Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Fugitive arrested after hours-long standoff in Sturgis
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An hours-long standoff in St. Joseph County has ended with the arrest of a fugitive wanted on felony warrants. According to Michigan State Police, officers tracked the suspe...
Mar 07, 2023 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Man sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison for crash that killed Mendon infant
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who was charged with fleeing the scene after he caused a fatal crash last November that killed an infant boy from Mendon was sentenced last Friday in St. Joseph Co...
Mar 07, 2023 Efrain Jimenez-Lopez (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Ice storm damage clean-up to surpass $500,000 for the City of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The cleanup continues in Kalamazoo after last month's ice storm that temporarily paralyzed the region and left thousands without power. City Manager Jim Ritsema says they ...
Mar 07, 2023 City of Kalamazoo workers clean up ice storm damage Feb 23, 2023 (courtesy of City of Kalamazoo)
Vigil held for Van Buren County Road Commission worker killed while on the job last week
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Road Commission held a vigil Monday for 58-year-old Rene Rangel, who was killed Friday morning when hit by a vehicle in a construction zone on County R...
Mar 07, 2023 (courtesy Van Buren County Road Commission)
Raymond Road bridge to close for four months on April 3 for rehab work
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Road Department says the bridge on Raymond Road over the railroad, just north of Michigan Avenue, will be closed for approximately four months startin...
Mar 07, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Road Department
Suspect arraigned in shooting death of Covert man in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 32-year-old suburban Atlanta man has been arraigned and a 54-year-old Covert man has been identified as the victim in shooting outside of a Holland Heights apartment compl...
Mar 06, 2023 James Leonard Taylor (photo courtesy Holland Dept. of Public Safety)
2023 Portage Farmers Market seeking vendor applicants for upcoming season
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calling all farmers market vendors. Organizers of the 2023 Portage Farmers Market are putting out the call now for vendors interested in being a part of this year's event t...
Mar 06, 2023 Gemma Billings / CC
Breakfast and lunch costs waived for Portage Public Schools students who qualify
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Public Schools are now set to provide free breakfast and lunch for more of it's students according to a news release from the district on Tuesday, March 6. Official...
Mar 06, 2023 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Saturday hike set to explore and honor Chief Noonday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An event is planned to honor Native American Heritage this coming weekend. The Chief Noonday Chapter is sponsoring a hike that will culminate in a visit to Chief Noonday'...
Mar 06, 2023
Rogers introduces bill to restore adult supervision requirement for minors handling BB guns
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Representative Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) introduced House Bill 4184 last week that would require an adult to be present when minors use pneumatic guns outsi...
Mar 06, 2023 State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo). (Photo courtesy of the Office of Julie Rogers).
