Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Ten years after WMU campus rape, charges brought by Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel along with the Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative announced on Wednesday, May 3 the arrest and arraignment of a Milford m...
May 03, 2023 Best Law
Victim of Barry County fatal crash identified by Sheriff's Office
RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Hastings man who died in a two-vehicle crash on Monday, May 1. Authorities say 41-year-old John Lewis F...
May 03, 2023 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
Kalamazoo signal optimization project looks to reduce wait times at traffic lights
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners on Monday, May 1 introduced a signal optimization project in an effort to increase traffic flow around the city. Officials say the $205,000 pr...
May 03, 2023 Traffic signal
Kalamazoo County ID program to celebrate 5th anniversary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Clerk & Register of Deeds Meredith Place is inviting residents to a public celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Larry Provancher Kalamazoo County...
May 03, 2023
Albion man injured in overnight house fire, two others escape unharmed
ALBION, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Albion Township Fire Department officials say a home on Condit Road in Albion is almost a complete loss and a man who lives there was sent to a nearby hospital following an ov...
May 03, 2023 jonel hanopol / CC
Marshall City Council approve Megasite rezoning at end of 8 hour meeting
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Marshall City Council unanimously approved a rezoning request early Tuesday morning on a 741 acre parcel of the Marshall Megasite that is the site of the proposed BlueOv...
May 03, 2023 City of Marshall MI logo
AUDIO: Road Commission of Kalamazoo County redesign proposal top of mind of County Commissioners on Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A controversial proposal to redesign the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County will be back before the County Board this Wednesday afternoon, and its fate could be decided. ...
May 03, 2023 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo
Serious injuries for a pedestrian struck by a semi-truck near the Sprinkle Road and I-94 interchange
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are few details on the accident, but for a while a major Kalamazoo intersection was closed overnight due to a vehicle-pedestrian accident. Around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday...
May 03, 2023 Police lights
Overwhelming "yes" votes, but a few "nos" in May 2 elections held in and near Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) Enhancement Millage Renewal Proposal got nearly 60% percent of the vote for approval on Tuesday. The 1.5-mill ren...
May 03, 2023 Voting sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Names of 2 people killed in Portage crash released by police
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police have released the names of two people killed in a fatal crash last week in Portage. 60-year-old Cindy Richmond of Portage and 20-year-old Gabriel Alonzo of Kalamazoo ...
May 02, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
