schools and their students will be honored at a special event in Kalamazoo next week. Communities In Sch...
Apr 19, 2024
Diocese of Kalamazoo announces list of people banned from working, volunteering with youth
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Diocese of Kalamazoo is announcing they are undertaking a "thorough review and updating of all its policies protecting children and youth." Bishop Edward Lohse says th...
Apr 18, 2024
Consumers Energy says equipment failure caused Kalamazoo power outage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An equipment failure at a substation caused a power outage in downtown Kalamazoo yesterday. Consumers Energy says power was out along Michigan and Kalamazoo avenues, Park ...
Apr 18, 2024 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
KCC gets $350,000 MDHHS grant for Paramedic student scholarships
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kellogg Community College has announced that they were awarded a new $350,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service to continue helping revitali...
Apr 18, 2024 Courtesy Kellogg Community College
AUDIO: Nuclear Regulatory Commission holds forum on future of Palisades
BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is inspecting the Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township near South Haven to ensure when it restarts it will be safe. The...
Apr 18, 2024
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County might need to hire search firm for corporate council
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Nearly two months since Kalamazoo County lost its corporate council, hiring a replacement has become a problem. Administrator Kevin Catlin informed the county board that t...
Apr 17, 2024 Kevin Catlin will begin work in his new position in May. (Photo from the Kalamazoo County Government Office)
