Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

AUDIO: April is Kalamazoo Valley Community College month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This is Kalamazoo Valley Community College Month. About 9,000 students of all ages, backgrounds and interests attend the college annually according to KVCC vice president ...
John McNeill Apr 15, 2024 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)

St. Joseph County shooting under investigation, suspect still at large
LEONIDAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department is investigating a weekend shooting that left one man injured. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman says it was reported just bef...
Jim Measel Apr 15, 2024

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 ...
Ken Delaney 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...
Ken Delaney 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...
Ken Delaney 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...
Jim Measel 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...
Jim Measel 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...
Michael Arney 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 ...
Jim Measel 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....
Michael Arney Apr 12, 2024




