Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Wayland $100,000 lottery winner thought she was dreaming when she won
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Allegan County woman thought she was dreaming when she won $100,000 playing the Michigan Lottery's Football Payout instant game online. "I woke up early one morning and d...
Jul 01, 2022 Michigan Lottery winner Angela Reed of Wayland (photo courtesy of Michigan Lottery)
Man walks into credit union with handgun and shotgun; arrested by Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a "man with a gun" call at Omni Credit Union located at 4150 West Dickman Road in Springfield around 11:50 a...
Jun 30, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
BC drivers asked to be patient and alert during Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - It's one of the biggest summer weeks in the City of Battle Creek as the Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival gets underway on Thursday. Organizers of the event ...
Jun 30, 2022
AUDIO: Graduation numbers trending up for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It appears that Kalamazoo Public School students have bounced back academically following the pandemic. And while school officials say there is still room for improvement...
Jun 30, 2022
86-year-old man injured after two boats collide on Cass County lake
PENN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After two boats collided on Diamond Lake in Cass County's Penn Township Tuesday, an 86-year-old man was injured when he was thrown into the water. The Cass County Sher...
Jun 29, 2022 Cass County Sheriff's Office boat (photo by John McNeil)
Man responsible for Portage stabbing death of father and son arrested in Arizona
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man accused in the stabbing deaths of a father and son in Portage has been arrested. Authorities say 27-year-old Nathaniel Doyle was booked into the Kalamazoo...
Jun 29, 2022 Nathaniel Doyle booking photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Smart handling of fireworks paramount to a safe 4th of July weekend
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The State of Michigan fireworks law allows the use of consumer fireworks from Wednesday, June 29 to Monday July 4 until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days. The City of Portag...
Jun 29, 2022 Fireworks at Holland's Kollen Park in 2018. (Photo courtesy Peg McNichol).
COVID Emergency Relief Act rent assistance to expire June 30
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Those needing rent assistance through a federal program created during the pandemic don't have much time to take advantage. The federal COVID Emergency Relief Act provide...
Jun 29, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
Sturgis hospital seeking funding support to stay open
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Sturgis City Commission is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 30, to try to come up with a plan to keep Sturgis Hospital open. According to WWMT-TV, ...
Jun 29, 2022 Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis MI (courtesy of Sturgis Hospital Facebook page)
Saying the project is too vague and application came with insufficient information, Portage rejects liquor license at Crossroads
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council has rejected an application to license a bar proposed for the Crossroads, as they were not convinced the plan at the struggling mall is viable. The ...
Jun 29, 2022 Portage City Council meeting June 28, 2022 (photo credit-John McNeill)
