Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Demolition work on Capital Avenue bridge over I-94 in BC set to start next Friday night
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Capital Avenue bridge over I-94 in Battle Creek will be demolished by Michigan Department of Transportation crews starting at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 7. Demolition...
Jun 30, 2023
19 year old suspect in Claude Evans Park shooting arrested in Lansing, brought back to Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police announced on Friday the arrest of the 19-year-old young man who is the suspect in the June 21 shooting at Claude Evans Park. The suspect was arrested...
Jun 30, 2023
Battle Creek burn ban lifted Thursday by fire officials, residents told to use caution
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - After seeing some slight improvements in the area, fire officials for the City of Battle Creek on Thursday lifted the open burn ban, effective immediately. Battle Creek ...
Jun 30, 2023 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Attorney General: Former union leader from Southwest Michigan faces sexual assault charge
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former union leader who has since resigned from that role has now been charged with sexual assault after allegations of inappropriate touching at a political event last ...
Jun 30, 2023 Patrick Feller / CC
One person dies in industrial accident at Kalamazoo County grain silo
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was killed in Kalamazoo County's Cooper Township after falling in and being trapped in a grain silo Thursday afternoon. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Off...
Jun 29, 2023 Cooper Township Fire Department truck
McCann and Morse push to expand Michigan's bottle bill to include 10-cent deposit to all non-carbonated beverages except for milk containers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo and State Representative Christine Morse of Texas Township have reintroduced legislation to update and modernize Michigan's recycling system...
Jun 29, 2023 Rex Roof / CC
Room and board and tuition rates will both be going up next school year at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuition and room and board rates will be going up at Western Michigan University, but school officials say the hike is not as large as it could have been, and keeps them a...
Jun 29, 2023
Battle Creek Air Show And Balloon Festival kicks off day
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Air Show and Balloon Festival begins today. The event runs through July 4th and will feature air shows, hot air balloons, a carnival, live music, firew...
Jun 29, 2023 (courtesy Battle Creek Air Show and Balloon Festival)
Michigan fiscal year 2024 passes House and Senate without support from House Minority Leader Hall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House and Senate have passed a record $81.7 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2024. State officials says a record surplus will be spent on fixing roads, bui...
Jun 29, 2023 Michigan State Representative Matt Hall (courtesy of Michigan House of Representatives)
AUDIO: Maricela Alcala selected as replacement on KPS Board of Education
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public School Schools Board of Education has filled their vacant trustee position. The board did interviews with six finalists Wednesday night, with those fi...
Jun 29, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools newest Board of Education trustee Maricela Alcala (courtesy John McNeill)
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