Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Reports of gunshots lead to officer involved shooting in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An officer-involved shooting in Battle Creek is under investigation after police responded to reports of shots fired and located an armed suspect. It happened at aroun...
Sep 02, 2021
Two stolen property cases under investigation in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two recent cases of stolen property are under investigation in Calhoun County. The first one happened in the 57000 block of Silver Street in Park Township sometime b...
Sep 02, 2021 MSP investigating death of 2 year old in Cass County
MSP officials say increased presence in Benton Harbor shows promising results
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Earlier this month, the Michigan State Police (MSP) announced that it would deploy more troopers to the areas of Benton Harbor and Benton Township in order to help red...
Sep 01, 2021 Firearm confiscated by Michigan State Police troopers in Benton Harbor in August 2021. (Photo courtesy Michigan State Police).
MDOT is lifting traffic restrictions to ease Labor Day 2021 travel - here's what to know in West/Southwest MI
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - To help ease the upcoming Labor Day Weekend traffic, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and br...
Sep 01, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Berrien County Health Department issues order requiring face masks in schools
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As of Wednesday, the Berrien County Health Department has issued a public health order requiring the use of face masks in pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 indoor edu...
Sep 01, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kalamazoo County Prosecutor says no charges in connection with a shooting incident in May
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting has announced that no charges will be issued in the case of a man who was shot after kicking in the door of a house in May. 33-year...
Sep 01, 2021 Woman arraigned on charges of embezzlement from Hartford casino
Kalamazoo YWCA to open state's first child care center with three shifts and 24 hour drop-in capability
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The issue of child care has come to the forefront during the pandemic, with parents scrambling to find affordable and available day care for their children. The YWCA is exp...
Sep 01, 2021
Plainwell woman faces four charges of medical insurance fraud
LANSING, ALLEGAN MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A joint investigation into medical insurance fraud has netted charges against a Plainwell woman. The state Department of Insurance and Financial Services, and the Al...
Sep 01, 2021 Patrick Feller / CC
Motorcyclist airlifted to Kalamazoo hospital after crash in Branch County
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in Branch County is under investigation. Michigan State Police responded to an area on US-12 near Wildlife Rd. in Beth...
Sep 01, 2021 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Calhoun County woman will not be tried again in 'shaken baby' case from 2002
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Calhoun County woman free from prison after serving 18 years for the death of her 11-month-old daughter will not be returning to court. Tonia Miller had her convicti...
Sep 01, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
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