Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, MI — A man was shot in the leg and detectives are investigating the incident, police said. Around 11:48 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a local hospital after a shooting victim arrived there for treatment. Officers made contact with a 21-year-old...

The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department (KCHCSD) launched its yearly vector surveillance program to monitor and control the spread of disease-carrying insects. These efforts, according to county officials, are critical in preventing the spread of vector-borne illnesses like West Nile virus, Lyme...

RICHLAND, Mich. — Drivers are asked to find an alternate route after a crash closed part of Gull Road in Kalamazoo County on Wednesday. The crash happened on road near Tiburon Lane and East DE Avenue, according to the Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority. Local:MI 'State of Emergency' brings...

A firefighter was injured while putting out a house fire in Portage Tuesday.

Three Southwest Michigan Counties are among the 10 riskiest counties for Lyme Disease in the state. Here's what you need to know. Lyme disease can give you flu-like symptoms can can attack your nervous system if untreated, according to Michigan.gov,. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and...

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI — A woman is in critical condition after being shot, police said. At 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, deputies from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office were called to a report of a shooting victim in the 11000 block of Gorsline Road in Pennfield Township. A...

A man was injured Tuesday night in a shooting, police in Kalamazoo say.

BERRIEN COUNTY, MI — Deputies used pepper spray to disperse people fighting at a popular Lake Michigan beach. Around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office responded to a large disturbance at Silver Beach County Park. Additional deputies and officers from the St. Joseph Department...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Nurses working at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo and Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital are concerned they won’t have jobs after Beacon Health System takes over ownership. A document they have received says that the “employment of all Ascension Southwest Michigan associates and...

UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) – Union City Assistant Police Chief Corey Wilkinson is recovering today after suffering what the department only described as a medical emergency Monday. Wilkinson was flown by helicopter to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Wilkinson is in...