Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Son charged with murdering his father whose body was found following BC fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Battle Creek man was formally charged on Tuesday with murdering his father. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports 34-year-old Cody Alan Hurt is being held without bond aft...
Jan 04, 2023 Best Law
Applications for volunteer director for Foundation for Excellence Board of Directors accepted now
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Applications are now being accepted for one volunteer Director position on the Foundation for Excellence (FFE) Board of Directors. FFE Board Directors are responsible for...
Jan 03, 2023 Kalamazoo County Courthouse
Sexual assault charge dismissed after 17-year-old pleads guilty to apartment break-in
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo teen accused of sexual assault and armed robbery over a year ago has pleaded guilty to half of the charges. 17-year-old Montell Parker pleaded guilty on Decem...
Jan 03, 2023 Rumble Press / CC
Bronson BirthPlace welcomes first babies of 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two southwest Michigan families are celebrating extra-special deliveries for the New Year. Sonny Seedorff, weighing in at 6lbs., 1 oz., was the first baby born for 2023 a...
Jan 03, 2023 Left, Leon Dean Shumacher weighing in at 6 lbs, 7 oz., born to parents Brittany and Kale Shumacher at the Birthplace at Bronson Battle Creek. Right, Sonny Seedorff, weighing in at 6lbs., 1 oz., was the first baby born for 2023 at Bronson BirthPlace in Kalamazoo at 6:51 a.m., January 1, to parents Alyssa and Luke Seedorff.
Sentence handed down to Kalamazoo man in 2017 murder of 11-month-old
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man convicted of murdering an 11-month-old child in August 2017 has been sentenced to 12 1/2 to 40 years in prison. Bryant Rolland received the sentence in co...
Jan 03, 2023 Best Law
Victim in Friday's deadly shooting on Kalamazoo's northside identified
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police have identifying the victim of a deadly shooting on the city's northside that took place on Friday, December 30. 29-year-old ...
Jan 03, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Van Buren County New Year's Eve shooting victims identified, suspect to be arraigned today
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office has identified the two men shot and killed at a New Year's Eve party in Lawrence. 40-year-old Jason McCreary of Sutter Creek, Californ...
Jan 03, 2023 Police lights
Two men injured in Monday stabbing south of Burlington, Jackson man arrested
UNION CITY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two men were stabbed while a suspect from Jackson was taken into custody on Monday following an aggravated assault in the 1200 block of Burlington Road just south of the B...
Jan 03, 2023 Scott Davidson / CC
Report: Actions by former Kalamazoo Public Schools Operations Director may have been illegal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More details have been released on last week's firing of the Kalamazoo Public Schools Operations Director, and it appears some of his alleged misdeeds may have been legal ...
Jan 03, 2023 EpicTop10.com / CC
Sturgis apartment resident killed in New Years morning fire, firefighter treated for smoke inhalation
STURGIS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - An apartment resident was killed while a firefighter was injured on New Year's morning when a fire broke out in Sturgis. The Sturgis Department of Public Safety reports the f...
Jan 03, 2023 Courtesy Sturgis Public Safety Department Facebook page
