Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Unresponsive baby dies at Bronson Hospital, KDPS investigating
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are investigating after responding to a 911 call about an unresponsive baby who later died at the hospital. Authorities say a...
Jan 11, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Guilty pleas entered in conspiracy to traffic diabetic test strips stolen from BC Veterans Affairs Med Center
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced on Wednesday that 52-year-old Jennifer Robertson of Battle Creek and 56-year-old Michelle McAllister of Jerome have entered guilty pl...
Jan 11, 2023 Battle Creek VAMC (courtesy of the Veterans Affairs Administration)
Northbound I-69 traffic affected by crash involving pair of semis, one lost load of dog food
TEKONSHA, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A broken down semi that was hauling dog food was struck by another semi early Wednesday morning on northbound I-69 in northern Branch County. The crash affected drivers unti...
Jan 11, 2023
Tuesday 911 outage caused by "technical issue" from U.P. service provider
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 911 outage affected several West Michigan areas on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 10 for about an hour, according to dispatch stations. Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Newaygo a...
Jan 11, 2023 Leonid Mamchenkov / CC
Kalamazoo County man pleads guilty to 2017 murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo County man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday, January 10 for the death of a Vicksburg man. According to court documents, Joshua Wessel all...
Jan 11, 2023 Best Law
Village Network of BC announces local non-profits will share $1.5 million
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Village Network of Battle Creek announced on Tuesday that 10 non-profit agencies will share $1-point-5 million as part of an effort to increase racial diversity. The...
Jan 11, 2023 Courtesy of the Village Network of Battle Creek Facebook page
KPS Superintendent resignation and CFO termination linked
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There may be more to the sudden departure of former Kalamazoo Schools Superintendent Rita Raichoudhuri than some critical e-mails and a personality conflict. It appears t...
Jan 10, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting Dec 8, 2022
City of Otsego working to increase funding for Public Safety through millage proposal
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Otsego is working to bolster funding for it's Public Safety department through a public safety millage increase proposal. City Commissioners are set to meet next...
Jan 10, 2023
Kalamazoo City Attorney candidate James Porter withdraws from consideration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After being selected as the number one Kalamazoo City Attorney Candidate, James Porter is withdrawing his name from consideration for the position. According to a news re...
Jan 10, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
UPDATE: Statewide 911 network issues now resolved
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is reporting that the statewide 911 network issues have been resolved as of 5:01 p.m. A cause of what led to the disr...
Jan 10, 2023
