Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
2023 Bronson Children's Hospital Run & Walk coming Sunday
The 2023 Bronson Children's Hospital Run & Walk is coming up Sunday in Kalamazoo. Bronson Health Foundation executive director Liz Semaan is expecting to break their record of 2,000 people taking ...
Sep 21, 2023 (Courtesy Bronson Children's Hospital)
Calhoun County man wins $300,000 playing Michigan Lottery instant game
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 40-year-old Calhoun County man won $300,000 recently while playing the Michigan Lottery's X's & O's Bingo instant game. The man chose to remain anonymous. He bou...
Sep 21, 2023 Courtesy Michigan Lottery Facebook page
Retired detective says "come on with it" after being sued for $100 million
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of the two retired Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office detectives being sued for $100 million by Jeff Titus for wrongful conviction says "come on with it." Mike Brown ha...
Sep 21, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil).
United Way fundraising down 30% in Ottawa, Allegan Counties
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Donations to the United Way of Ottawa and Allegan Counties are down by 30% and interim president and CEO Becki Postma says they have temporarily put a hold on the money for ...
Sep 21, 2023
BC woman dies after being struck by vehicle on West Dickman Road
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 30-year-old woman from Battle Creek died from her injuries on Wednesday after she was struck by a vehicle on West Dickman Road near Barberry Drive in Springfield. The C...
Sep 21, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety launches new website
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's new website is live. KDPS officials say with the website features updated areas of information and a prominent banner making it...
Sep 21, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Portage teachers receive pay raise, classroom protections with newly approved contract
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A tentative contract agreement is in place between Portage Public Schools and its teachers union. The deal includes a 4.5% across-the-board pay raise and would be effective ...
Sep 20, 2023 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Wrongfully convicted man suing cold case detectives for $100 million
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Jeff Titus is suing two cold case detectives for $100 million after he spent over 21 years in prison in the murders of hunters Doug Estes and Jim Bennett in Kalamazoo Coun...
Sep 20, 2023 Jeff Titus speaks with reporters outside Lakeland Correctional Facility, Coldwater MI Feb 24, 2023 (screenshot courtesy of WOOD-TV 8)
St. Joseph County man awarded $14.5 million in wrongful conviction case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo jury has awarded a St. Joseph County man $14.5 million for wrongful conviction due to a Michigan State Police sergeant violating his constitutional rights in a...
Sep 20, 2023 Karen Neoh / CC
Kalamazoo County looking at plan that would wipe out medical debt for thousands of county residents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It almost sounds too good to be true. The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will be looking into a plan that could reduce the medical bills for thousands locally. La...
Sep 20, 2023 CafeCredit.com / CC
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