Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
One year old dies after crash on M-40 near Paw Paw Friday afternoon
WAVERLY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A one year-old has died after the vehicle they were riding in was rear-ended near Paw Paw Friday afternoon. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says the accident ...
Jun 02, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
$1 million lawsuit filed against State of Michigan by wrongly convicted man just released from prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One day after the Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney announced no new charges will be be filed against a Battle Creek man who spent decades in prison before being decla...
Jun 02, 2023 Jeff Titus speaks with reporters outside Lakeland Correctional Facility, Coldwater MI Feb 24, 2023 (screenshot courtesy of WOOD-TV 8)
CCSO searching for missing man last seen in Pennfield Township
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating 67-year-old George Alan Gardner. Gardner is described as a white male who is six-fo...
Jun 02, 2023 Courtest Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
One killed in single car crash in Cass County late Thursday
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police at the Niles Post say alcohol and speed appear to be factors in the death of the passenger in a vehicle that ran off the road Thursday night in Cas...
Jun 02, 2023 The scene of a fatal traffic accident in Cass County June 1, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
The City of Kalamazoo pushes to go "green"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is trying to go green, but sometimes there are limits on just how green you can go. After a one year pilot project to see if the heavy equipment the ...
Jun 02, 2023 Plug-in electric vehicle with charger Plug-in electric vehicle with charger
$300-million Kalamazoo multi-purpose sports and events facility plans in the works
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Planning continues for Kalamazoo's new Downtown Arena, which planning officials say would do more for the community than just add a concert venue. Jane Ghosh with Discover...
Jun 02, 2023 Artist rendering of proposed sports arena and event center in downtown Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Southwest Michigan First)
Calhoun County Sheriff's Department investigating Homer purse snatching
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating a purse snatching incident that took place in the Village of Homer late Thursday morning. They say the incident happened at...
Jun 02, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Attorney General Nessel to visit Kalamazoo on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has planned a visit to Kalamazoo this Friday, June 2. Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Getting says Nessel will join the...
Jun 01, 2023
Police arrest third suspect charged in 2022 death of Battle Creek 2-year-old
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities say a 19-year-old was arraigned on open murder charges on Thursday, June 1, and is the final suspect charged in the September 2022 shooting death of 2-year-...
Jun 01, 2023 (Photo of Hashim Bell Jr. provided by the Battle Creek Police Department)
Results of 2022 Tick Surveillance in Kalamazoo County released
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department has released its finding regarding blacklegged ticks in the county during 2022. The report indicated that of ...
Jun 01, 2023 John Tann / CC
