Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
SW Michigan media outlets report arrest of St. Joseph County Sheriff in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Media outlets in southwest Michigan are reporting that St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was arrested in Kalamazoo County over the weekend. WOOD-TV reports t...
Feb 27, 2023 Courtesy St. Joseph County Government web site
Albion man killed in Sunday morning crash in Marshall Township
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 20-year-old man from Albion was killed Sunday morning in a crash on Michigan Avenue in Marshall Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruct...
Feb 27, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
The number is dropping, but thousands still without power
KALAMAZOO, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) - Over 600 Consumers Energy crews, contractors and lineworkers from outside Michigan started their final push Sunday to restore power to homes and businesses affected by th...
Feb 26, 2023
14-year-old facing charges in fatal shooting of Battle Creek Central High School student
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A teenage boy accused of shooting and killing a Battle Creek Central High School student was arraigned in Calhoun County District Court on Friday, February 24. 14-year...
Feb 26, 2023 Best Law
City of Portage to conduct special brush collection starting March 6
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In response to last week's ice storm, the city of Portage Department of Public Works is getting ready to pick up brush that fell from the trees. The special brush collectio...
Feb 26, 2023
State police investigating OWI crash causing death
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo woman is dead following a crash on Saturday, February 25 in Calhoun County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Marshall post say it happened around 7 a.m....
Feb 26, 2023 Photo from the Michigan State Police Marshall Post.
Burning log from fireplace the cause of Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek firefighters are reporting no injuries following an accidental house fire on Friday, February 24. Crews responded to 590 North Washington Avenue around 12...
Feb 26, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Battle Creek police seek information after mother and son found dead in apartment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police are seeking information after a mother and son were found dead inside a Battle Creek apartment on Friday, February 24. Authorities say officers res...
Feb 26, 2023
Barry County fatal accident remains under investigation
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Department is continuing its investigation into a one-vehicle accident that killed a Vermontville man. Deputies were called to E M 79 Hwy near Qu...
Feb 25, 2023
City of Portage also declares local state of emergency following this week's ice storm
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage has joined the City of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County in declaring a local state of emergency following this week's ice storm. City Manager Pat McGinnis ...
Feb 24, 2023 (courtesy of John McNeill)
