Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Moped driver injured in collision with semi tractor trailer Friday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The driver of a moped is hospitalized with serious injuries after an accident with a semi tractor trailer Friday afternoon in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public...
May 05, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Website data shows hydrogen sulfide concentrations near Graphic Packaging plant are higher than the federal standard
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Newly published data mandated by the State of Michigan shows concentrations of toxic gas in the air near the Graphic Packaging International facility in Kalamazoo are high...
May 05, 2023 Photo from Graphic Packaging's Facebook page.
Man robs Cass County liquor store at knifepoint Thursday
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are searching for man with a knife who robbed a liquor store in Cass County's Howard Township Thursday night. Troopers at the Niles Post say the ar...
May 05, 2023 The suspect in an armed robbery at Sunrise Corner liquor store in Cass Co. May 4, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Portage city mayor to receive Portage Rotary Community Service Award
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Rotary Club is set to present its 31st Community Service Award to City of Portage Mayor Patricia M. Randall. According to the Portage Rotary website, the annual ...
May 04, 2023 Portage City Mayor Patricia Randall.
Michigan Maritime Museum's tall ship Friends Good Will sails to Holland for 2023 Tulip Time Festival tours
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Maritime Museum is set to return to Holland for the 2023 Tulip Time Festival with tall ship Friends Good Will. Museum officials say the replica nineteenth-centu...
May 04, 2023 (Photo courtesy of The Michigan Maritime Museum)
Kalamazoo city and KDPS wrap up a two-year independent review report led by outside consulting firm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety have wrapped up a two-year independent review report of KDPS led by an outside consulting group in the ...
May 04, 2023 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Suspect who hit and killed Albion man sought by police
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Albion are searching for a man they say murdered a 61-year-old and assaulted another person two weeks ago. Authorities say 44-year-old Orlando Capado Billingsley is...
May 04, 2023 (Photo of Orlando Capado Billingsley, provided by the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office)
Search warrant in Cass County leads to 3 arrests for drugs and firearms charges
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A search warrant in Cass County has led to three arrests for drugs and firearms charges. Deputies with the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team were called out on Thursd...
May 04, 2023 Cass County Sheriff's Office cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Plan to look at restructuring Kalamazoo County Road Commission voted down
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There won't be an effort to dismantle the Kalamazoo County Road Commission. Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners member Jen Strebs sparked the debate, asking that road ...
May 04, 2023 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners member Jen Strebs (courtesy John McNeill)
Calhoun County adds third mobile recycling center thanks to EGLE grant
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Government added a new mobile recycling center in Sheridan Township during the month of April. Calhoun County received a 2020 EGLE Recycling Infrastruct...
May 04, 2023 Photo courtesy of Calhoun County Government
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