Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Mill & Fill Program to improve streets begins in Portage August 3
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's Mill & Fill time for the streets once again in Portage. The City says it's Mill & Fill Program is scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 3 in the southeast port...
Aug 02, 2023 (Map provided by the City of Portage)
City of Three Rivers approves more than $275,000 to fix broken main that caused sewage spills in St. Joseph River
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Three Rivers City Commission approved more than $275,000 for four companies to repair a force main break in the city's wastewater treatment plant. The approval came...
Aug 02, 2023 St. Joseph River image from google.com/maps/
Suspect charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old Kalamazoo teen to go to trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Kalamazoo boy in July was bound over to circuit court Tuesday, August 1. According to court documents, 46-year-old Tie...
Aug 02, 2023 (Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office)
Lack of drivers forces Battle Creek Transit to make additional bus service adjustments
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Transit has announced that due to continued driver shortages, they will make additional adjustments to its fixed bus route service starting this Monday, Aug...
Aug 02, 2023 A Battle Creek Transit bus (courtesy of City of Battle Creek)
Suspect seriously injured in high speed pursuit
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect who attempted to flee after a traffic stop in Kalamazoo County is undergoing treatment at Bronson Hospital after crashing in Calhoun County. Richland police had s...
Jul 31, 2023 Jason Rojas / CC
Martin sentenced for 2021 killing and concealing body of jogger Melody Rohrer
WHITE PIGEON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A White Pigeon Man who admitted to hitting and killing a 64-year-old jogger and then hiding her body was sentenced on Monday, July 31. Authorities say Colby Martin rece...
Jul 31, 2023 64-year-old Melody Rohrer. (Photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
Parade of Homes in Kalamazoo starting on Thursday, August 3
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Home Builders Association of Western Michigan's 33rd annual Parade of Homes, kicks off on Thursday, August 3 and will run through Saturday, August 5. The Parade of Hom...
Jul 31, 2023
Cass County to benefit from $5 million in MSHDA awards for MI-HOPE energy-efficiency
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has awarded $5 million in grants to organizations across the state as part of the second round of funding for the Mi...
Jul 31, 2023 Image from Village of Cassopolis Facebook page.
Saturday night fire in abandoned Battle Creek home called an arson by investigators
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A fire in an abandoned house at 23 Boardman Avenue in Battle Creek on Saturday night is being treated as an arson by Battle Creek fire investigators. The Battle Creek Fi...
Jul 31, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education begins process this week to fill vacancy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education will waste no time filling a second vacancy on their board, with two special meetings added to the school calendar this wee...
Jul 30, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education trustee Megan Maddock (courtesy John McNeill)
