Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo Public School mask mandate stays in place, at least until after Spring Break
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will reassess its masking mandate in the coming weeks, but for now it will remain in place, with school officials saying another spike could be ju...
Mar 18, 2022 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting March 17, 2022
AUDIO: Support staff asks KPS board for pay hikes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Support staff for Kalamazoo Public Schools turned out in large numbers at the district's Board of Education meeting Thursday night, demanding salary hikes and getting a po...
Mar 18, 2022 Angela Gross speaks before the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education March 17, 2022
Police determine threat made against Marshall Middle School was not credible
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Following an investigation by the Marshall Police Department, it was determined that a report of a threat made by a 13-year-old boy against Marshall Middle School was not cr...
Mar 18, 2022 Marshall Public Schools logo
Public hearing scheduled on proposed Battle Creek Transit fare increases
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A single ride on Battle Creek Transit buses has cost $1.25 for the last 19 years and a 50-cent fare increase is being proposed along with several other changes. The Batt...
Mar 18, 2022 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Calhoun County inmate in custody after being inadvertently released
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - An inmate from the Calhoun County Correctional Facility is in custody after being inadvertently released Thursday afternoon. 38-year-old Ryan George Ballinger of Homer w...
Mar 17, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
UPDATE: Kalamazoo man arraigned on charges after fatal crash in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO-AM/FM, Mar. 17, 2022) - A 21-year-old Kalamazoo man was arraigned on Thursday on a number of charges stemming from an attempt to flee from the law on two separate occasions on Wednes...
Mar 17, 2022 Juan Alejandro Lira IV (photo courtesy Holland Department of Public Safety)
Sister testifies against younger brother accused of Kalamazoo Township double murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The sister of a man on trial for murder took the stand to testify against her brother in court on Wednesday, March 16. Tonesha Taylor-McMillon testified against her broth...
Mar 17, 2022 Best Law
KDPS arrest woman who tried to run over boyfriend with car
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police have arrested a woman who tried to run over her boyfriend with her car on Wednesday, March 16. The incident happened late Wed...
Mar 17, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Portage police investigating multiple vehicle break-ins
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage Department of Public Safety Police Division is investigating a series of vehicle burglaries initially reported around 11:00 PM on Wednesday, March 16. Officers ...
Mar 17, 2022 Portage Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Marshall Public School closed for Thursday after student makes social media threats
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Marshall Public Schools are closed for Thursday after Superintendent Becky Jones said the district got information of a student making social media threats. She said in a le...
Mar 17, 2022 Marshall Public Schools logo
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