Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Bus driver shortage at Kalamazoo Public Schools has improved, other vacancies remain
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools is seeing improvements when it comes to their bus driver shortage, but they're still looking for candidates to fill other vacancies. The shortage...
Oct 18, 2021 JohnPickenPhoto / CC
Cass County resident rescues driver whose vehicle caught fire after crash
PENN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Cass County resident is credited with rescuing a person whose vehicle caught fire after a crash Sunday morning. It happened on Decatur Rd. in Penn Township at aroun...
Oct 18, 2021 Cass County Sheriff Cruiser. (Photo by John McNeill).
Portage man suffers life-threatening injuries in Barry County motorcycle accident
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Barry County police are investigating an accident where a motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries on Saturday. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on 9 Mile Road near...
Oct 17, 2021 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
Van Buren man barricades himself in home before stalking and drug arrest
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Van Buren County man was arrested for stalking Friday, this after barricading himself in his own house in Arlington Township, near Bangor. Deputies went to the home of 34-...
Oct 17, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Benton Harbor teen found dead in alley: Police investigating
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety police are investigating the suspicious death of a 17-year-old. Authorities say police found the body of the victim in an al...
Oct 17, 2021 Tex Texin / CC
Battle Creek man injured after falling asleep while driving
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office investigating a single-vehicle crash that sent a Battle Creek man to the hospital on Friday October 15. It happened just before 6 a.m. ...
Oct 16, 2021 Police lights
COVID-19 cases cause class cancelation at Three Rivers High School
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three Rivers High School had to cancel classes on Friday, October 15, because of an increase in COVID-19 cases. In a letter to families, Principal Carrie Balk said eig...
Oct 16, 2021 Three Rivers, MI water tower (Photo by John McNeil)
Sinkhole causes road closure in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A sinkhole is causing a road to be closed in Battle Creek indefinitely. City crews discovered a large sinkhole on Ivanhoe Street on Friday, October 15. The street itse...
Oct 16, 2021 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
Social media threats cause increased police presence at Bangor High School
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There was an increased police presence at Bangor High School on Friday, October 15. The Bangor Police Department, Michigan State Police and Van Buren County Sheriff's Depart...
Oct 16, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil)
$100 million gift will provide new Career and Technical Education Center in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new, world-class Career and Technical Education Center will be built in Kalamazoo, thanks to an anonymous gift of land and a $100 million commitment for the construction...
Oct 15, 2021 Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency logo
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