Kalamazoo MI

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Battle Creek woman was rescued after her vehicle went into the Kalamazoo River Wednesday night. At around 11 p.m., crews with the Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) responded to a report of a vehicle in the Kalamazoo River near 20th Street and Jackson Street.

The Gilmore Piano Festival is collaborating with the Ladies Library Association on the LLA Signature Series, beginning March 13. All events in the series are free but registration is required. It’s part of the many new events – officially and unofficially – that have been added to the festival repertoire...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A discovery of mold has added to the cost of a project to convert a hotel into an emergency homeless shelter for families with children. The Landing Place is slated to open within the next month at 1912 E. Kilgore Service Road. A former hotel, Country Inn & Suites, is being converted into an...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. -- The Van Buren County Sheriff announced the arrest of a 58-year-old man Wednesday with charges including Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine. The 58-year-old man has been charged with Fleeing and Eluding, Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine, and Driving While...

ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 57-year-old Martin man will spend the next 13-and-a-half-years in prison after he pled no contest to second-degree murder in the drunk driving crash last April that killed eight-month-old Lucia Seifried. Terry Boss hit the girl and her father, Matthew, who needed six months...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Police are investigating a shooting that happened last night. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are investigating a non-fatal shooting that occurred at 10:47 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, on the city’s west side. Police responded to the 4400 block of Forest Hills Lane after a...

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective 6 a.m. Monday, March 9, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including the...

KALAMAZOO, MI –– Harvey’s on the Mall was halved on Wednesday, March 4, as the demolition process began. The demolition is set to take two to three weeks, according to Miller Davis Company VP Jack Abate. “We’re going to flatten it and put some sand back in...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Landing Place finally has an estimated time of arrival in Kalamazoo. The long-awaited transitional shelter for homeless families on Kilgore Road is one of the first of its kind in Michigan, and is now scheduled to open at the end of next month.

The Plainwell Department of Public Safety is warning residents about a sophisticated phone scam involving callers who falsely claim to be court officers or law enforcement personnel. The alert comes after a recent incident in which an individual walked into the Plainwell Department of Public Safety while actively on...