Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Terah Zaremba named KCC's Vice President for Student Affairs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kellogg Community College President Dr. Paul Watson has announced that former Dean of Student Services Terah Zaremba is the College's new Vice President for Student Affa...
Jul 26, 2023 Photo courtesy of Kellogg Community College
Ex-boyfriend of missing mother Heather Kelley to be appointed new lawyer
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The ex-boyfriend of missing Portage mother Heather Kelley is set to receive a new lawyer. According to the defendant Carlos Watts Jr., his attorney had been "ineffective f...
Jul 25, 2023
Body of woman missing since May 29 believed found in Cass County
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman reported on Tuesday that a body believed to be that of Marilee Furlong has been found in a wooded area off Miller Road...
Jul 25, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
AUDIO: Easing misbehavior and violence in schools top of mind for new KPS superintendent meet and greet on Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's new Superintendent of Schools has frequently heard one particular concern from parents and staff he has met so far, and that's discipline. Dr. Darrin Slade has...
Jul 25, 2023 (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Crash between semi and passenger vehicle kills 40-year-old Battle Creek man on Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police are investigating a car accident that killed a 40-year-old man on Sunday, July 23. Officers responded around 4:15 a.m. to the intersection of Dickma...
Jul 24, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Police identify two suspects in last week's Battle Creek stabbing incident
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police have arrested a man and woman in last Thursday's, July 20 stabbing incident on South 22nd Street. Authorities say both 43-year-old Danito Cordell Mc...
Jul 24, 2023
Huizenga opens Portage office expanding services to Kalamazoo County
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga of Zeeland, who represents Michigan's 4th District, has a new office in Portage. Officials with the congressman say residents can walk-i...
Jul 24, 2023 Congressman Bill Huizenga (courtesy U.S. House)
Gas main break disrupts morning traffic in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A gas main break disrupted traffic for about an hour in Portage late Monday morning, July 24. Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch reported the break around 11 a.m. that o...
Jul 24, 2023
2 hospitalized, one listed in critical condition following Sunday shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting in Kalamazoo left two men hospitalized on Sunday afternoon, July 23. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers were called to Portage Street near Phillips ...
Jul 24, 2023 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners to discuss budget priorities at retreat Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will be holding a retreat this week to focus on their next budget. They talk about finances at every meeting, but there are ove...
Jul 24, 2023 Kalamazoo County Courthouse. (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
