Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
CCSD issues photos of suspect vehicle from Springfield catalytic converter thefts
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department has released pictures of a suspect vehicle in connection with the theft of several catalytic converters from vehicles in the parki...
Sep 24, 2021 Photo courtesy of Calhoun County Sheriff's Department
Man accused of hiding body after fatal hit-and-run crash in Van Buren County arraigned
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of hiding a body after a fatal hit-and-run crash this week in Van Buren County has been arraigned on several charges. 29-year-old Colby Martin of White Pigeon...
Sep 24, 2021 Colby Martin mugshot - Van Buren County Sheriff's Office
Husband and wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Barry County
YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities in Barry County are continuing an investigation into the apparent murder-suicide of a husband and wife earlier this week. Michigan State Police T...
Sep 24, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC
Barn Theatre in Augusta hosting "A Slippery Slope - An American Farce" through Sunday
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barn Theatre began hosting its newest production, a comedy play entitled "A Slippery Slope - An American Farce" this week, and will continue doing so through Sunday, Sep...
Sep 23, 2021 A Slippery Slope - An American Farce, hosted by the Barn Theatre in Augusta, MI. (Photo courtesy Barn Theatre).
2021-22 state budget includes almost $200 million for bridge repair
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The proposed state budget that has made it through the Legislature contains almost $200 million for repairs to bridges around the state, and while some say that the amount is...
Sep 23, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
Battle Creek VA Medical Center amending Urgent Care hours
BATTLE CREEK MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is set to discontinue its overnight hours for Urgent Care beginning October 1st. A spokesperson for the facility said that the move is...
Sep 23, 2021 Battle Creek VAMC (courtesy of the Veterans Affairs Administration)
Kalamazoo County school not complying with mask mandate; health officials decline to identify it
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A school in Kalamazoo County is apparently violating the mask mandate issued by the County Health Department...but department officials are refusing to confirm what school ...
Sep 23, 2021 Mika Baumeister / Unsplash
Kalamazoo officials say tax break decision on Graphic Packaging once again on hold
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Once again, a decision whether or not to give a big tax break to Graphic Packaging has been put on hold after strong citizen opposition, because of the paper plant's envi...
Sep 23, 2021 Graphic Packaging via Google Street View
Small earthquake near Battle Creek Tuesday stronger than originally reported
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A small earthquake that measured 3.8 on the Richter scale took place at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday about 9 miles southeast of Battle Creek. Several residents said they heard...
Sep 23, 2021 Calhoun County earthquake - Google Satellite Image
Sprinkle Rd. crash in Kalamazoo shuts down roadway, causes dozens of power outages
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE - 6:25 a.m. An area of Sprinkle Rd. in Kalamazoo County was closed for several hours last night after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole. It happened between Kil...
Sep 23, 2021 Kalamazoo Public Safety police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
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