Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Five injured as two school buses collide outside Galesburg Augusta Middle School
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Five people suffered minor injuries when two school buses crashed outside Galesburg-Augusta Middle School Friday afternoon. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says the ac...
May 19, 2023
AUDIO: Despite efforts to curb gun violence, shootings continue to plague Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several local governmental bodies have declared June 2 to be Gun Violence Awareness Day in Kalamazoo. But despite their efforts, the shootings continue. A possible suspect...
May 19, 2023 (Photo courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety).
Open murder charges have been filed in the shooting death of a Kalamazoo man last December
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 27-year-old Jalani Nowling has been charged in the shooting death of 29-year-old James Douglas White Jr December 30, 2022 on Kalamazoo's northside. The shooting happened a...
May 19, 2023 Best Law
Shooting victim pronounced dead at Bronson Methodist Hospital
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another shooting death in Kalamazoo. Thursday at 10:11 p.m. the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to calls of a shooting victim on the 1400 block of Fox Ridg...
May 19, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
BC double murder suspect Juqaveon Oliver held without bond following arraignment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A suspect charged in connection with last February's murder of a mother and son was arraigned on Thursday in Calhoun County District Court. 19-year-old Juqaveon Oliver i...
May 19, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
Some residents call for the closing of Graphic Packaging plant because of odors and health concerns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A concerned and at times angry group of Kalamazoo residents appeared at last night's Town Hall to talk about odors coming from Graphic Packaging, some of them demanding th...
May 19, 2023 A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Town Hall on Graphic Packaging in Kalamazoo May 18, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
City of Portage achieves gold status as it's recognized for environmental leadership
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage was once again recognized for its environmental leadership as one of 25 communities to achieve gold status through the 2022 statewide Michigan Green Comm...
May 18, 2023
Battle Creek police charge two people with illegally moving body after suspected overdose
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police have released more information about a body that was discovered in a grassy area north of the Battle Creek River on on Wednesday, May 17. Authoritie...
May 18, 2023
Tuesday groundbreaking ceremony to start Portage Public Schools' 2021 bond projects
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The official start to the 2021 school bond projects in the Portage Public Schools is scheduled to start next week. The 175 million dollar bond is set to replace five aging b...
May 18, 2023 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Community invited to Kalamazoo Public Services Department open houses starting May 22
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo's Public Services Department will open its doors to the public with a series of open houses from Monday, May 22 to Thursday, May 25. Public Services ...
May 18, 2023
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