Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Marshall residents continue to demand vote on Megasite rezoning, no action taken during special meeting
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Marshall City Council took no formal action Thursday night during a special meeting as opponents to the proposed $3-point-5 billion BlueOval Battery Park continue to kee...
Jun 16, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
City of Battle Creek will resume issuing late fees on unpaid utility bills starting July 3
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek will start charging late fees on unpaid utility bills as of Monday, July 3. The City of Battle Creek utility bills include water, wastewater/sew...
Jun 16, 2023 City of Battle Creek logo
Ribbon cutting held for new Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Thursday for Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital which was built as part of a joint venture involving Bronson Healthcare and Acadia...
Jun 16, 2023 Courtesy Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital Facebook page
Ransom Street infrastructure work to start July 24, community invited to view plans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first phase of a project to improve utilities and rebuild Ransom Street from Walbridge Street to Westnedge Avenue is scheduled to start Monday, July 24. Work will be c...
Jun 15, 2023
White Pigeon man found guilty of hitting/killing Decatur area woman with vehicle, then hiding her body
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A White Pigeon man has been found guilty of intentionally hitting and killing a woman with his vehicle, then hiding her body in the woods back in 2021. The defenda...
Jun 15, 2023 (Photo of Martin Colby provided by the Van Buren County Jail)
Kalamazoo mother to face child abuse charge of 2-month-old infant weeks after father is charged with five counts of abuse
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo mother is now facing charges of child abuse, just weeks after the father of the 2-month-old infant was charged. The father, Paul Preston, was charged on May 31...
Jun 15, 2023 Best Law
State Police arrest armed robbery suspect following high-speed chase, two additional suspects remain on the loose
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are searching for two suspects following a high-speed chase in Paw Paw that ended in a crash in Berrien County early Thursday morning on June 15. MSP...
Jun 15, 2023 (Photo provided by the Michigan State Police, Paw Paw Post)
Free program by KVCC prepares students for college, offers $550
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Valley Community College is inviting graduated high school seniors and adult learners to a free three-week summer program called the Valley Advantage. And, those...
Jun 15, 2023 Kalamazoo Valley Community College students take in the atmosphere of the library at the Texas Township Campus, as its wall of glass windows overlook a picturesque wooded area. (Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
Marshall City Council to discuss petition calling for rezoning request tied to BlueOval Battery Park
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - So far, plans are moving forward for Ford Motor Company to build a new Electric Vehicle battery plant on a parcel of land southwest of the I-94/I-69 interchange in Marshall...
Jun 15, 2023 (Photo of preliminary site plan courtesy of City of Marshall)
One killed, another injured in separate shooting incidents in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of shootings in Kalamazoo has left one person dead and another injured. At 12:37 a.m. Thursday Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers responded to the 900 b...
Jun 15, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
