Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo woman in custody after allegedly threatening another bus passenger with a knife
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 55-year-old Kalamazoo woman is in custody after allegedly pulling a knife on another passenger on a Kalamazoo Metro bus. Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday the Township ...
Apr 14, 2024 A Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus (courtesy of Metro Transit)
28-year-old woman dead, 33-year-old Battle Creek man in custody after Battle Creek stabbing
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 28-year-old woman is dead and a 33-year-old Battle Creek man is in custody, following a stabbing on Pitman Avenue late Friday night. Battle Creek Police arrived on sc...
Apr 13, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
High winds cause widespread power outages
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Advisory for Friday afternoon, those winds created their predicted problems, downing trees and power lines, causing t...
Apr 13, 2024 Consumers Energy outage map April 13, 2023 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
BC elementary school locked down during police foot pursuit, suspect in custody
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police have a suspect in custody after a traffic stop on Friday turned into a police chase which led to a brief lockdown at a nearby elementary school. Batt...
Apr 13, 2024
MDOT closing two Emmett Township roads at I-94 this weekend
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan Department of Transportation will be closing two local roads at I-94 this weekend for bridge work as part of the three-year, $160 million project. The pro...
Apr 13, 2024
AUDIO: Consumers Energy making electrical system upgrades in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy will be making upgrades to the electrical system in Kalamazoo. CEO Garrick Rochow was in Kalamazoo Friday to discuss the upcoming replacement of the Coole...
Apr 12, 2024 Kalamazoo Public Services director James Baker, Kalamazoo City Manager Jim Ritsema, and Consumers Energy CEO Garrick Rochow
City of Battle Creek schedules series of meetings on future of fire stations
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek is inviting residents to a series of meetings about a proposal to upgrade and reimagine the city's fire station buildings. A press release from ...
Apr 12, 2024 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Man arrested on drug, gun charges in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man is jailed on drug and weapons charges after the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team found cocaine, fentanyl, a firearm, and equipment to make and sell drugs....
Apr 12, 2024
AUDIO: Parents concerned about air quality from GPI
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of parents concerned about the emissions coming from Kalamazoo's Graphic Packaging International plant, and how it impacts schools nearby, have taken matters into ...
Apr 12, 2024
Governor Whitmer announces Kalamazoo receiving funding for cutting flood risk
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer and U.S. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt have announced the city of Kalamazoo is receiving $38-million from the federal government to reduce t...
Apr 12, 2024 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing her Lowering MI Costs Plan in Lansing, MI Feb 6, 2022 (courtesy Office of Governor)
