Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Vehicle crash injures two, hospitalizes one in Cass County
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people were injured and one hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Cass County on Thursday, January 26. It happened on Daily road north of M-60 around 8:2...
Jan 26, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
Portage City searching for permanent home for Farmer's Markets
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage City Officials are looking around for a more permanent place to hold their Farmer's Markets in the Future. So far, they have been holding the open air markets in th...
Jan 26, 2023 An artist's rendering of what the open air shelters at a new farmers market could look like. (Image provided by John McNeill)
Van Buren County Administrator leaving to take Finance Director post for Kalamazoo County
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County Administrator Ryan Post is leaving the job to become the new finance director for Kalamazoo County. The board of commissioners accepted his resignation this...
Jan 26, 2023 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Kalamazoo Township Clerk stepping down due to "election stress"
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township Clerk Mark Miller is resigning effective February 28 due to what he says is the stress of holding elections. Miller says he enjoys the job, but...
Jan 26, 2023 GPA Photo Archive
Marshall man facing multiple charges including vehicle theft and property damage including deputy vehicles
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County Prosecutor's Office issued multiple charges on Wednesday, January 25 against a Marshall man who led police on a multi-county pursuit. It all started t...
Jan 25, 2023 Eaton County deputies use their own vehicles to end a multi-county chase in Charlotte, MI, and arrest Michael Bilbrey on multiple charges. (Photo from Eaton County Sheriff's Office)
Detroit man killed in crash with semi on snowy I-69 near Tekonsha
TEKONSHA TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A two vehicle crash involving a passenger vehicle and a semi tractor trailer on I-69 near Tekonsha on Wednesday morning took the life of a 43-year-old Detroit man. ...
Jan 25, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Michigan State Police post in Marshall
Kalamazoo man killed in I-94 roll over crash at Beadle Lake exit
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 55-year-old Kalamazoo man was killed Wednesday morning when his vehicle rolled over on the Beadle Lake Road entry ramp from eastbound I-94. Troopers from the Michigan ...
Jan 25, 2023 Photo courtesy Michigan State Police
After the dramatic rescue of a man trapped on railroad tracks, two Portage firefighters honored
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Portage firefighters were honored by the City Council last night for a dramatic rescue that was caught on video last Friday. A man flipped his Jeep on its side on the ra...
Jan 25, 2023 City of Firefighters Ron Leatherman and Jacob Mahoney (courtesy John McNeill)
Fire destroys brewery in Paw Paw, owner vows to reopen at nearby winery
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lucky Girl Brewing Company in Paw Paw is a total loss after a fire early yesterday morning. Owner Jeff Wescott says they will move the brewery operations into the B52 Winery...
Jan 25, 2023 (courtesy Lucky Girl Brewing Company, Paw Paw)
Kalamazoo community garden seeks help from community
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A local Kalamazoo area community garden is seeking help from the community. Adam Castle, who is the manager of the garden at Lake Village on South 25th Street has set up ...
Jan 24, 2023 Photo from GoFundMe page for Community Garden at Lake Village on 25th Street.
