Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
"Wrongly convicted" man released from prison in Coldwater after 21 years behind bars
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man who the State of Michigan now says was wrongly convicted of a double murder 21 years ago was released from the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater ...
Feb 24, 2023 Jeff Titus speaks with reporters outside Lakeland Correctional Facility, Coldwater MI Feb 24, 2023 (screenshot courtesy of WOOD-TV 8)
State of emergency declared for Kalamazoo County and the City of Kalamazoo in the wake of ice storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state of emergency has been declared for Kalamazoo County and the City of Kalamazoo, after massive power outages, downed trees and power lines from Wednesday's ice storm...
Feb 24, 2023 City crews clean up ice storm damage Feb 23, 2023 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Red Cross to open 24-hour shelter in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Red Cross in Kalamazoo is set to lend a helping hand to those who continue to be without power due to the ice storm on Wednesday night, February 22. On Thursday, Febr...
Feb 23, 2023
Southbound Portage Road ramp to westbound I-94 closing Monday, February 27
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The ramp from southbound Portage Road to westbound I-94 will be closed starting Monday, February 27, through Thursday, April 13, while crews rebuild the ramp and westboun...
Feb 23, 2023 Portage Road Ramp. (Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation)
Urban Alliance welcomes Bautista as it's next executive director
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Urban Alliance has selected Terra Bautista to fill its Executive Director role. According to a news release from the organization, Bautista has served on the organization...
Feb 23, 2023
St. Joseph County resident victim of jail bond scam
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A popular jail bond scam is making the rounds once again with a resident of St. Joseph County becoming a victim. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Offi...
Feb 23, 2023 Alachua County / CC
Suspect in two 2013 sexual assaults pleads guilty after Kalamazoo SAKI investigations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A suspect in two Kalamazoo County sexual assaults had pled guilty following Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative investigations. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel'...
Feb 23, 2023 Best Law
City of Kalamazoo says all available crews are working on ice storm clean-up
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo said it's continuing to respond to reports of downed trees and power lines following the storm that passed through Wednesday night, and all availabl...
Feb 23, 2023 Jon Evans / CC
Final year of MDOT's I-69 project in Calhoun and Eaton Counties starts Monday
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Some would say there are two seasons in Michigan, winter and construction. It's time for the orange barrels to reappear. The final year of the Michigan Department of T...
Feb 23, 2023 Courtesy of MDOT
Calhoun Road Commission says portion of C Drive North to be closed for BlueOval Battery Park
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Road Commission has announced that C Drive North will be closed to the public from one half mile west of 15 Mile Road to just east of 13315 C Drive ...
Feb 23, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Road Commission
