Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Probable Monkeypox case identified in Kent County
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on Monday, July 11, notified The Kent County Health Department (KCHD) that the first probable case of Monkeypox wa...
Jul 11, 2022 2003 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
City projects to reduce speed and crashes begin today in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has the outline of a grand plan to revitalize the downtown. It is so big it will have to be done in Phases. The next phase that begins today calls fo...
Jul 11, 2022 A graphic that shows downtown Kalamzoo crashes over the last 20 years (courtesy of City of Kalamazoo)
Veterans Millage renewal on August 2 Calhoun County ballot
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Voters of Calhoun County will be asked on August 2 to renew a dedicated Veterans Millage. This 10-year, tenth-of-a-mill tax, which was initially approved in 2012, rais...
Jul 11, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kalamazoo County woman wins $300,000 in Michigan Lottery scratch off game
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 75-year-old Kalamazoo County woman recently won $300,000 playing the Michigan Lottery's Cashword Times 5 instant game. She purchased her winning ticket at the BP gas statio...
Jul 11, 2022 meesh / CC
Two injured in overnight shooting on Hazard Street in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation is underway into another shooting in Kalamazoo. Monday at approximately 3:00 a.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to the 900 blo...
Jul 11, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Early Monday morning robbery at Kalamazoo gas station, suspects still at large
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There was an armed robbery of a gas station in Kalamazoo early Monday. At approximately 3:10 a.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers were dispatched to the 390...
Jul 11, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kayakers rescued from Kalamazoo River Saturday
GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several kayakers who got stranded on the Kalamazoo River in Allegan County's Gun Plain Township had to be rescued Saturday. According to the Plainwell Department ...
Jul 11, 2022 Plainwell authorities arrest man suspected of pointing a gun at another person
Boat capsizes near South Haven, four rescued unhurt from the water
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Four people had to be rescued after their 30-foot boat capsized while in the Lake Michigan entrance to the Black River Channel in South Haven Saturday evening. Emergency...
Jul 11, 2022 A boat capsized while in the Lake Michigan entrance to the Black River Channel in South Haven July 9, 2022 (courtesy of South Haven Area Emergency Services)
Fire causes over 50K of damage to home under renovation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A house under renovation in Battle Creek suffered over $50,000 worth of damage from a fire, Saturday evening, July 9. The Battle Creek Fire Department responded around...
Jul 10, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Albion College's Whitehouse Nature Center closed: Potential alligator sightings
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Albion College had to close it's Whitehouse Nature Center on Sunday, July 10, after potential alligator sightings. According to FOX-17, the college said there were two separ...
Jul 10, 2022 Photo from Albion College's Whitehouse Nature Center's Facebook page.
