Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Eight arrested at Van Buren County transitional housing facility during parole compliance check
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A parole compliance check at the Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement Program/Red Arrow Motel in Paw Paw Township led to the arrest of eight people Tuesday night. Deputies and de...
Jan 24, 2024 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo gives out social justice youth awards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It was a packed house at Kalamazoo City Hall Monday night as the city commission hosted the presentation of the Annual Social Justice Youth Awards. Mayor Dave Anderson sa...
Jan 24, 2024
AUDIO: Portage sets goals for 2024
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage City Council has formally adopted their goals for the upcoming year. The list was refined at recent retreats and the list may sound familiar to anyone who follo...
Jan 24, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Comstock Public Schools holds community safety forum
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Comstock Public Schools held a community safety forum last night at the high school as the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office continues investigating 30 shots bein...
Jan 24, 2024 (courtesy Comstock Public Schools)
Governor Whitmer to give State of the State address Wednesday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her State of the State address tonight at 7:00 p.m. before a joint session of the state House and Senate. She will call for the passag...
Jan 24, 2024 Governor Whitmer during State of the State address 2022. (Image via Governor Whitmer Livestream).
AUDIO: Portage changes city council rules
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An outpouring of public concern in Portage about proposed changes to public participation at city council meetings has prompted some modifications, and explanations for why...
Jan 24, 2024
Input meeting scheduled for proposed Austin Lake Trail in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage Parks and Recreation department is looking for feedback on the proposed Austin Lake Trail in the city. A public input meeting on the proposed trail's dra...
Jan 24, 2024 (courtesy City of Portage)
Three area organizations receive grants to help bridge the digital divide for those in need
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries, Western Michigan University, and the Portage Community Center have each received a $20,000 from AT&T that the company says will support th...
Jan 23, 2024
Investigation into 1988 Albion murder of Henry Lawler Junior reopened
ALBION, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The 1988 stabbing death of a man in Albion has been reopened. The Albion Department of Public Safety in conjunction with Olivet University's Criminal Justice program is lookin...
Jan 23, 2024 Courtesy Albion Department of Public Safety
Woman saved from burning Pennfield Township motel, deputy and three firefighters treated for smoke in inhalation
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A woman was saved from a burning motel in Pennfield Township north of Battle Creek on Monday night after a fire broke out. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department ...
Jan 23, 2024 Pictured is CCSO Sgt Shad Walling keeping fire away from an occupied room while Pennfield Fire Department suited up to enter the room. Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
