Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County names new deputy county administrator for external services
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Administrator/Controller Kevin A. Catlin has appointed Lyndi Warner as the new Deputy County Administrator for External Services. The announcement wa...
Aug 26, 2022
Senators Stabenow and Peters announce funding support for West Michigan fire departments
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan announced on Friday, August 26, that Pennfield Township and Cascade Charter Township Fire Departments will re...
Aug 26, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Pennfield woman charged in crash that killed her 8-year-old son
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Pennfield woman has been charged with two felonies in connection to the crash that killed her 8-year-old son back in March 2022, according to Calhoun County Co...
Aug 26, 2022 Photo provided by the Calhoun County Jail.
Updated road detours in Kalamazoo area needed for natural gas improvements
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- And a couple more road closure notes for the Kalamazoo area to keep in mind for Monday, August 29. Nazareth Road between Gull Road and East Main Street will be closed to ...
Aug 26, 2022
Six arrested in child sex sting including Portage school bus driver
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Six men were arrested for child sex crimes, including a Portage school bus driver, by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. Arrested were 33-year-old Alexander Bogdan of...
Aug 26, 2022 Photo/Image from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office facebook page.
"We Are KPS" is the new jingle, but some school staff aren't happy with their pay
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Summer is winding down and Kalamazoo Public Schools will open fall term with a new slogan, a new theme song, and some unhappy employees. The new tune debuted at a teachers...
Aug 26, 2022 (courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Emmett Township DPS release details of fatal Monday motorcycle/SUV crash
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Battle Creek man was killed this week when his motorcycle crashed into a vehicle on East Columbia Avenue near Inn Road. The Emmett Township Department of Public Saf...
Aug 26, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Grave Issues Squad to clean gravestones in Mountain Home Cemetery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Grave Issues Squad and the Historic Preservation Commission are seeking volunteers to help clean headstones in Mountain Home Cemetery on Sunday, August 28 from 9 a.m....
Aug 25, 2022
Traffic Advisory: Portage Road closure August 26-29 for I-94 bridge demolition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Road will be closed for the demolition of the westbound I-94 bridge in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, from 8 p.m. Friday, August 26, to 6 a.m. Monday, August 29. Tr...
Aug 25, 2022 Photo by Jerry Malec.
KDPS officer justified in using deadly force says the Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has completed it's review of the officer involved fatal shooting of Nicholas Conklin on March 20, 2022 at 1008 Sou...
Aug 25, 2022 Best Law
