Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Preliminary hearing for two Battle Creek teens charged with murdering two-year-old while he slept
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County District Judge Judge Paul Beardslee is deciding if two teenagers will go on trial for shooting and killing two-year-old Kai Turner of Battle Creek as he ...
Dec 09, 2022 Best Law
Two injured in crash at Sprinkle Road and Milham Avenue Thursday evening
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sprinkle Road in Portage was closed for several hours last night after a crash between a pick-up truck and an SUV. Around 8:30 p.m. Portage Police and Fire personnel were di...
Dec 09, 2022 Portage Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
MSP Wayland Post to host two "Stuff A Blue Goose" food and toy drives
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police Wayland Post is holding two "Stuff A Blue Goose" food and toy drives over the next week. The first one takes place on Saturday, December 10 in Bar...
Dec 08, 2022 MSP investigating death of 2 year old in Cass County
Reps. Morse and Rogers express enthusiasm for Kalamazoo County park improvement funding
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representatives Christine Morse (D-Texas Township) and Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) issued the following statements in response to the announcement on Wednesday, Decemb...
Dec 08, 2022 State Representatives Christine Morse (D-Texas Township) left, and Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) right.
City of Portage receives $500,000 grant for Lexington Green Park improvements
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on Wednesday, December 7 that the City of Portage would be receiving a $500,000 g...
Dec 08, 2022 Image from googlemaps.com
Consumers Energy to provides $7.25 million to help Michiganders with winter heating bills
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy announced on Thursday, December 8 that it is providing $7.25 million to help customers pay heating bills this winter. The new contributions are slated to g...
Dec 08, 2022
Upton votes for marriage protections and religious liberties
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Representative Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, on Thursday, December 8 issued the following statement after voting for the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill which would ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Photo courtesy of fredupton.com)
Rep. Hall votes to add judgeships in Kalamazoo and Allegan counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Matt Hall, of Comstock Township, voted on Thursday, December 8 to advance legislation that woudl add a circuit court judge in Kalamazoo and Allegan c...
Dec 08, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
New head football coach named for Western Michigan University
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University named it's newest head football coach on Thursday, December 8. The announcement comes just ten days after the university fired head coach Tim ...
Dec 08, 2022
Three Rivers Commercial-News ceasing publications this Saturday after 127 years
THREE RIVERS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A long time area newspaper that has been published for over a century is going out of business. The Three Rivers Commercial-News will cease publication after 127 years w...
Dec 08, 2022 Photo courtesy Three Rivers Commercial News Facebook page
