Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

One stabbed in Portage domestic dispute Tuesday afternoon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man is in custody and another person is hospitalized after a stabbing in Portage Tuesday afternoon. Portage Police say the stabbing apparently was the result of a domestic...
Ken Delaney Mar 28, 2023 Crime scene tape

"One Earth, One Chance" Earth Day event lead by grassroots activist April 22
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Grassroots activist David Radcliff of the Virginia-based New Community Project is set to lead a workshop and discussion this Earth Day on environmental sustainability and...
Jerry Malec Mar 28, 2023 NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Construction on Sprinkle Road to begin April 3
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A portion of Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo County is getting ready to get a facelift. The Road Commission of Kalamazoo County announced on Tuesday, March 28 that crews will ...
Jerry Malec Mar 28, 2023 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety to collect feedback with Axon's My90 tool
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Authorities in Kalamazoo are launching a new survey program they say will help them better serve the community. It's called My90 and Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety...
Jerry Malec Mar 28, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)

God's Kitchen of Michigan and Broncos Kitchen to co-host a free Easter dinner on April 6
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- God's Kitchen of Michigan and Broncos Kitchen will co-host a free Easter dinner from 5 to 6 pm on Thursday, April 6 at their Wesley Foundation meal site, 2350 Ring Road N...
Jerry Malec Mar 28, 2023

Portage man who was babysitting 18-month-old boy now charged with his death
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Portage man has been charged with the murder of a toddler from December 2022. 29-year-old Brandon Bryce Sullivan was arraigned and charged with Felony Murder and Child Ab...
Jerry Malec Mar 28, 2023 Best Law

MDOT $160 million three year I-94 project in Calhoun County starts this week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - There will be a lot of orange on I-94 in Calhoun County as the Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $160 million to repave 10 miles of I-94 and replace or ...
Jim Measel Mar 28, 2023 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).

Station 4 for BCFD reopens after being closed in January 2022 due to roof problems
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - After being closed for nearly 14 months due to a roof that leaked and partially collapsed, Station 4 for the Battle Creek Fire Department on 20th Street went back into a...
Jim Measel Mar 28, 2023 Courtesy Battle Creek Fire Department

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Veterans Affairs Partner on Veteran Deputy Visibility pins
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley has developed a program that allows law enforcement deputies who have served in the military to wear pins on their patrol uniform that ...
Jim Measel Mar 28, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Department

Kalamazoo County's history going from original books to digital documents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County's official history is now being updated to digital. At least its history since the pioneers moved into the area. Clerk Registrar Meredith Place says she ...
Jerry Malec Mar 28, 2023 Some of the old books are show signs of wear as a crew from U.S. Imaging worked to scan the County's oldest records into a digital format. (Photo provided by John McNeill)




