Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Small plane traveling from Wisconsin to Ohio makes emergency landing in South Haven
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A small airplane made an emergency landing in South Haven Sunday after some electrical issues caused problems in the cockpit. South Haven Area Emergency Services says r...
Aug 02, 2021 Emergency plane landing - Credit South Haven Area Emergency Services
Michigan Avenue bridge repairs over Portage Creek start Monday in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Starting Monday, August 2, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be repairing the I-94 BL bridge over Portage Creek. The $412,000 investment includes concr...
Aug 01, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Michigan Works! SW has new tool for job seekers
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Those seeking a job in SW Michigan have a new way to help them find the best position for them. Michigan Works! Southwest began offering Pure Michigan Talent Connect in Jul...
Aug 01, 2021
Former nurse at Lakeside Academy pleads no contest in death of student
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former director of nursing at Lakeside Academy has pleaded no contest in connection with the 2020 death of a student there. Heather McLogan entered the plea last week a...
Aug 01, 2021 Woman arraigned on charges of embezzlement from Hartford casino
Son of murdered Portage dentist arrested in Kalamazoo Saturday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The son of a retired dentist who was murdered in his Portage home has been captured. Scott Sterffy had been the focus of a national manhunt. He was arrested in Kalamazoo Sat...
Jul 31, 2021 Portage Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Unusual weather phenomenon could appear on Great Lakes over the weekend
TORONTO ONT (WKZO AM/FM) - An international organization that monitors the weather phenomenon known as a waterspout says that the Lake Michigan shoreline from Holland south to New Buffalo could be a g...
Jul 31, 2021 NOAA Photo Library / CC
Son of slain Portage dentist target of national manhunt
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The son of a retired dentist who was murdered in his Portage home is the focus of a national manhunt. The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office has issued an open murder warra...
Jul 31, 2021 Accident in Portage Tuesday seriously injures Kalamazoo man (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Kalamazoo County Administrator resigns
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Administrator Tracy Moored has announced she will be leaving her position by the end of next month. Moored said that she is pursuing other opportunities. T...
Jul 31, 2021 Kalamazoo County Government logo
KDPS arrests nine teens in connection with shootings, stolen vehicles
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety arrested nine teenagers Friday in connection with several recent shootings and vehicle thefts. Officers said that four teens were ...
Jul 31, 2021
Boil Water Advisory issued for some areas along S. Westnedge in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On July 29, 2021, a water main break occurred at 6839 South Westnedge Avenue. It became necessary to depressurize a section of the water main to complete the repair. As a r...
Jul 30, 2021 Courtesy City of Portage
