Strong winds cause trees to topple, killing man
As strong winds blew through West Michigan Monday, many trees were knocked down onto power lines, vehicles, houses and people.
Consumers Energy to close in-person payment locations in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two Consumers Energy in-person bill payment centers are closing in West Michigan, the utility company announced Monday morning. Consumers Energy said its bill payment centers in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo will close at the end of June due to a reduction in customer traffic. The utility company says the bill payment centers will close, but all other operations at the...
Quincy softball goes 1-2 at Mendon round-robin tournament
MENDON, MI (WTVB) – The Quincy Oriole softball team went 1-2 Saturday at the Mendon Hornet Round Robin Invitational. Quincy lost to the host school 17-3 in five innings and to Gobles 11-7. In their final game, they snapped a ten-game slide with a 17-7 win against White Pigeon in five innings.
Report on Kalamazoo’s efforts to provide shelter to homeless this winter released
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The weather is nice now, but it wasn’t that long ago that it was miserably cold outside. A report has now been issued on this year’s unprecedented efforts to provide emergency shelter to the homeless. Kalamazoo County, the city of Kalamazoo, and...
KVET arrests three men for illegal weapons possession
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Three people are in police custody after the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team seized four illegally possessed firearms last Thursday. Officers found the first suspect in the 500 block of Phelps Avenue. He is an 18-year-old man who they knew and...
City of Kalamazoo has a week of events for Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The city of Kalamazoo is planning a week of events downtown as they put a wrap on the Design it! Phase of their Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 project. They are putting together another grand design for the next decade, where residents would like the city to be in ten years, and they are gathering ideas now.
Two shot, injured outside The Base Bar and Grill in Springfield early Sunday morning
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Two people are recovering after they were shot just before 2 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of The Base Bar and Grill in the 3900 block of West Dickman Road in Springfield. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene and...
Man killed in Vine Neighborhood, vandalism caused Verizon outage and more top stories
Below are News Channel 3's top stories from the past week. A Kalamazoo man has been charged in connection to the murder of Telonn Horton. Monday, a judge charged Carlin Andrew Barcelo, 22, with open murder, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. Vandal(s) cut a Verizon fiber cable, causing...
Kalamazoo schools buys $350K house next to elementary school for future expansion
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI -- The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education is expanding an elementary school campus. The board approved the purchase of a 2-acre property at 918 Nichols Road at a Thursday, April 23, school board meeting. The property is adjacent to King-Westwood Elementary School at 1100 Nichols Road.
‘I don’t want to die’: Inside the show documenting Michigan police shifts
KALAMAZOO, MI — Drunk driving, violent altercations and a tactical team response are all calls police officers may face in the line of duty. A new series called “The Shift,” from Red Watch Productions documents all of those calls and more from Michigan law enforcement agencies. The series is available to watch on YouTube.
