Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Trans-Siberian Orchestra announces return to live shows including two Grand Rapids dates
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Christmas-themed progressive rock ensemble Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) will return to Michigan in December with two shows in Grand Rapids. Touting two dates at V...
Sep 16, 2021 Matt / CC
Two seriously injured in head-on collision Wednesday night in Cass County
LAGRANGE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County authorities say two people were injured in a head-on crash in LaGrange Township Wednesday evening. It happened on M-62 near Kinsbury St. at around 10:...
Sep 16, 2021 Wed. 9-15-21 crash - Courtesy- Cass County Sheriff's office
Power back on west side of Kalamazoo after overnight outages
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Several thousand people on the west side of Kalamazoo were without electricity for most of the overnight. Even though the weather was calm and quiet, Consumers Energy say...
Sep 16, 2021 Consumers Energy Outages - Thursday 9-16-21
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Fuller speaks on reckless driving following Tuesday night crashes
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Emergency responders in Kalamazoo were kept busy Tuesday night by two separate crashes that caused several minor injuries and one death. Now, Kalamazoo County Sheri...
Sep 15, 2021 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Man arrested on several charges involving stolen gun used in Kalamazoo, Portage shootings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Kalamazoo have arrested a man accused in multiple shootings that have recently occurred in Portage and Kalamazoo. On September 14, the Kalamazoo Valley Enforceme...
Sep 15, 2021
UPDATE: Murder charges reissued against Battle Creek man after initially being dropped
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE - After charges of murder were dropped against a Battle Creek man due to failure in locating a witness, the Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office has reinstated tho...
Sep 15, 2021 Best Law
Ongoing bus driver shortage causes more KPS routes to be canceled
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The ongoing bus driver shortage in Kalamazoo and beyond caused more Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) bus routes to be canceled Wednesday. A list of those routes was posted t...
Sep 15, 2021 Bill McChesney / CC
City of Kalamazoo to close Ampersee homeless encampment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Due to escalating violence, hygiene issues and other problems, the City of Kalamazoo announced Wednesday that it will be closing the Ampersee Avenue homeless encampment ju...
Sep 15, 2021 Ampersee Avenue street sign in Kalamazoo, MI. (Image via Google Maps).
Battle Creek Police name two deputy chiefs to take over after Jim Grafton's retirement
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police will now have two deputy chiefs. Deputy Chiefs Shannon Bagley and Troy Gilleylen have been named to take over from previous Deputy Chief Jim Grafton ...
Sep 15, 2021
Hit-and-run accident near Three Rivers Airport under investigation
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Authorities in St. Joseph County are looking for a driver involved in a hit and run accident. It happened Tuesday evening just before 7:00 on M-60 across from the Thre...
Sep 15, 2021
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