Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Marcellus man win $1 million Powerball prize
MARCELLUS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Cass County man may not have won the huge multi-million dollar Powerball jackpot earlier this month, but his $1 million Powerball prize was enough to take the day off wo...
Mar 29, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Lottery)
Officers take suicidal man into custody
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Safety officers have taken a suicidal man into custody. Officers were called to the 4500 block of Lilac Lane around 7 p.m. Thursday and tried to contact t...
Mar 29, 2024 Fatal accident in Kalamazoo remains under investigation
One arrested in drug bust in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 39-year-old Kalamazoo man is jailed on several felony charges after the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant Wednesday. O...
Mar 29, 2024
Education organization says Kalamazoo and most schools in Michigan do worse than national comparison districts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new education dashboard says Kalamazoo Public Schools performs well behind similar districts in math and reading proficiency, as well as graduation rates. Launch Michiga...
Mar 29, 2024 (courtesy Launch Michigan)
Kalamazoo County jobless rate inches up in February
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - It was a slight increase but Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate went up in February. According to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and...
Mar 28, 2024 EpicTop10.com / CC
Suspected drunk driver crashes into Dollar General store in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police say both speed and alcohol appear to be factors as a vehicle crashed into the Dollar General on Capital Avenue SW in the early morning hours Thursda...
Mar 28, 2024 Dollar General store, 588 Capital Ave. SW, Battle Creek MI (courtesy LoopNet)
Coldwater man killed in Calhoun County head on crash, Richland man injured
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A 27-year-old man from Coldwater was killed Thursday in a Calhoun County two vehicle head-on crash. Michigan State Police at Marshall say the fatal victim's Dodge Charge...
Mar 28, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
One killed in fire at Concord Place Apartments
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person has died in a fire Thursday morning at Concord Place Apartments in Oshtemo Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the fire scen...
Mar 28, 2024 jonel hanopol / CC
Chinese native charged with damaging religious property
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Chinese native is charged with damaging religious property after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan says he spray painted swastikas on a Jew...
Mar 28, 2024 Chris Potter / CC
Two Kalamazoo residents arrested by Calhoun County Sheriff's Department in counterfeit bill investigation
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two Kalamazoo residents were arrested Wednesday by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office after deputies were made aware of multiple incidents involving counterfeit bill ...
Mar 27, 2024 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
