Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
20-year-old man pleads no contest in 2019 Battle Creek death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 20-year-old man has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter of a 27-year-old father during a 2019 robbery in Battle Creek. WOOD TV-8 reporting that 20-year-ol...
Oct 18, 2022 Cohoon mug shot provided by the Calhoun County Jail.
City Clerk's Office opens second location ahead of election to serve city of Kalamazoo voters
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City of Kalamazoo voters can now take advantage of a second location of the City Clerk's Office to register to vote or request and return absentee ballots. A branch offic...
Oct 18, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Avelo Airlines to suspend flights from Kalamazoo to Fort Myers due to hurricane damage in FL
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Avelo Airlines is suspending their newly announced non-stop Fort Myers flight due to destruction caused by Hurricane Ian. An Avelo Airlines made the announcement on Tuesd...
Oct 18, 2022 Photo provided by AveloAir.com
Commissioners hear plan on transforming Kalamazoo Avenue into a two way street
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo staff have revealed their initial plan to transform Kalamazoo Avenue into a two way street. The city will rebuild the major connector from the east side ...
Oct 18, 2022 A diagram that shows the plans for Kalamazoo Avenue as it crosses downtown Kalamazoo, from the current design, to the proposed changes (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Two injured in vehicle crash causing residential fire in Howard Township
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people were hospitalized after a truck crashed into the gas line of a home starting a fire in Cass County's Howard Township Monday morning, October 17. Cass Cou...
Oct 17, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Police release identities of two found dead in a Battle Creek home Saturday afternoon
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police have identified a woman and boy who died over the weekend in Battle Creek. 51-year-old Teresa Osborne and her son, 14-year-old Kaiden Osborne were ...
Oct 17, 2022
Speed believed by police to be a factor in Cass County crash
POKAGON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff reports that at approximately 8:34 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, his office investigated a single vehicle injury crash on Peavine Street, eas...
Oct 17, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Vicksburg Historic District named to National Register of Historic Places
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As the Village of Vicksburg celebrates its 150th anniversary, it has yet another reason to celebrate. The 3,500-person village recently received news that it's historic d...
Oct 17, 2022
City of Kalamazoo looks to update plan to protect water supply
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo sits on top of a groundwater supply which produces the millions of gallons the region depends on every day. Tonight City Commissioners are expected t...
Oct 17, 2022 The areas colored pink are those parts of the City of Kalamazoo identified by independent consultants as the areas that need to be regulated and monitored to protect the water supply (courtesy of the City of Kalamazoo)
Interim COO named permanently to the post for the Bronson Healthcare system
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a nationwide search, Bronson Healthcare officials didn't have to look far for their number two administrator. Dr. Kimberly K. Hatchel has been appointed senior vice ...
Oct 17, 2022 Dr. Kimberly K. Hatchel has been appointed senior vice president of the Bronson Healthcare system and chief operating officer for Bronson Methodist Hospital (submitted photo)
