Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Portage man accused in McDonald's parking lot stabbing incident charged with assault
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage man accused of stabbing a Kalamazoo man multiple times in the back has been charged with Assault with Intent to Murder. The Portage Department of Public Safety say...
Jul 06, 2023 Best Law
Names of fatal victims from St. Joseph County crash released by Sheriff's Department
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The two women who died in a St Joseph County traffic crash last Friday night were from Shipshewana, Indiana. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman says the fatal victims were...
Jul 06, 2023 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Vice Mayor pushes for priority shift on spending in City of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo Vice Mayor Don Cooney voted no against a contract for street engineering downtown at last night's City Commission meeting, not because he opposes it, but...
Jul 06, 2023 City of Kalamazoo commissioner Don Cooney (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Rep. Rogers praises newly approved state budget designed to benefit several Kalamazoo area projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Rep. Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo says that the newly approved state budget will benefit the area with several projects getting funding. One of the key projects receiving...
Jul 05, 2023 State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo). (Photo courtesy of the Office of Julie Rogers).
New roundabout for Kalamazoo County to be completed in two phases
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new roundabout is on it's way to Kalamazoo County. And the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County say that construction is on schedule. Officials say work on the project lo...
Jul 05, 2023
Boyfriend of Heather Kelley enters "guilty" plea in December KPEP escape as the search for Kelley continues
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The boyfriend of missing Portage mother Heather Kelley changed his plea to "guilty" in a case involving his alleged escape from a halfway house in Kalamazoo late last year. ...
Jul 05, 2023
Lighting upgrades on Exchange Place in Kalamazoo to cause likely traffic disruptions
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A commuter note for those who regularly drive through downtown Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo City officials say Exchange Place between Farmers Alley and the Kalamazoo Mall will be ...
Jul 05, 2023 (Exchange Place detour route map provided by the City of Kalamazoo)
Construction equipment stolen from I-69/I-94 interchange, MSP investigating
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the theft of construction equipment from the ongoing ramp work at the I-69 and I-94 interchange. They say a CAT Mini-Excava...
Jul 05, 2023 Photo of the suspect vehicle and stolen excavator from the I-69/I-94 construction site. Courtesy Michigan State Police
Discarded cigarette leads to BC house fire, two occupants suffer minor injuries
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons suffered what were described as minor injuries early Tuesday morning when a fire broke out at a home in the 100 block of Caine Street near Post Avenue. The B...
Jul 05, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners to decide today how to spend some of their opioid settlement money
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners could spend some of the money they are getting from the billions being paid nationally because of opioid settlements. Drug firm...
Jul 05, 2023 Find Rehab Centers / CC
