Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County has plan for new park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has a final plan for a brand new park, and it could be open this coming spring. The Woollam Nature Preserve is located next to the Al Sabo property in Tex...
Oct 23, 2023
New K9 helps Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Deputies arrest burglar near Gobles
GOBLES, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - One of the newest members of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department stepped up Sunday morning to thwart a burglar at a Gobles residence. According to Van Buren County Sheri...
Oct 22, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's K9 Jett with two fellow human deputies (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Office)
Lawrence woman killed in head-on crash in Allegan County Friday morning
TROWBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 30-year-old woman is dead and a 71-year-old man is hospitalized following a head-on crash in Allegan County's Trowbridge Township Friday morning. Around 10:00 ...
Oct 20, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Hastings man charged with child pornography, sexual assault
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 35-year-old Hastings man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct, possessing child sexually abusive materials, and using a computer to commit a crime. Michigan Stat...
Oct 20, 2023
AUDIO: Noisy, peaceful peace demonstration outside Kalamazoo federal courthouse
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There was a noisy and peaceful demonstration at Kalamazoo's federal courthouse downtown Thursday evening to call for a peaceful resolution to the violence in the Gaza Stri...
Oct 20, 2023
Overnight pole barn fire on Watkins Road kills numerous chickens, cause under investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A pole barn fire at 2711 Watkins Road early Friday morning led to the deaths of a number of chickens. The Battle Creek Fire Department says the blaze was reported just a...
Oct 20, 2023 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Branch County gasoline pipeline clean up and repairs continuing into next week
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Repairs on the British Petroleum gasoline pipeline in northern Branch County that broke and released about 8,400 gallons of gasoline on Tuesday night are expected to ...
Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy Branch County Government
Battle Creek Police to have extra traffic patrols next week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police plan to place extra officers on traffic patrol next week. The patrols consisting of reassigned officers will be in place between October 23 and 27 af...
Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
KCC grads now eligible for University of Olivet direct admission
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - It was announced on Wednesday that students earning an associate degree from Kellogg Community College will be automatically admitted to The University of Olivet, thanks...
Oct 20, 2023 Photo courtesy Kellogg Community College
Rite Aid closing 19 more stores in Michigan including Sturgis after bankruptcy filing
STURGIS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Rite Aid store on North Centreville in Sturgis is one of 19 in Michigan that is being shut down after the pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy this week. CBS News Detroit ...
Oct 19, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
