Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Six-month-old killed in two vehicle crash in St. Joseph County's Mendon Township
MENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A six-month-old boy is dead after the vehicle he was riding in was struck from behind by a suspected drunk driver in St. Joseph County Tuesday morning. Just before 7...
Nov 03, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
BC City Commission approves longer hours for marijuana provisioning centers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Marijuana provisioning centers in the City of Battle Creek can stay open until midnight following action on Tuesday night by the Battle Creek City Commission as they vot...
Nov 03, 2022 Tomas de Aquino / CC
Building fire on Portage Road brought under control within one hour last night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries in fire at a Kalamazoo building late Wednesday. The building, located between East Dutton and Crosstown Parkway on Portage Road, had flames and heav...
Nov 03, 2022 jonel hanopol / CC
Website launched to help high school students apply for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Those set to graduate high school in 2023 now have a new resource on hand to help lower the cost of college. Prospective students can now apply for the Michigan Achievement...
Nov 02, 2022 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
$500,000 from Consumers Energy Foundation for basic needs assistance to Food Bank Council of Michigan & Michigan Association of United Ways
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Consumers Energy Foundation announced on Wednesday, November 2, $500,000 in grant funding to help two statewide organizations, the Food Bank Council of Michigan and the...
Nov 02, 2022
Unattended cooking listed as cause of kitchen fire in BC apartment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A kitchen fire caused about $10,000 worth of damage to an apartment at 94 Cliff Street in Battle Creek on Tuesday night. Battle Creek firefighters were called shortly be...
Nov 02, 2022 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
State Police investigating recent Clarendon Township home invasion
CLARENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State Police Troopers from the Marshall post are investigating a home invasion that recently took place in the 20700 block of T Drive South in Calhoun Cou...
Nov 02, 2022 Weapons and drugs recovered by Michigan State Police and Benton Harbor Police. (Photo courtesy MSP).
After three hours of debate, Portage City Council approves rezoning for apartment complex
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was not the first time City of Portage homeowners have opposed having an apartment complex move into their neighborhood, but it did not stop the City Council Tuesday nigh...
Nov 02, 2022 (courtesy City of Portage)
"Morton Manor" the winner of Portage's Most Tricked Out Halloween home decorating contest
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage has declared the winner of their first annual Most Tricked Out Halloween home decorating contest. City Manager Pat McGinnis says of the eight entries, th...
Nov 02, 2022 "Morton Manor," the winner of Portage's Most Tricked Out Halloween home decorating contest (courtesy City of Portage)
2% pay raises coming for Kalamazoo County employees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County's long awaited Wage Study has finally borne fruit. The County Board of Commissioners have been clamoring for two years to raise wages to make county gover...
Nov 02, 2022 (courtesy of Kalamazoo County)
