Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Community input sought for improvements on Westnedge Ave. and Park St. in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo is looking for community input on a project to calm traffic on Westnedge Avenue and Park Street. ' It concerns the area between Dunkley Street and C...
Jul 30, 2021 Ada and Westnedge in Kalamazoo (Photo by John McNeil)
Former nurse at Kalamazoo youth home enters plea in 2020 teenager's death
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One of three former employees at a Kalamazoo youth home charged with the death of a teenager last year has entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge. Heather McLogan enter...
Jul 30, 2021 Heather McLogan - Former nurse at Lakeside Academy (Mugshot courtesy Kalamazoo County Jail)
Body recovered in Kalamazoo River identified by Battle Creek police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A body of a man that was recovered from the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek last Sunday has been identified. According to a statement from the City of Battle Creek, Poli...
Jul 30, 2021 Riverside Dr. near Burnham St. - Battle Creek, Michigan
Suspect in Battle Creek Arbors Apartments fatal shooting scheduled to be arraigned Friday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A person arrested Wednesday morning following a fatal shooting at the Arbors Apartments is being charged with open murder and is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday. Acc...
Jul 30, 2021
Two Kalamazoo businesses were featured on PBS show 'Under The Radar'
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The television show "Under the Radar", which airs on PBS stations across the state, featured two Kalamazoo businesses Thursday evening. In their newest episode, Gazelle S...
Jul 29, 2021 Under The Radar Michigan logo - via YouTube
Early morning severe storms in West Michigan leave nearly 10,000 without power
PARCHMENT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A strong line of severe thunderstorms, packing strong winds, blew through West Michigan early Thursday morning. It had crews out working to restore power across the regio...
Jul 29, 2021 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Fire at manufacturing facility in Battle Creek injures two with smoke inhalation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A fire at a manufacturing facility in Battle Creek Wednesday morning caused damage and minor injuries to two people. Fire crews were called to a building owned by Tran...
Jul 29, 2021 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Governor Whitmer visits Kalamazoo, touts affordable housing plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing that $100 million dollars from the American Rescue Plan be set aside to help fund housing for low-income families in Michigan. She w...
Jul 28, 2021 Governor Whitmer announces record number of health insurance enrollees (Photo by John McNeil).
Allegan County Health Department announces three Delta COVID-19 variant cases
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Health Department (ACHD) has been notified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) of three individuals identified with the...
Jul 28, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kalamazoo County Prosecutor - Officer justified in non-fatal May shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting has ruled that an officer was justified in his use of force regarding a shooting incident that took place last May. On Friday, May...
Jul 28, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
