Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County Health officials announce lead screening clinics Oct. 21 - 22
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health Department has announced that it will hold two lead screening clinics this week. The clinics are facilitiated by the Department's Childh...
Oct 20, 2021 Eric Norris / CC
Kalamazoo County Commissioners discuss 2022 budget
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County's Budget debate will be going into double overtime after the board failed to agree on how to spend Capital Improvement funding. The problem isn't a...
Oct 20, 2021 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
No injuries reported after Kalamazoo Central High School lockdown
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Unspecified altercations caused a lockdown at Kalamazoo Central High School Wednesday afternoon. The school did not provide details on what sort of altercations there were...
Oct 20, 2021 Kalamazoo Central High School - Google Street View
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office provides safety tips for Halloween 2021
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With Halloween just around the corner, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is reminding residents of safety tips. Sheriff Richard Fuller spoke with us on Wednesda...
Oct 20, 2021 Luke Jones / CC
UPDATE - Police locate vehicle of missing person, unidentified human remains
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office is releasing an update on a missing person case from last July. Previously, police had reported that 41-year-old Rachel Lynn Hazen was...
Oct 20, 2021 Rachel Lynn Hazen, a missing person in Barry County, is thought to be driving a silver 2005 Ford Escape with no license plate. (Photo courtesy Barry County Sheriff's Office).
Benton Harbor woman leads deputies on high speed chase; had several children in car
PAW PAW MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Benton Harbor woman is facing multiple charges after leading Van Buren County Deputies on a high-speed chase Tuesday. The 27-year-old suspect refused to stop for a deputy o...
Oct 20, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
M-96 road construction project underway; completion expected in November
AUGUSTA MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Motorists who travel on M-96 near Augusta should be aware of the road project that began on Wednesday. MDOT is resurfacing about 2 miles of the highway from the Kalamazoo Riv...
Oct 20, 2021
Some areas in West Michigan expect shortages of snowplow drivers this winter
MUSKEGON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Another labor shortage is possibly on the horizon as we approach the winter months. Some municipalities in West Michigan are expected to see a shortage of snowplow drivers...
Oct 20, 2021 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
Battle Creek firefighter suffers hand injury in fire on Lamora Avenue
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A fire which broke out late Tuesday afternoon at 64 Lamora Avenue is being blamed by Battle Creek fire officials on a short in electrical equipment. The fire was reporte...
Oct 20, 2021 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
West Michigan's WWMT reports ransomware attack causing local broadcast disruptions
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The company that owns a West Michigan television station has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns WWMT NewsChannel 3, reported that ...
Oct 20, 2021 WWMT NewsChannel 3 logo - via Facebook
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