Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Springfield head on crash early Monday kills one driver, seriously injures another
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A head on crash early Monday morning in Springfield killed one man and seriously injured another. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department said in a news release that the ...
Dec 18, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Kalamazoo man to receive Carnegie Medal for heroism today
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 4th District Congressman Bill Huizenga this morning will present a Carnegie Medal to a Kalamazoo man who saved a boy from drowning in Lake Michigan. Gerold Prather will rece...
Dec 18, 2023 (courtesy The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission)
Two dead following Saturday night BC shooting, suspect surrenders
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 22-year-old suspect voluntarily turned himself in to police on Sunday and is in the Calhoun County Jail after a 22-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man died from appa...
Dec 18, 2023
AUDIO: Downtown Kalamazoo arena could move closer to reality
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Another obstacle to Kalamazoo's new downtown arena may be cleared this evening, if city commissioners agree to vacate two streets in the Arcadia Creek area. The proposal ...
Dec 18, 2023
Gas prices in Michigan hit low for 2023
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's average gasoline price is under $3 a gallon for the first time in 2023. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is down 15 from last week to $2.96, which i...
Dec 18, 2023
Snowy weather on the way, Winter Weather Advisory for Monday into Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service says a quick shot of winter weather is expected from Monday morning to Tuesday morning for Kalamazoo County and the surrounding region. Accord...
Dec 17, 2023
Two Van Buren Co. men hospitalized with gunshot wounds from same incident
PAW PAW TWP., MI (WKZO/WHTC) - An investigation is ongoing after a 27-year-old South Haven area man and a 31-year-old Covert man were admitted to separate local hospitals Saturday night for treatment ...
Dec 17, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office logo
Man dies after hitting tree in Kalamazoo County's Ross Township
ROSS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man was killed when his vehicle hit a tree in Kalamazoo County's Ross Township Saturday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m., deputies with the Kalamazoo County...
Dec 16, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: One dead, one injured in Battle Creek shooting Saturday evening
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is still at large after a 22-year-old woman was killed and a 44-year-old man was critically injured from apparent gunshot wounds in Battle Creek Saturday even...
Dec 16, 2023 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Paw Paw woman receives serious injuries in I-94 crash Friday morning
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 41-year-old Paw Paw woman apparently lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the median wall on westbound I-94 near Oakland Drive Friday morning. Michigan State Polic...
Dec 16, 2023 A crash on I-94 near Oakland Drive Dec. 15, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
