Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation & KPS to hold groundbreaking for renovation of Kalamazoo Central baseball & softball fields
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Major renovations to the Kalamazoo Central baseball and softball fields are set to kick off this Wednesday, June 21, courtesy of a famous graduate. Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Fo...
Jun 19, 2023
Revised zoning code, map, and standards for Kalamazoo City available for public review
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a series of community meetings held in the spring, Kalamazoo City officials say revised updates to the City's commercial zoning code, map, and related standards are ...
Jun 19, 2023
No injuries in Post cereal hopper fire believed to be caused by system clog
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Firefighters extinguished an early morning fire at Post Foods on Monday, June 19. Fire crews responded around 5:43 a.m. to Building 4 at 265 Cliff Street w...
Jun 19, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Two injured in Sunday shooting in Kalamazoo, police searching for suspects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police investigating a shooting that injured two people on Sunday, June 18. Officers responded to the 2600 block of Heatherdown Lane ...
Jun 19, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Two teens among six persons charged following Friday gunfire at BC apartment complex
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Six persons including a pair of teenagers are facing citations and charges after a shooting Friday afternoon at Freedom Lane Apartments. Police believe the situation sta...
Jun 19, 2023
Marshall woman with dementia found safe and sound after being reported as missing
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Police in Marshall updated their social media platforms early Sunday night to announce that a local woman who had been reported as missing earlier in the day was safe and so...
Jun 19, 2023 Photo courtesy Marshall Police Department Facebook page
Jury convicts man on drug and gun charges following St. Joseph County trial
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A St. Joseph County jury convicted a man last Wednesday after he was found to be in possession of a large amount of drugs and a gun during a traffic stop in November of 2...
Jun 19, 2023 Rumble Press / CC
60-100 years prison sentence for Allegan County man charged with grandfather's murder
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A judge on Friday, June 16 sentenced an Allegan County man to decades in prison for abusing and killing his grandfather. WWMT-TV reported on Saturday, June 17 that Co...
Jun 18, 2023 Best Law
Two road construction projects to begin in Portage area Monday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A couple of road construction projects are getting underway Monday morning in the Portage area. (Photo of Portage Road construction map provided by the City of Portage) Port...
Jun 18, 2023
Kalamazoo River Community Advisory Group meeting to discuss River Superfund site & cleanup Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The next Kalamazoo River Community Advisory Group meeting will be held virtually Thursday, June 22 from 6 - 8 p.m. via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89080512336 via Phon...
Jun 18, 2023 Kalamazoo River. (Photo via EPA press release).
