Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
CCSO says sixth grader was responsible for threats against Springfield Middle School
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says a sixth grade student was responsible for threats of violence directed at Springfield Middle School in the City of Springfield. T...
Apr 19, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Kalamazoo County commissioners vote to put veterans services millage on the November ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has approved asking voters if they would back an increase in taxes to support veteran services. The millage question would appe...
Apr 19, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Section of Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail to close for maintenance
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A note for Portage Creek Bicentennial Park Trail users. Scheduled trail maintenance is set to begin on Monday, April 24. The City of Portage hired the contractor, Michigan P...
Apr 18, 2023
MDOT public open house to discuss draft US-131 Business Route noise study in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is set to hold a public open house to discuss the draft US-131 Business Route noise study in Kalamazoo County. The open house is ...
Apr 18, 2023
Otsego Police Department recognizes officers for excellence at commissioner meeting
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Otsego Police Department handed out some well-deserved awards to three of its officers during a City Commission meeting Monday night, April 17. Officials with the police ...
Apr 18, 2023
St. Joseph Co. deputies arrest Sturgis woman on narcotics, weapons charges
FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Sturgis woman is now facing charges after police find narcotics in her vehicle during a traffic stop Monday evening, April 17. St. Joseph County deputies pulle...
Apr 18, 2023
Boil water advisory in affect for portion of Comstock Township neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo issued a boil water advisory for a portion of a Comstock Township neighborhood on Tuesday, April 18. The advisory is in effect on East Main Street fr...
Apr 18, 2023 Boil water advisory map provided by the City of Kalamazoo.
Former WMU public safety officer arrested on pornography charges in Grand Traverse County
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former Western Michigan University public safety officer who had been previously arrested in a child sex trafficking operation in Kalamazoo County in 2022, h...
Apr 18, 2023 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.
Shooting suspect in custody after chase in Kalamazoo Monday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old Kalamazoo man is in custody after a shooting incident and chase by police Monday afternoon. At approximately 3:20 p.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Safet...
Apr 18, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Kalamazoo City Commission signs contract with new City Attorney
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners approved a contract with their new City Attorney last night. Aaron Leal currently holds the same post in the city of Royal Oak, Michigan. He w...
Apr 18, 2023 City of Kalamazoo logo
