Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Calhoun SRT executes search warrant as part of home invasion investigation
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Following several home invasions in northeast Calhoun County in late December, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office utilized the Special Response Team on Tuesday to ...
Jan 12, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
BC Police Chief Jim Blocker one of three candidates for Grand Rapids Police Chief job
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker is one of three candidates in the running to be the next Police Chief in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids City Manager Mark Washington an...
Jan 12, 2022 BC Police Chief Jim Blocker (far left) is one of three candidates to be the next Grand Rapids Police Chief. Photo courtesy City of Grand Rapids.
Elderly man struck and killed by hit and run driver on I-94 near Galesburg
UPDATE: Michigan State Police have identified the accident victim as 71-year-old William Pinson of Battle Creek. The hit and run driver and vehicle still have not been located. GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/...
Jan 12, 2022 A 71-year-old Battle Creek man has died after a hit-and-run on eastbound Interstate 94 near Galesburg., MI (photo courtesy of Michigan State Police)
Kalamazoo County jury trials suspended until February due to COVID-19 surge
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - All Kalamazoo County jury trials have been suspended until late February, officials announced Tuesday. Officials say the suspension is due an ongoing surge of COVID...
Jan 11, 2022 Kalamazoo County Courthouse. (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
UPDATE - Name of one victim released after fatal stabbing in Portage Monday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are new details that have been released regarding a fatal double stabbing in Portage Monday. Previously, police were called to Davis Creek Apartments around 3:15 p.m. ...
Jan 11, 2022 (photo by John McNeil)
LIFT Foundation accepting applications for LodgeHouse Project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While construction at the LodgeHouse project is still underway, LIFT Foundation (LIFT) is now accepting applications for its newest development. Officials say priority wil...
Jan 11, 2022 LodgeHouse logo. (Image courtesy LIFT).
UPDATED - Kalamazoo Township woman dies of stab wounds; victim and suspect ID'd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE 1/11/21 - The victim and suspect in this case have been identified, according to an update from MLive Tuesday. The suspect has been identified as 43-year-old David ...
Jan 11, 2022 Joe Gratz
BBB warns residents about fake COVID-19 testing sites
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Following an increase in testing requests after the holidays, the Better Business Bureau Serving Western Michigan (BBB) is warning people to be on the lookout for fraud...
Jan 11, 2022 Sacramento BBB / CC
Private Facebook parent group wants pride flags out of Plainwell School buildings
PLAINWELL MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A private Facebook group has called for pride flags to be removed from classrooms in Plainwell Community School buildings. The group also stated that pronoun and gender cho...
Jan 11, 2022 lisamikulski / CC
Braille services and resources available to support blind or visually impaired Michiganders
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - January has been proclaimed as Braille Literacy Month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to recognize the impact this reading system has on individuals who are blind or visually impai...
Jan 11, 2022 Roland DG Mid Europe Italia / CC
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