Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
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).
City of Kalamazoo releases statement on gun violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission, City Administration and the Department of Public Safety has released a joint statement on the recent string of gun violence in the City. Thi...
Jun 18, 2023
18-year-old Battle Creek man dead following Saturday night shooting, suspect in custody
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old Battle Creek man is dead and a suspect is in jail following a shooting Saturday night, June 18 in the city's Lakeview area. According to Calhoun County D...
Jun 18, 2023 Robert Nelson / CC
Woman murdered in Battle Creek early Saturday, police asking for the public's help
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police are investigating a murder in the area of Golden Avenue and Riverside Drive this morning, and are looking for the community's help. At about 1:20 a....
Jun 17, 2023
Man opens fire on another, then flees early Saturday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries but the suspect remains at large after one man opened fire on another with a shotgun early Saturday in Portage. Portage Police were called to the 2100...
Jun 17, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
Arrest made in Thursday morning Kalamazoo murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An arrest was made Friday in the shooting death of a Kalamazoo man early Thursday morning. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Thursday on Hays Park Avenue between Por...
Jun 16, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
