Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Horton gets 15 to 30 years in prison for second degree murder in death of girlfriend
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - 27-year-old Derek Horton was ordered to serve between 15 and 30 years in prison on Monday in Calhoun County Circuit Court after he entered a no contest plea to second-de...
May 10, 2022 Derek Horton. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department).
Big night planned for Portage City Council; Spending plan vote and possible final pick for new City Manager
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage City Council has been putting in a lot of overtime lately, crafting next year's city budget and searching for a City Manager. Both those efforts could come to a...
May 10, 2022 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Numerous charges set for Kalamazoo man involved in weekend felonious assault and standoff incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department has released the name of the Kalamazoo man involved in a felonious assault and standoff that eventually ended peacefully with ...
May 09, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Police searching for hit-and-run-driver responsible for the death of 21-year-old woman in Barry County
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who killed a woman near Delton early Sunday morning, May 8. The Barry Township Police Department said the crash happene...
May 09, 2022
New program launched by Bronson Healthcare to offer health care professionals variety in work and experiences
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bronson Healthcare has launched an internal travel staffing program to support variable staffing needs for nurses and other hard to fill clinical positions across the hea...
May 09, 2022 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
MSP investigating theft of industrial generator trailer
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State police troopers are investigating a theft that took place during March of an industrial generator trailer from the Lumen Technologies sub station fro...
May 09, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Michigan State Police
Kalamazoo County Clerk defends efforts to train potential candidates on how to get on the ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Should Kalamazoo area elections officials try harder to train candidates on how to run for office? The question follows the disqualification of two Kalamazoo City Commissi...
May 09, 2022 Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds Meredith Place
Woman crossing the road in a wheelchair struck and killed in Berrien County
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 39-year-old woman was been struck and killed Saturday by a vehicle while she was trying to cross a Berrien County road in a wheelchair. The Berrien County sheriff's...
May 09, 2022 Berrien County Sheriff's Department
Abortion rights advocates rally in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With signs reading "My body, my choice," and "Keep abortion rights safe and legal," about 60 abortion rights advocates marched through downtown Kalamazoo on Saturday. Demo...
May 09, 2022 Glenn Beltz / CC
Improvements to Battle Creek Amtrak Station begin on Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Contractors for the City of Battle Creek are working to improve the Amtrak Station at 119 McCamly Avenue. Crews began work on Monday. In addition to the Amtrak Station, ...
May 09, 2022 Richard Eriksson / CC
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