Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
2 crashes in Cass County happen 1 1/2 hours within each other
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County Sheriff's deputies responded to two crashes within 1 1/2 hours from each other Tuesday evening, May 31. The first one, involving a car and a motorcycle, happ...
Jun 01, 2022 Cass County Sheriff's Office cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Speed and alcohol likely factors in 9th Street fatal crash on Memorial Day morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is reporting that vehicle speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in a fatal crash that happened on Memorial Day Monday, May 30...
Jun 01, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
South Haven police still looking for armed suspect for "making assaultive threats"
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in South Haven are still looking for a suspect who reportedly made threats yesterday afternoon and then ran from police. According to the South Haven Police Depar...
Jun 01, 2022
Two home occupants on Garfield Avenue treated for smoke inhalation in BC fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - An unattended candle is being listed as the cause of a Tuesday night fire which caused nearly $18,000 worth of damage to a home at 304 Garfield Avenue in Battle Creek. A...
Jun 01, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Kalamazoo Metro Transit to conduct reassessment of services
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's Metro Transit service is doing a reassessment to see if they can provide service improvements in the wake of the pandemic and in reaction to societal changes....
Jun 01, 2022
Motorcyclist hurt in crash with SUV near Plainwell
GUN PLAIN TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 51-year-old Otsego man suffered critical injuries in a collision involving his motorcycle and a SUV near Plainwell on Tuesday afternoon. According to Allegan County...
Jun 01, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
God's Kitchen of Michigan free community hamburger bash on June 1
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- God's Kitchen of Michigan, a Kalamazoo-based hunger-relief nonprofit corporation, is hosting a free hamburger dinner from 5 to 6:30 pm on Wednesday, June 1, in Bronson Pa...
May 31, 2022
Sewer main overflow on South Westnedge in Portage fixed promptly
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- At approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, an overflow from a sanitary sewer force main occurred along South Westnedge Avenue, approximately 100 feet south of South Shore ...
May 31, 2022
Mask mandate lifted for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- During the 2020-2021 school year, KPS students were attending classes fully remote. Then for the 2021-2022 school year, students returned to in-person learning and were r...
May 31, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Semi truck driver charged with hitting MSP trooper and cruiser pleads no contest
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Virginia semi truck driver accused of crashing into a Michigan State Police trooper on April 8 has pleaded no contest to his felony charges. 24-year-old Easton Norby-Va...
May 31, 2022 Rumble Press / CC
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