Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Judge turns down preliminary injunction request from opponents of BlueOval Battery Park
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A request for a preliminary injunction from a group opposed to the BlueOval Battery Park near Marshall was denied by a judge on Monday. Visiting judge William Marietti...
Jul 18, 2023 Chris Potter / CC
AUDIO: Developers look for tax breaks to convert the old Vermeulen Building in downtown Kalamazoo into housing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of investors wants to convert the old Vermeulen Building in downtown Kalamazoo from offices to housing, but they say a proposed city policy could derail the projec...
Jul 18, 2023 (courtesy National Register of Historic Places)
Man charged in deadly New Year's Eve celebration sentenced to 1 year in jail
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man charged in a New Year's gathering in Van Buren County that turned deadly is getting ready to spend time behind bars. Authorities say 62-year-old Christopher T...
Jul 17, 2023 (Photo of Christopher Toppenberg provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
Man charged in 2022 crash that paralyzed KDPS officer sentenced on Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man charged with hitting and paralyzing a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer back in August of last year has been sentenced. 31-year-old Deymeon Todd was to o...
Jul 17, 2023 KDPS Officer Tom Maher. (Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Indiana man suffers serious but non-life threatening injuries after vehicle-pedestrian crash in St. Joseph County
WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Elkhart Indiana man was hospitalized for serious but non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a motorist while walking on the side of the road in...
Jul 17, 2023
Kalamazoo County welcomes first Climate Sustainability Coordinator to lead county-wide climate action plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is reinforcing its commitment to combatting climate change and advancing sustainable practices with the appointment of Taylor Van Winkle as the county's i...
Jul 17, 2023
Family of missing Three Rivers woman offering 10K reward for information leading to her being found
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search for a Three Rivers woman who went missing in late May continues. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman says his office is still looking for 73-y...
Jul 17, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo's Gryphon Place reports more than 22K calls during first year of 9-8-8
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sunday July 16th marked the 1-year anniversary of the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline network's easy-to-remember 3-digit number 9-8-8. And 9-8-8 partner, Gryphon Plac...
Jul 17, 2023 (Image from Gryphon Place Facebook page)
Vicksburg man dead after crash in St. Joseph County
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office reports that a Vicksburg man died after crashing his car near Corey Lake in Fabius Township. According to deputies, the cras...
Jul 17, 2023
Kzoo Parks to start master planning process by inviting residents to July 27 meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kzoo Parks, the City of Kalamazoo's Parks & Recreation Department is getting set to start a planning process to create a new Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Kalamazo...
Jul 17, 2023 Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation logo (courtesy of Kzoo Parks)
