Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Kalamazoo Black History Museum launches garment fundraiser and scholarship fund
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Black History Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, has officially launched its merchandise fundraiser. T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies are being so...
Jerry Malec Feb 27, 2023

GoFundMe set up for family of Kalamazoo woman killed in weekend crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for the family of a Kalamazoo woman who died following a car crash in Calhoun County on Saturday, February 24. 30-year-old Evangelin...
Jerry Malec Feb 27, 2023 Photo from GoFundMe fundraiser.

Storm cleanup continues with curbside collection for Kalamazoo City residents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Curbside collection of fallen branches and limbs is ongoing now to help city residents clean up after the recent storm. Residents can place any volume and any sizes of fa...
Jerry Malec Feb 27, 2023

Search warrant in St. Joseph Co. leads to multiple arrests on drug and firearm charges
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A search warrant in St. Joseph County has resulted in the arrest of multiple people on drug and firearm charges. St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies executed the...
Jerry Malec Feb 27, 2023
Consumers Energy to reschedule open house on planned high voltage line project
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy will be rescheduling an open house that was originally set for Tuesday, February 28, at the Almena Township Hall in Paw Paw out of respect for the communit...
Jerry Malec Feb 27, 2023

St. Joseph County Sheriff booked for alleged drunk driving following Sunday morning crash
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A news release issued late Monday morning by the Michigan State Police at Paw Paw has confirmed earlier media reports that St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywh...
Jim Measel Feb 27, 2023 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)

Consumers Energy hopes for full power restoration by the end of Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy has restored power to over 250,000 customers across southern Michigan communities that were blanketed with up to a half-inch of ice. As of 8:45 a.m. Monda...
Ken Delaney Feb 27, 2023 (courtesy Consumers Energy)

SW Michigan media outlets report arrest of St. Joseph County Sheriff in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Media outlets in southwest Michigan are reporting that St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was arrested in Kalamazoo County over the weekend. WOOD-TV reports t...
Jim Measel Feb 27, 2023 Courtesy St. Joseph County Government web site

Albion man killed in Sunday morning crash in Marshall Township
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 20-year-old man from Albion was killed Sunday morning in a crash on Michigan Avenue in Marshall Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruct...
Jim Measel Feb 27, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

The number is dropping, but thousands still without power
KALAMAZOO, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) - Over 600 Consumers Energy crews, contractors and lineworkers from outside Michigan started their final push Sunday to restore power to homes and businesses affected by th...
Ken Delaney Feb 26, 2023
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