Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
14-year-old facing charges in fatal shooting of Battle Creek Central High School student
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A teenage boy accused of shooting and killing a Battle Creek Central High School student was arraigned in Calhoun County District Court on Friday, February 24. 14-year...
Feb 26, 2023 Best Law
City of Portage to conduct special brush collection starting March 6
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In response to last week's ice storm, the city of Portage Department of Public Works is getting ready to pick up brush that fell from the trees. The special brush collectio...
Feb 26, 2023
State police investigating OWI crash causing death
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo woman is dead following a crash on Saturday, February 25 in Calhoun County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Marshall post say it happened around 7 a.m....
Feb 26, 2023 Photo from the Michigan State Police Marshall Post.
Burning log from fireplace the cause of Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek firefighters are reporting no injuries following an accidental house fire on Friday, February 24. Crews responded to 590 North Washington Avenue around 12...
Feb 26, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Battle Creek police seek information after mother and son found dead in apartment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police are seeking information after a mother and son were found dead inside a Battle Creek apartment on Friday, February 24. Authorities say officers res...
Feb 26, 2023
Barry County fatal accident remains under investigation
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Department is continuing its investigation into a one-vehicle accident that killed a Vermontville man. Deputies were called to E M 79 Hwy near Qu...
Feb 25, 2023
City of Portage also declares local state of emergency following this week's ice storm
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage has joined the City of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County in declaring a local state of emergency following this week's ice storm. City Manager Pat McGinnis ...
Feb 24, 2023 (courtesy of John McNeill)
"Wrongly convicted" man released from prison in Coldwater after 21 years behind bars
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man who the State of Michigan now says was wrongly convicted of a double murder 21 years ago was released from the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater ...
Feb 24, 2023 Jeff Titus speaks with reporters outside Lakeland Correctional Facility, Coldwater MI Feb 24, 2023 (screenshot courtesy of WOOD-TV 8)
State of emergency declared for Kalamazoo County and the City of Kalamazoo in the wake of ice storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A state of emergency has been declared for Kalamazoo County and the City of Kalamazoo, after massive power outages, downed trees and power lines from Wednesday's ice storm...
Feb 24, 2023 City crews clean up ice storm damage Feb 23, 2023 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Red Cross to open 24-hour shelter in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Red Cross in Kalamazoo is set to lend a helping hand to those who continue to be without power due to the ice storm on Wednesday night, February 22. On Thursday, Febr...
Feb 23, 2023
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