Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Three-year-old critically injured in assault at Portage home, 20-year-old man in custody
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A three-year-old Portage boy is in critical condition at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo and a 20-year-old man is in custody after an assault at a home Thursday afternoon. Aro...
Nov 30, 2023 Crime scene tape
Kalamazoo County's October unemployment rate even with last year, down slightly from September
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget reported on Thursday that Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate dropped slightly in October, compared to Septem...
Nov 30, 2023 EpicTop10.com / CC
WMU Board of Trustees approves continued use of federal military surplus program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has authorized its Public Safety Department to continue to receive equipment from military surplus through the sometimes ...
Nov 30, 2023 The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees meeting Nov. 30, 2023 in the Grand Ballroom in Heritage Hall (courtesy John McNeill)
Sheriff's Department issues statement on five year anniversary of Brittany Shank disappearance, investigation still open
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department issued a statement on Thursday which was the fifth year anniversary of the disappearance of Brittany Shank of Sturgis. She was ...
Nov 30, 2023 Facebook posting for Thursday's vigil in Sturgis for Brittany Shank
Portage armed robbery under investigation
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Public Safety is investigating an armed robbery at the Speedway gas station at 507 West Milham Avenue. A Black man entered the store just before 1 a.m. Thursday, gr...
Nov 30, 2023 Portage Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office investigating breaking and entering at Homer Bus Garage
HOMER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A breaking and entering at the Homer Bus Garage early Wednesday morning is under investigation by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say a three-quarter inch Lincol...
Nov 30, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Group working to preserve the historic First Baptist Church in Kalamazoo receives over $18,000 from Guys Who Give
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The capital campaign for the Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition (KNAC) received a boost Wednesday night, being awarded $18,300 from Guys Who Give of Kalamazoo at their...
Nov 29, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Nonprofit Advocacy Coalition)
Calhoun County Public Health officials provide more info on mass drug overdose
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department is providing an update following a public health investigation of multiple drug overdoses on November 23, 2023. Multiple EMS,...
Nov 29, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
CCSD investigating Homer bus garage breaking and entering
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating a breaking and entering that happened Wednesday morning at about 4:45 a.m. in the Homer Bus Garage. Initial investigations ...
Nov 29, 2023
AUDIO: Kalamazoo City Commission looking to hire lobbyist
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's just the way politics works these days, if you want to get a politician's attention, you need a professional to do the job. Looking ahead to all the demands that wil...
Nov 29, 2023
