Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Schools leadership laser focused on bright 2023 during transition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As we first reported earlier last week, the Kalamazoo Schools Interim Superintendent says she intends to carry on the initiatives of her predecessor, and put the focus ba...
Jan 16, 2023 Interim Superintendent Cindy Green says the district will continue their efforts to turn out academically proficient graduates with an emphasis on better communications.
Kalamazoo's new look school board, with new faces, new titles and new challenges. (Graph image provided by John McNeill)
Errant gunfire causes natural gas leak
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is still looking for the person who fired shots that caused a natural gas leak Sunday At approximately 3:15 p.m., officers respon...
Jan 15, 2023
GoFundMe established for Hickory Corners firefighter fighting his own battle
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A GoFundMe page has been established for Hickory Corners firefighter Greg Garrett who has been fighting for his life since Christmas due to complications with the f...
Jan 15, 2023
Portage Secretary of State office to close for remodeling until January 23
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Secretary of State office in Portage will be closed next week for a remodeling project, but most residents can go online to Michigan.gov/SOS instead for their transacti...
Jan 15, 2023 (courtesy of the State of Michigan at michigan.gov/sos)
No injuries in Kalamazoo house fire, Fire Marshall investigating
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There were no injuries reported from a house fire in Kalamazoo that took place Friday evening, January 13. Kalamazoo Public Safety officers responded to the 900 block of ...
Jan 15, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Motorist sustains only non-life threatening injuries after vehicle rolls several times in Cass County crash
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A motorist in Cass County will be okay after being in a crash where she essentially drove off the roadway to miss another vehicle stopped in the road, rolled down a...
Jan 15, 2023 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Suspect search ongoing for Saturday shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are investigating a shooting from Saturday, January 14 that sent one person to the hospital. Officers were called around 6:46...
Jan 15, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
BC Police arrest two teens following several downtown break-ins
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police have arrested two teenage suspects following reports of break-ins in the downtown area early Thursday morning. Police say they were completing target...
Jan 13, 2023
Calhoun County deputies arrest Sturgis woman in arson investigation
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Sturgis woman has been taken into custody in connection with an alleged Calhoun County arson last week. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office detectives got information on W...
Jan 13, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
City of Portage seeking input for masterplan survey
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage's City Manager is asking residents to take some time to complete a city poll that could steer the future of the community, and how it spends the tens of millions of...
Jan 13, 2023
