Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
MSP investigating Tuesday night "brake checked" hit and run crash
ATHENS TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan State Police are investigating a "brake checked" hit and run crash involving a pair of vehicles in Calhoun County's Athens Township on Tuesday night. Troopers...
Aug 05, 2021 Photo courtesy of Michigan State Police
One injured after car crashes into Battle Creek Wendy's location
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A driver crashed into a Wendy's restaurant in Battle Creek Wednesday, according to a report from WWMT. Police say a woman was driving on Columbia Avenue around 1 p.m. I...
Aug 04, 2021
Guns and drugs seized in Berrien County drug bust, two parolees arrested
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detectives with the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) announced Wednesday that two parolees were arrested after a bust in Berrien County Tuesday. In Niles, detectives...
Aug 04, 2021 Evidence recovered from a Berrien County bust on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. (Photo courtesy Michigan State Police).
UPDATE - New details released in murder of Portage oral surgeon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are new details surrounding the recent murder of Dr. Thomas Aye, a retired oral surgeon who served the Kalamazoo area for almost three decades. 56-year-old Scott Ste...
Aug 04, 2021 Patrick Feller / CC
Kalamazoo County Government moves back to Phase 4 of the COVID Preparedness and Response Plan
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Following an announcement last week by the CDC, citizens living in areas of "substantial" or "high" transmission rates of COVID-19 have been advised to continue wea...
Aug 04, 2021 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo - Input now being accepted for Westnedge Ave., Park St. traffic calming project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As of Wednesday, August 3, the City of Kalamazoo is now accepting public input on a traffic calming project. As we reported last week, the project concerns the area betwee...
Aug 04, 2021 Ada and Westnedge in Kalamazoo (Photo by John McNeil)
Indoor masking required for all at Western Michigan University as of Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, officials with Western Michigan University (WMU) announced that masking when indoors will now be required, effective immediately. In a news release to the WMU c...
Aug 04, 2021 Western Michigan University (photo by John McNeil)
Albion College and partners reschedule COVID-19 vaccination clinics
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Albion College along with several partners have announced that their COVID-19 vaccine clinics have been rescheduled to be held in September. The clinics were originall...
Aug 04, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Two young Battle Creek men now headed to trial accused in 2019 murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two young men from Battle Creek have been ordered to trial accused in a 2019 fatal shooting. 19-year-olds Kolbie McGinn and Trenen Cohoon had previously been charged o...
Aug 04, 2021 Best Law
A critter caused that large power outage in Portage earlier this week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A large power outage in Portage earlier this week was apparently caused by a critter. Consumers Energy said Tuesday that a raccoon had come into contact with equipment. As ...
Aug 04, 2021 David Slater / CC
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