Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Calhoun Commissioners approve appointment of new county Medical Examiner
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of Doctor Patrick A. Hansma as the Calhoun County Medical Examiner on Thursday. He will take over for ...
Dec 22, 2023
Visitors to BC City Hall being asked to follow the "yellow brick road" during first floor renovations
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Renovations on the first floor at Battle Creek City Hall are scheduled to start on Monday, January 8, 2024 and City staff will ask everybody to follow the "yellow-brick ...
Dec 22, 2023 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
One charged in 2021 Kalamazoo murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One of two suspects in the murder in June 2021 of 33-year-old Gerryon Kye in Kalamazoo is now charged with killing him. Isaiah Willhite was arraigned yesterday on a felon...
Dec 21, 2023 Rumble Press / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Opioid Task Force up and running
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County's new Opioid Task Force is up and running and preparing to dole out millions of dollars to local agencies fighting the addictions that have caused well o...
Dec 21, 2023 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County, Portage pass resolutions for peace
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County commission has taken a stand on the Israel - Hamas war, and the Portage city council did too, sort of. The county board split 5 to 3 on the resolutio...
Dec 20, 2023 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Former youth counselors sentenced for teen's death in 2020
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A judge has sentenced two former youth counselors to 18 months probation after they pled no contest in March to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 16-year-old Corne...
Dec 20, 2023 Patrick Feller / CC
Hartford middle school teacher facing child pornography charges
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Hartford middle school teacher is facing three charges each of distributing and possessing child pornography and two charges of using a computer to commit a crime. Michi...
Dec 20, 2023 Photo courtesy of Michigan State Police
Cause of Monday night house fire in Sturgis under investigation
STURGIS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The cause of a Monday night house fire in Sturgis is being investigated by the local fire marshal and the Michigan State Police. The blaze took place in the 600 block of Sout...
Dec 20, 2023 Courtesy Sturgis Public Safety Department Facebook page
Bond denied in murder of year-old baby
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bond has been denied for a woman accused of killing a year-old baby she was caring for in late October. Tiffany Moore was arraigned yesterday on three charges including f...
Dec 20, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
AUDIO: Portage citizen task force on developments over
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage's mayor is pulling the plug on a citizen's task force formed last year when citizen opposition to proposed developments near Austin Lake erupted. It has also been a...
Dec 20, 2023 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
