Articles tagged with county

Tue, May 22, 2012

Alabama's Jefferson County votes to skip bond payment

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - County legislators for Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County voted unanimously on Tuesday to skip a $15 million payment ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Motorcyclist crashes into Barry County Cruiser

JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Michigan State Police have been asked to investigate a collision between a motorcycle and a Barry County Deputy’s SUV just ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Indiana man killed in a one-car crash in Cass County

CASS COUNTY (WKZO) -- Cass County Investigators may have to wait until test results come back on a 28-year-old from Bristol, Indiana before closing the ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Calhoun County bail bonds operation seeks repeated drunken driving offender

SPRINGFIELD (WKZO) -- A Calhoun County bail bonds operation is going public in trying to track down Shawnee Fyke, who has been arrested for driving ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

St Joe County Man Alive

THREE RIVERS, MI  (WKZO) --   St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Deputies spent much of the last day and a half looking for Nick Ames, who ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

O'Melay murder trial proceedings adjourned until May 25th

MARSHALL (WKZO) -- A Marshall man accused of shooting his cousin to death this spring and dumping his body in a Branch County field is ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Shoplifting ring captured in Allegan County

ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO)   A sharp eyed Allegan County Deputy is getting credit for breaking up a shoplifting ring, and he did it far from ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Nassau County seeks $41 million for tax refunds

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - Under the threat of having $80 million of its bank accounts frozen by the courts, New York's Nassau County ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Driver arrested for leaving the scene of an injury accident

PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP  (WKZO) -- A Hart, Michigan man is sitting in the Van Buren County Jail after deputies say he was involved in a ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Van Buren County Man Burned In Meth Lab Explosion

PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) --  A Van Buren County man has been horribly burned in a meth lab mishap early Sunday in Pine Grove ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Alabama Senate passes tax for bankrupt county

By Verna Gates

(Reuters) - The Alabama State Senate on Thursday approved a bill allowing cash-strapped Jefferson County to revive a local jobs tax that ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Another Meth Bust In Van Buren County

HARTFORD   (WKZO) --    Acting on a tip Van Buren County’s Narcotics unit raided a home at 9 North Haver Street in the City of ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Bankrupt Alabama county cuts more workers

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County is laying off more government workers as prospects for reviving a local employment-tax ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Full House For Fracking Meeting In Barry County

HASTINGS, MI  (WKZO) --  So many people showed up for a public meeting on mineral leases and fracking in Barry County Tuesday evening that they ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Kalamazoo County expected to sue travel websites for allegedly skimming taxes

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners are expected to contract with a Lansing law firm to go after on-line travel websites like Orbitz, Travelocity and ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

Allegan County Still Screening People Who Want To Adopt Puppies

ALLEGAN, MI  (WKZO) --   We thought that some of the applicants for the small dogs from that Allegan County Puppy mill were going to get ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

VIDEO: Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger urges Kalamazoo GOP to “bet on Michigan”, not the government

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) – Kalamazoo Republicans gathered Monday evening, to hear Michigan Speaker of the House Jase Bolger give the keynote address at the 117^{th ...}

Mon, April 23, 2012

New York's Nassau County lease of sewer plant faces hurdles

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - New York's Nassau County taps the debt market this week, with plans to lease its sewer system for nearly ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Jackson County Walmart Cashier Fired

JACKSON, MI (WKZO) - A theft ring that stole more than 100-thousand dollars in items from a Jackson County Walmart is busted, and police say ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Search For St Joe County Woman Ends Sadly

FABIUS TOWNSHIP, MI  (WKZO)  --   The search for a St. Joseph County woman has ended sadly with the discovery of her body along a wooded ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

NY's Suffolk County cuts capital budget by 21 percent

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - Next year's capital budget for New York's Suffolk County will be cut 21 percent because of the county ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Search Resumes For Missing St Joe County ‘Woman

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI   (WKZO) -- A search is expected to resume this morning for a missing Fabius Township woman.  Eighty-four-year-old Joanne Holden may have ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Puppy Mill Operators Charged In Allegan County

ALLEGAN, MI  (WKZO) --    The Allegan County couple who operated that runaway dog breeding operation out of their home in Cheshire Township have now been ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Van Buren County Man Faces Charges In Marijuana Growing Operation

HARTFORD, MI  (WKZO) --   The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department says that it arrested a 40 year old Hartford man on Wednesday following a ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Alabama county could hike rates to pay sewer debt: receiver

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Politically unpopular rate hikes could cover the debt service on the $3.14 billion of sewer-system debt that ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Allegan County Couple To Be Charged In Dog Case; Call for Shelter Help Made

ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - An Allegan County couple will face criminal charges in connection with the seizure of more than 350 dogs from their home ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Creditors win bid to appeal Alabama county's bankruptcy

(Reuters) - A federal judge has cleared the way for Bank of New York Mellon and other creditors to challenge in court the landmark $4 ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Branch County Trial Resumes

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Courthouse has reopened today following the Easter weekend and yesterday furlough day for county workers and that means ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Hillsdale County Meth Explosion Injures One

HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - More methamphetamine related danger in the area. It happened Thursday night in Hillsdale County’s Cambria Township, where one person was ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Three Branch County Residents Injured In Jackson County Accident

JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Two teenage girls from Bronson are out of the hospital after being injured last weekend in a traffic accident in which ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Second Man Arrested In Branch County Body Discovery

MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - There has been a 2nd arrest in the Larry Denniston murder case which first came to light last weekend in the ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Calhoun County Authorities Arrested Suspect In Branch County Body Case

CALHOUN COUNTY, (WTVB) -The mystery over that body found in Branch County has unraveled quickly, and resulted in an arrest of a distant relative ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Calhoun County Man Arrested In Connection With Branch County Body Discovery

CALHOUN  COUNTY (WTVB) - The case of a body discovered Sunday in Branch County is now a Calhoun County murder investigation with a suspect in ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Facebook Picture Causes Problems In Cass County

CASS COUNTY, MI  (WKZO) --   A Cass County teacher's aide claims it all started as a joke, but she's been suspended for refusing ...

Mon, April 02, 2012

Body Found In Branch County

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff’s Department says it’s investigating the discovery of a body yesterday in Butler Township. Deputies were ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

County Star Trivia

Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts hails from which tiny Oklahoma town? ANSWER: Picher.

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Mon, March 26, 2012

Allegan County Man Arrested In Stabbings

TROWBRIDGE TOWNSHIP -- Allegan County Deputies say they now have Levi Nation in custody, after he fled the scene of multiple stabbings on foot early ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Allegan County Detectives have Suspect in Attempted Murders in Custody

TROWBRIDGETOWNSHIP  (WKZO) --  Allegan County Deputies say they now have Levi Nation in custody, after they say he fled the scene of multiple stabbings on ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Barry County Shooting results in Charges

 JOHNSTOWNTOWNSHIP(WKZO) --    A Barry County man who allegedly shot a woman in the leg on Thursday has now been charged with Felonious Assault.  Relatives ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Charges Pending In Barry County Shooting

JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, MI – (WKZO)     It will be up to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office to sort out the charges after a woman was ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Ignore Florida law on Cuba trade, county attorney says

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida had no authority to enact a pending law that would prohibit local governments from hiring firms that do business with Cuba ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Head Start could be changing hands in Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO)   The Kalamazoo County Board has voted unanimously to support KRESA in their bid to obtain the federal grant for the County’s ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board To Decide Fate Of Head Start

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)  -- The Kalamazoo County Board has administered the Head Start Program for decades, helping thousands of pre-schooler’s get a leg up ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Hail And Severe Weather Hit Parts Of Branch County

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Hail measured at between a half-inch and an inch in size fell in parts of Branch County early last evening right ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Kent County Men Prosecuted in Ottawa Co. for Record Ponzi Scheme

GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC-Holland) - The prosecution of what the state Attorney General’s office claims is “the largest Ponzi scheme in Michigan history” is ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

NY's Suffolk County legislature approves note sale

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - The legislature of Suffolk County, New York approved a $90 million short-term note sale on Tuesday that the county executive ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

New York's Suffolk County notes seen getting low rates despite crisis

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Suffolk County, which last week declared a financial crisis, is still expected to obtain fairly ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

State Of The County Address Today

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)  --  It’s been a busy year for Kalamazoo County Government, and today the Chairman of the Board will deliver the State ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Violent Collision In Allegan County

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- One person is dead and two others seriously injured after a violent head on collision along M-40 in Allegan County ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

NY's Suffolk County seeks to avert April cash crunch

By Joan Gralla

(Reuters) - New York's Suffolk County, fighting against time to avoid running out of cash, plans on selling $90 million in ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Suffolk County avoids immediate Fitch cut

(Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday that the credit rating for New York state's Suffolk County will not be immediately affected by its ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board To Vote On Head Start Change

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)  -- Kalamazoo County has administered the Head Start program for three decades, but now the administration thinks it may make more sense ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Allegan County Man Held Son Hostage

VALLEY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- Methamphetamine abuse can be a nightmare for those who use it and those who know the people who do.  An ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Two Busted On Fraud Charges In Ottawa County

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP (WHTC) - Two women are being held in the Ottawa County Jail on $200,000 bond each after being arrested over the ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Judge clears way for Alabama county bankruptcy

By Michael Connor

(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Judge clears way for Alabama county's bankruptcy

(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American municipality, a federal ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

Many In County Without Power

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It was a very windy night in Branch County and Consumers Energy says hundreds of its customers in the county lost ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Kalamazoo County Supported Romney

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- There are at least two theories why Rick Santorum lost in Kalamazoo County.  One is because absentee ballots were cast before ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Alabama legislators cool to bankrupt county's woes

By Verna Gates and Michael Connor

(Reuters) - On a recent unseasonably warm workday in Birmingham, Alabama, the line to get car-license plates filled two ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Romney Wins Michigan, Santorum Takes Branch County

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Mitt Romney was the winner yesterday in Michigan’s Republican Presidential Primary with a narrow victory over Rick Santorum, who finished ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Michigan Could Lose Hundreds of Military Jobs

LANSING (WKZO) -- Hundreds of military jobs may soon be lost in Michigan.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says the state could lose more than 600 ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Former Branch County Man Under Investigation for Child Abuse

DAYTON, TEXAS (WKZO)  --  A former Southwest Michigan man is one of a number of people under investigation for child neglect and abuse after Child ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Barry County Traffic Fatality

UNDATED (WKZO) -- Only a few details have been released but apparently one person was killed when a tanker truck hauling milk collided with an ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

Calhoun County Man Held On Open Murder Charges

PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A Calhoun County man, who was arrested for open murder after a standoff with police, has a violent criminal history ...

Wed, February 22, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board Rejects Homeless Millage

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- After over two hours of impassioned debate and pleas, the Kalamazoo County Board has once again refused to put a housing ...

Mon, February 20, 2012

Calhoun County Deputies Arrest Suspect in Vehicle Breaking and Entering

CALHOUN CO. (WKZO) -- Calhoun County Deputies say they caught a truck driver pillaging an SUV that was parked along I-69 Sunday night.

Deputies were ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Homeless Millage Before The Kalamazoo County Board

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)  --   Kalamazoo County voters could be asked this fall to approve a small millage that could make a big difference to the ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Pay Freezes For Some County Employees

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Pay Freezes are the order of business this year for deputies and corrections workers at the Branch County Sheriff’s Department ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Bankrupt county OKs minimum debt payments

By Michael Connor

(Reuters) - Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County agreed on Wednesday to a temporary hike in debt payments after lawyers for Syncora Guarantee ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Update on Norris' Charge Against Branch County Board

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Serious charges have been leveled by Branch County Prosecutor Terri Norris against the County Administrator, the County Treasurer, and the Board ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Karl Guenther Opinion: Kalamazoo County Farm Services Agency office closing

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Each time I approach this topic of the proposed closing of the Farm Services Agency in Kalamazoo County, in my memory I ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board selects Dale Pominville to replace departing Deb Bucholtz

Tue, January 31, 2012

Former Pastor Sentenced In Kent County Sexual Assualt Case

The former pastor of a Walker church has received a similar sentence in Kent County for molesting a boy as he did for another ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Branch County Assistant Prosecutor Wants Job In Calhoun County

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County’s Chief Assistant Prosecutor wants a new job. Mark Webb is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Calhoun ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Branch County Winter Festivals Were A Success

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It seems likes its either been feast or famine with winter weather conditions this season and this past weekend, it was ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Two Branch County Accidents

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County deputies say a pair of Saturday crashes appear to have been caused by icy roads, and perhaps inexperienced drivers ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

One Dead One Arrested In Cass County Shooting

CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO)  -- One man is in critical condition with a gunshot wound and the other is in the Cass County jail after ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Kalamazoo Detectives Looking For A Witness In County Deputy Shooting

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Detectives are looking for the man who was the third person inside William Wright’s pick-up truck on the ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Additional Charge Expected Against Brother Who Shot At County Deputy

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Police agencies in Portage and Calhoun County have released additional dash cam video of the arrest of William Wright.  The video ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Kalamazoo County Board Once Again Ask For Homeless Millage

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - It was a very cold and blustery night, but despite that they had a packed house at the Kalamazoo County Board ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Corrected: Sioux County, Iowa: Ground zero for U.S. farm boom

By P.J. Huffstutter

SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA (Reuters) - If there is an epicenter of the nation's farmland boom, it can be found here ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Sioux County, Iowa: Ground zero for farm boom

By P.J. Huffstutter

SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA (Reuters) - If there is an epicenter of the nation's farmland boom, it can be found here ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

The 2012 Kalamazoo County Board Will Look Identical To The Board That Ended 2011.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Last night the board reelected David Maturen to his own one year term as Board Chair.  Dave Buskirk was reelected to ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

Another Branch County Meth Bust

UNION CITY, MI (WTVB) - For at least the third time this month, authorities in Branch County have had to call in assistance to remove ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Planned Parenthood In Branch and St Joe County To Close

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Clients of Planned Parenthood in Branch County and St. Joseph County will have to drive further to continue receiving healthcare services ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Trying To Consolidate Kalamazoo County 911

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)  --  Kalamazoo area governments have been trying to merge 9-1-1 dispatch for more than a decade and every time it’s failed ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Van Buren County Man Sentenced In Girlfriend’s Murder

HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A Van Buren County man, Austin Bradley Austin who allegedly buried his murdered girlfriend in a shallow grave in his ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Another Meth Bust In Branch County

SHERWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A recent spike in Methamphetamine busts continues in Branch County. The latest happened over the weekend when sheriff’s deputies ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

New Visiting System At Van Buren County Jail Approved By Commissioners

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- Hard feelings, emotion and contraband, that’s usually what you get on visitation day at the jail and it ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Another Meth Bust in Branch County

BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - For the second time this week, there’s been a sizable meth bust in Branch County, this time in Bethel ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Branch County Has Worst Rate Of Child Abuse

COLDWATER, M I (WTVB) - Figures supplied by Community Action point to Branch County having the worst rate of confirmed cases of child abuse and ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Creditors challenge Jefferson County bankruptcy

By Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - Jefferson County, Alabama, has no legal grounds to be in municipal bankruptcy proceedings, the county's creditors argued in a ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Calhoun County Detectives Asking For Help

ALBION, MI (WKZO) -- Friday will be the one year anniversary of the disappearance of Heather Cousino, who walked away from her Albion Township home ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Pennsylvania county commissioner charged with perjury

By Dave Warner

NORRISTOWN, Pa (Reuters) - A commissioner from Philadelphia's largest suburban county was arrested on Tuesday and charged with lying about business ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Pennsylvania county commissioner charged with perjury

By Dave Warner

NORRISTOWN, Pa (Reuters) - A commissioner from Philadelphia's largest suburban county was arrested on Tuesday and charged with lying about business ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Name Of Allegan County Accident Victim Released

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO)  -- Allegan County Deputies have released the name of a Kalamazoo woman who died in a fiery collision on U.S ...

Mon, December 05, 2011

No Post Offices In Branch County Are On The Closure List

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - No Post Offices in Branch County are expected to close, but the U.S. Postal Service today is scheduled to officially ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Court upholds conviction of Jefferson County official

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and sentencing of a Jefferson County, Alabama, official for corruption tied to the overhaul ...

Mon, November 28, 2011

Two Rescued From Berrien County River

ST. JOSEPH -- There was a dramatic river rescue in St. Joseph in Berrien County early Thanksgiving Day.   Sean Todman, a man visiting from Chicago ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

All judges in Penn State's county recused in abuse case

By Ian Simpson

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) - All of the judges in Penn State University's home county have recused themselves from the child ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Alabama county bankruptcy was a surprise: receiver

By Chip Barnett

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Creditors of Alabama's Jefferson County were "very close" to reaching a deal with the debt-stricken county and ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Jefferson County bankruptcy another Alabama "punt"

By Karen Pierog

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - They call it "Alabama Punting Syndrome," and it has a lengthy history.

Jefferson County's bankruptcy filing surprised ...

Fri, November 11, 2011

Two St. Joseph County Men Arrested For Meth

STURGIS, MI (WKZO)  ---They were speeding in more ways than one.  Two men in a rolling meth lab were pulled over by Sturgis police ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

VIDEO: New Exposition Hall Debuted at Kalamazoo County Expo Center

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The public has gotten their first look at the inside of the new exposition hall at the Kalamazoo Expo center.   It ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Three Teen Injured In Barry County Accident

HASTINGS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A one vehicle crash in Barry County has hospitalized three teens.  It happened along Broadway in Hastings Township Sunday afternoon ...

Thu, November 03, 2011

Van Buren County Man Dies In Fire

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) --   For the second time this week, firefighters are blaming a space heater for causing a major fire, and this ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

VIDEO: Groundbreaking on Kalamazoo County Jail Expansion

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- At long last they have broken ground at the site of the new Kalamazoo County Jail expansion on Lamont Street.  County officials ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

U.S. tries "hip hop" diplomacy in Pakistan

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Considered by many Pakistanis to be public enemy number one, the United States on Monday turned to the musical ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

Escaped Inmate From St Joe County Caught

KALAMAZOO. MI (WKZO) -- A St. Joseph County inmate is back in a cell after escaping from a jail work crew, and piling up a ...

Tue, November 01, 2011

Jackson County Deputy Investigates Double Homicide Case

GRASS LAKE (WKZO) -- The Jackson County Major Crimes Taskforce has been activated following an apparent double homicide.

The Sheriff’s Department says around 9 ...

Sat, October 29, 2011

Man Wanted By Steuben County Arrested In Hillsdale

HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - There’s one less bad guy on the area’s streets today. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department says on Friday ...

Fri, October 28, 2011

Branch County Jobless Rate Falls

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County’s jobless rate has declined below ten percent. The September unemployment figures released Thursday show the county’s rate ...

Fri, October 21, 2011

Barry County Man Arrested

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO) --   The Barry County man at the center of 2 missing person’s cases is being held on state charges and ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Kalamazoo County Board Approved Budget

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Board has approved their budget for the next year, but not before tweaking it to blunt the rising ...

Tue, October 18, 2011

Kalamazoo County Holds Budget Hearing

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)  -- The Kalamazoo County Board will hold a public hearing on next year’s budget tonight, and there are still some issues ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Kansas county resumes domestic abuse enforcement

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) - A county official in the capital city of Kansas, who had refused to prosecute some domestic abuse ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Human Remains Found In Kalamazoo County

BRADY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO)  -- Human remains have been found on farm property off 34^th and Y Ave. in ruralKalamazooCounty, and investigators are trying ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Human Remains Found on Kalamazoo County Property

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Human remains have been found on a farm property in Brady Township.  Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies were alerted to the discovery ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Kent County Woman Beaten And Set On Fire

WYOMING, MI (WKZO)  --  It’s a story of survival.   A savage attack on a Kent County woman is being investigated.  Police say she was ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

Two Dead In Barry County Crash

DELTON, MI (WKZO)  -- Two west Michigan families are planning funerals after a violent head-on collision that Barry County Deputies say claimed two lives over ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Police Investigating Allegan County Shooting

WATSON TOWNSHIP -- An autopsy is planned on the body of a 73-year-old Allegan County man who was shot to death and left across the ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

County Briefed On Consolidation Efforts

KALAMAZOO -- To save cash, they are trying to erase some of the lines that separate local governments, and County Administrator Peter Bathani briefed the ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Branch County Mother And Son Arrested On Arson Related Charges

QUINCY, MI (WTVB) - A Halloween arson case in Branch County in 2008 in which a home in Quincy Township was damaged and eventually razed ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Muskegon County Man Found Dead

FRUITPORT (WKZO) -- 20-year-old Travis Trowbridge died after attending a weekend party in Muskegon County.  Officials found him face down in shallow water in a ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Angola Man Arrested In Calhoun County After Crime Spree

FREDONIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Calhoun County authorities say an Angola, Indiana man has been busted on home invasion and vehicle theft charges following a ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Deep Cuts May Be Coming For Kalamazoo County Budget

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - Kalamazoo County Commissioners are looking at deep across the board cuts in almost every department for the coming year. They will ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

More Arrested In St Joe County On CSC Charges

CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO)   -- Three more men have been charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct in St. Joseph County as part of the Dave Matthews investigation ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Another Meth Bust In Van Buren County

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- A man and a woman in a mobile meth lab have traded their ride for a jail cell in Van Buren ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Report Says 23 Bridges In Branch County Need To Be Replaced Or Repaired

UNDATED (WTVB) - Are the bridges safe where you drive? The state of our nation’s bridges was detailed Monday in a new report by ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Alabama county backs deal to settle $3.14 billion debt

By Melinda Dickinson and Matthew Bigg

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County voted on Friday to accept a provisional deal to settle its ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Michigan Father Sentenced in Disappearance Of Children

ADRIAN (WKZO) -- A Lenawee County Judge sentenced John Skelton to ten to 15-years in prison on charges of false imprisonment stemming from the disappearance ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Alabama county faces bankruptcy decision over debt

By Melinda Dickinson and Matthew Bigg

BIRMINGHAM Ala./ATLANTA (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County will decide on Friday whether to declare bankruptcy over its ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

Joint Meeting Of Branch County School Boards

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Forty Branch County school officials including School Board Trustees, Superintendents and Administrators gathered last night for a brainstorming session to address ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Joint Meeting Of Branch County School Boards

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County school officials are hoping that sharing lessons learned on making do with less and coping with the challenging economic ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Barry County Sheriff Still Looking For Missing Man

HASTINGS (WKZO) -- Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf has revealed why they are so interested in finding 53 year old Paul Atchley.  He was apparently ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Search Continues For Barry County Man After Blood Found In Pick Up

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) --   The search continues for a missing Barry County man after a suspicious discovery this past weekend.  Allegan County sheriff's ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Barry County Continues Investigation into Human Blood, Accident Involving Battle Creek Man

PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO) -- The investigation continues into the suspicious discovery of bloody bedding found in the bed of a pick-up truck involved in a ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Republican gun raffle in Giffords' county draws criticism

By Brad Poole

TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - The Republican Party in Representative Gabrielle Giffords' home county is raising eyebrows by raffling off a Glock handgun ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Miami-Dade County jails cited for 'shocking conditions'

By Dale K. DuPont

MIAMI (Reuters) - The nation's eighth largest jail system in Miami-Dade County has used excessive force on inmates and given ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Alabama county says progress made at NY debt talks

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County made progress during direct talks in New York with creditors over its $3.14 ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Macomb County Man Dies Of West Nile

MACOMB CO. (WKZO) -- A Macomb County man dies of the state's first reported case of West Nile Virus this year.  State health labs ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Alabama county set for crucial talks with creditors

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County will start direct talks with New York creditors on Wednesday in a bid to ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Calhoun County Man Accidently Shot At Battle Creek Party

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO) -- A Calhoun County man is in critical condition after a different kind of gun-play at a party at a home ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Branch County Crash Leaves 2 Injured, in Hospital

UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A crash in Branch County has left two hospitalized.  Deputies say the driver of an SUV lost control on a ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Child Escapes From Unsafe Home In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- Court documents have revealed that a 13-year-old special needs child carefully planned his escape from a home near Lawton ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Teenage Gang of Robbers in Custody Following Allegan County Mugging

LEIGHTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- A mobile gang of robbers with gang ties, are in custody. They allegedly mugged a teenager in Allegan County Sunday ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Camera Footage Helps Van Buren County Catch Auto Burglary Suspects

LAWTON, MI (WKZO) -- Deputies in Van Buren County say that security camera footage helped them catch two not-too-clever Mattawan men who gave auto burglary ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Some Branch County School Didn't Meet AYP Goals

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Four schools in Branch County missed the grade last year in their failure to meet AYP, or adequate yearly progress, in ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Alabama county gives more time for debt deal talks

By Matthew Bigg and Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County on Friday held off from filing for bankruptcy over a $3 ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Allegan County Approves Resolution to Sell Bonds to Convert Haworth into Jail

ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO)  -- It’s been debated in Allegan County for nearly two decades: how to fund and build a new county jail.   Now ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Nottawa County Accident Kills Buggy Driver

NOTTAWA, MI (WTVB) - There’s been another fatal accident in the area taking the life of a member of the Amish community. The St ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Alabama county creditors bid to defuse debt crisis

By Melinda Dickinson and Matthew Bigg

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Creditors made a fresh offer on Thursday to defuse a $3.14 billion bond debt ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Alabama county creditors to meet key debt demand

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - The creditors for a $3.2 billion sewer bond debt in Alabama's Jefferson County are on the verge of meeting ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Alabama county creditors to meet key debt demand

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - The creditors for a $3.2 billion sewer bond debt in Alabama's Jefferson County are on the verge of meeting ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Names of Amish Women Rear Ended in Branch County Released

BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WKZO) --  State Police have released the names of two Amish women who were in a buggy that was rear-ended in Branch ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Road Side Spraying IN Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- This month, a contractor will be spraying herbicides along rural Van Buren County roads to kill vegetation that can ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Father sues city, county after mom drives kids to death

By Ray Sanchez

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The father of three children who drowned with their mother when she intentionally drove her minivan into the ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Attempted Hanging At The Branch County Jail Update

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Quincy woman being held by Branch County authorities after being accused last week of sexually assaulted a teenage girl attempted ...

Tue, August 09, 2011

Electric Substation Burns In St Joe County

CONSTANTINE -- Engineers for Midwest Energy Cooperative say they have never seen anything like this. A mysterious fire destroyed an entire power substation and left ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Allegan County Accident Sends 5 To Hospitals

ALLEGAN COUNTY -- The driver of a pick-up truck towing a boat allegedly lost control on 142^nd Ave. in Salem Township, sending 5 to ...

Sat, August 06, 2011

Branch County Fair Preview

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County Fair….Enjoy the Ride….that’s the theme for the 2011 edition of the Fair in Coldwater and while ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Alabama county extends talks over bond debt

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County extended talks over a $3.14 billion sewer bond debt in a bid to avert what would ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Alabama county in key bankruptcy meeting over debt

By Matthew Bigg and Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County could decide on Thursday whether to accept an offer from creditors ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Man Injured In Southern Branch County Accident

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Branch County authorities say speed and alcohol were factors in a single car rollover accident early today in California Township that ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Kalamazoo County Townships May Have To Pay 100% For Police Services

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County officials say they can no longer afford to subsidize the contract police service they provide to four townships and ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Alabama county says large gap exists in debt talks

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A "fairly large gap" exists between Alabama's Jefferson County and creditors over how to settle a $3.14 billion sewer ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

WATCH: Tom Foley Released from Branch County Jail Following Not Guilty Verdict

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) -- Tom Foley was released from jail Saturday after a Branch County jury found him not guilty of killing his wife Dee ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Meth Raid in Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) --The Van Buren County Narcotics Unit raided a mobile home on Marie Street in the Frosty Acres Mobile Home ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Kalamazoo County an Exception in Latest Labor Numbers

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --The Latest Labor Numbers for Kalamazoo show the county is one of the few in the state that has jobless numbers ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Alabama county delays bankruptcy meeting, mulls offer

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County postponed a meeting on Thursday on filing what would be the largest municipal bankruptcy ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Factbox: Timeline on debt crisis in Alabama's Jefferson County

(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County is on Thursday set to decide whether to pursue further talks with creditors over a $3.2 billion sewer ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Creditors make offer to Alabama county over debt

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Creditors made a "very attractive offer" to Alabama's Jefferson County to settle its $3.14 billion sewer debt and avoid ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Alabama's Jefferson County hires bankruptcy lawyers

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County on Tuesday hired outside bankruptcy lawyers ahead of a critical decision on its debt that could result ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Alabama county faces looming debt crisis deadline

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County could decide on Thursday whether to settle its $3.2 billion sewer bond debt or ...

Sat, July 23, 2011

Woman Injured In Branch County Crash

OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Branch County Sheriff’s Department says it believes alcohol was involved in a  traffic accident last night when a ...

Thu, July 21, 2011

Near-Drowning At A Jackson County Hotel

JACKSON, MI (WKZO) - A 4-year-old Jackson boy is in serious condition after nearly drowning in a hotel swimming pool.  It happened Tuesday night at ...

Wed, July 20, 2011

Kalamazoo County Board Approves Consolidation Concept

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) - The Kalamazoo County Board has joined the city and Portage and signed off on a collaboration and consolidation wish list.  First ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Alabama county wants $1.3 billion debt reduction: report

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County wants creditors to wipe $1.3 billion from its bond debt as part of a settlement plan, a ...

Sat, July 16, 2011

Bankruptcy on the table for Alabama County: Governor

By Edith Honan

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Bankruptcy is still a "very strong possibility" for Alabama's Jefferson County, Governor Robert Bentley said on ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Kent County Mother Gives Up Son

KENT COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- The mother in the center of a heart-wrenching child abuse and murder case, who lost her daughter to her boyfriend ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Foley Retrial Will Stay In Branch County

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Tom Foley’s second murder trial will stay in Coldwater. A jury was seated in Branch County Circuit Court yesterday afternoon ...

Wed, July 13, 2011

Michigan Ag Director In Branch County

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The director of Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development toured a number of farms yesterday in Branch County and ...

Wed, July 13, 2011

Representatives From Kalamazoo, Portage and Kalamazoo County Looking At Some Consolidation

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO)  -- The leaders of Kalamazoo County’s three largest governments have the urge to merge, at least some of the public services ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Trees Down And Power Outages in Branch County

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Scattered sections of Branch County were hit with high winds with heavy rains today as a rapidly moving severe weather system ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Kalamazoo County Man Dies In Traffic Accident

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) --   A violent collision has cost a Kalamazoo County man his life.  Kalamazoo County Investigators say it appears that a 75-year-old man ...

Wed, July 06, 2011

Meth Bust In Van Buren County

HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO) -- There are two places you hate to see Meth Labs, where kids live and in Apartment complexes where children and ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

Allegan County Teen Killed In Traffic Accident

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- A teenager from the Dorr area is dead and Allegan County Deputies are sorting out the facts that led to ...

Mon, June 27, 2011

Branch County Relay For Life A Great Success

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - There was lots of applause and thanks and good vibes to go around early Saturday afternoon in Coldwater at Heritage Park ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Van Buren County Couple Face Meth Charges

WOLF LAKE, MI (WKZO) -- A Van Buren County couple face charges in two counties after they let their methamphetamine habits get the best of ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Call For Volunteers To Help Clean Up Calhoun County Storm Debris

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO)  -- Just a reminder that Hands On Battle Creek and the United Way are calling for volunteers, especially with chainsaws to ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Kalamazoo Teen Killed In St. Joe County

MENDON, MI (WTVB) - St. JosephCountyauthorities say a Kalamazoo teenager died Wednesday in a one-vehicle traffic accident inMendonTownship. Nineteen -year old Stefanie Knowlton passed away ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Kalamazoo Teen Killed In Accident In St. Joe County

MENDON, MI (WTVB) - St. JosephCountyauthorities say aKalamazooteenager died Wednesday in a one-vehicle traffic accident inMendonTownship. Nineteen-year old Stefanie Knowlton passed away at Bronson hospital ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

Calhoun County Boy Shot In Face

SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO)  -- A ten year old boy is being treated for a gunshot wound to the head at Bronson Hospital, but it ...

Mon, June 13, 2011

Chicago and Cook County outline ways to save money

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois' biggest county and biggest city could save up to $140 million a year through collaboration, joint purchasing and shared services, according ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Barry County Man Convicted In Traffic Death Of An Undercover Policeman

HASTINGS, MI (WKZO) A Barry County man who struck and killed an undercover County Sheriff’s deputy may be headed to prison.  Justin Malik ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Nassau County offers $7 million to women in bias suit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nassau County, on New York's Long Island, proposed a $7 million payment on Thursday to resolve allegations that female police ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Jefferson County tax bill dies in Alabama senate

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's troubled Jefferson County suffered another financial blow as the state legislature failed to pass a bill ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Branch County Prosecutor Warns Of Scam

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Terri Norris, Branch County Prosecutor, is warning residents of one of the latest scams to hit the area.  It is an ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Details Emergy in 14-Year-Old Cass County Teen's Drowning Death

THREE RIVERS, Mi (WKZO) -- Instead of a summer of fun, a Cass County family is planning a funeral. New details have been released about ...

Wed, June 08, 2011

Bring BBQ indoors: Texas county bans grills for July 4

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Light up the grill for July 4 and get six months in jail under stringent new burn rules ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Trial Begins For Barry County Man

HASTINGS, MI (WKZO)  --   The jury has been selected and testimony begun in Hastings for a man charged with killing a Barry County Deputy in ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

County Gets Money From Enbridge

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- Local Governments in Calhoun County provided a lot of the manpower in the early response to the Enbridge oil spill ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Death of Illinois Girls Causes Sex Assault Case To Be Thrown Out

COLES COUNTY, IL (WIBQ)  --  When 12-year-old Tanisha Madigan and 15-year-old Harley Madigan were killed in a crash in Coles County Illinois last week, it ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Straight Line Winds in Calhoun County

UNDATED (WKZO) -- The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was straight line winds that caused all the damage in Vicksburg and Calhoun County ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

State Of Emergency In Calhoun County

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) -- The City of Battle Creek and Calhoun County issued a local disaster declaration and Rick Snyder followed quickly. The Governor has ...

Fri, May 20, 2011

Kalamazoo County Health: Avoid Contact with Kalamazoo River

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services has issued an advisory for everyone to avoid all contact with the Kalamazoo River following the release ...

Sat, May 14, 2011

Branch County Economic Summit

COLDWATER (WTVB) - It hasn’t been easy finding positive economic news aboutBranchCountyandMichiganin the past decade but for those who filled the Community Health Center ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Texas county official says "stupid" feds sparked fire

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The fight between Texas and Washington, D.C., over wildfires in the Lone Star State just got nastier ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Wayne County Prosecutor Says Kilpatrick Should Remain Imprisoned

(Detroit, MI)  --  Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy says former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should remain in jail. Kilpatrick had a parole hearing yesterday via ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Nassau County doubles down with casino and arena

By Joan Gralla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Nassau County on Wednesday announced plans to boost its economy with a new ice hockey ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Nassau County may bet on casino to boost revenue

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Nassau County, whose rickety finances were taken over by the state, is considering boosting its revenue with a ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Standoff In Cass County Ends With No Injuries

CASS COUNTY (WKZO) -- A standoff in Cass County on Wednesday had a happy ending, at least for everyone but the barricaded suspect.  The sheriff ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Alabama storms hit Jefferson County finances

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Damage from last week's tornadoes and storms in Jefferson County, Alabama, which is awash in debt, is far ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

Economic Summit In Branch County

COLDWATER (WTVB) - A couple of economists who have all-star status in Michigan are due in Coldwater in less than two weeks for the Branch ...

Fri, April 29, 2011

Storms should not affect Jefferson County finances

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Storms that killed 310 people across the South this week will have little direct impact on the finances of debt-ridden Jefferson County ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Damage widespread in Alabama's Jefferson County

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes caused widespread damage in Alabama's Jefferson County, which is struggling to refinance a $3.2 billion debt, but there ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Calhoun County Jury Convicts Truck Driver Of Murder

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- A Calhoun County jury has convicted Kentish St. Ange, a truck driver from Ypsilanti, of first degree murder for the 2009 ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Kalamazoo County Board To Be Reduced

KALAMAZOO -- The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will be downsized during the next election cycle. The County Election Commission has decided to eliminate 6 ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Van Buren County Meth Bust

PORTER TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- Tips from neighbors led Van Buren County deputies to a drug bust in the 75-thousand block of Marie Drive in Porter ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Falling Tree Kills Two In Calhoun County

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) - A freak accident has killed a woman and her 11-year-old daughter and left a 13-year-old in critical condition at Bronson Methodist ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Missouri county starts evacuations as Corps decides levee fate

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A rural Missouri county was evacuating residents on Wednesday from a 130,000-acre area that will be flooded if the U.S ...

Thu, April 21, 2011

Kalamazoo County Health Officials Issue Health Advisory Following Sewage Overflow

Kalamazoo County Health officials have issued a public health advisory for Spring Valley Lake, Averil Lake and adjacent streams after a massive release of ...

Thu, April 21, 2011

Snyder Taps Jackson County Sheriff to Run Department of Corrections

(Lansing, MI)  --  Jackson County Sheriff Daniel Heyns has been appointed by Governor Snyder to be the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections. Heyns ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Kalamazoo County To Look At Use Of Buildings

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Kalamazoo County government is spread out over eight locations, four of which they own and four they rent. Tomorrow afternoon, County Commissioners ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Alabama county can proceed with JPMorgan suit

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Alabama's indebted Jefferson County can move forward with a suit against JPMorgan Chase and others it accuses of ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Brookfield Election Results Verified, County Clerk Won't Resign

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State election officials say they have verified last Tuesday’s Supreme Court results from Brookfield.

That’s where 14,000 votes ...

Mon, April 11, 2011

Another Double Stabbing In Branch County

COLDWATER (WTVB) - For the second time in two weeks, there was a double stabbing in Branch County. The most recent incident occurred early Sunday ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Like Kalamazoo, Allegan County Finds a Way Around Voters Disinterest in Funding a New Jail

ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO) -- After two defeats at the ballot box to raise the money for a new Allegan County Jail, the Allegan County Board ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

Alabama county says can cover lost tax revenue

By Verna Gates

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County is confident it can cover $70 million in revenue it lost when the state ...

Wed, March 30, 2011

Woman Found Dead in Cass County Was Murdered, Police Say

CASS COUNTY (WKZO) -- Authorities are now confirming that a woman from Mishawaka found dead in a field by a county road worker on Monday ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Van Buren County Property Dispute Leads to Drug Charges

VAN BUREN CO. -- A dispute over a piece of property in Van Buren County has lead to two people being charged with operating a ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

South Carolina county says goodbye paper, hello iPad2

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The old three-ring binder filled with paper is on its way out of county government meetings in favor of the ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Alabama court pushes county closer to bankruptcy

By Melinda Dickinson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Supreme Court ruled a key tax in Jefferson County unconstitutional on Wednesday, pushing the debt-ridden county ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Nassau County, NY, proposed budget includes layoffs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of New York's Nassau County on Wednesday proposed across-the-board budget cuts and layoffs in order to meet $121 ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Alabama court rules county tax unconstitutional

BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Alabama's Supreme Court dealt a blow to debt-ridden Jefferson County on Wednesday, ruling that its occupational tax is unconstitutional.

The county ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

NY court OKs Nassau County state takeover--for now

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York court has temporarily put financially ailing Nassau County into the hands of a state overseer, but the judge ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

Branch County Man Dies in House Fire

BRONSON - One person died early Saturday in a house fire in Branch County. It happened in the City of Bronson, where firefighters found the ...

Mon, March 07, 2011

Alabama county devises road map for debt crisis

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - For years, Alabama's Jefferson County squirmed over its image as the bad boy of municipal finance. Now the ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

Montcalm County To House Kalamazoo Inmates

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Kalamazoo County has come to an agreement with Montcalm County that seeks to prevent overcrowding at the Kalamazoo County jail. Under the ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

New York county crime lab closed down in probe

MINEOLA, New York (Reuters) - A New York government crime lab was shut down on Friday as part of a probe into whether drug evidence ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

Branch County Has Two Of The Best In The State

BRANCH COUNTY (WTVB) - Branch County has the best that the State of Michigan can offer, at least in a couple of categories. John Howk ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

One Dead In Van Buren County Crash

SOUTH HAVEN (WKZO) -- A Dowagiac man has been killed and two others injured in a violent collision in Van Buren County. Deputies say it ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

WATCH: Kalamazoo County Road Commission on the Impending Snowstorm

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) With the impending snowstorm approaching Kalamazoo the Kalamazoo County Road Commission is preparing to clear the roads Tuesday evening into Wednesday.  

The ...

Sat, January 22, 2011

Branch County High School Sports, 1/22/11

In Branch County high school sports last night, in boys' and girls' basketball, Coldwater played at Harper Creek, where the host Beavers swept the ...

Fri, January 21, 2011

Fatal Accident In Calhoun County

NEWTON TOWNSHIP - There were slippery roads this morning when a woman died as she lost control of her car north of Burlington in Calhoun ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Berrien County Department of Emergency Management Conducting Survey

COVERT (WKZO) -- Residents in the three Lakeshore Counties closest to the Nuclear plant in Covert may soon be asked to answer some strange questions ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Wisconsin Man Facing Charges For Oil Spill In Cheboygan County

(Lansing, MI)  --  A Wisconsin man is facing a felony and three misdemeanor charges connected to an oil spill last year in Duncan Bay off ...

Tue, January 11, 2011

St Joseph County Man Found Guilty Of Internet Crimes

CASSOPOLIS -- An internet predator who posed as a 16 year old boy to lure young girls into sexual encounters has been found guilty. He ...

Sat, January 08, 2011

Kansas county at U.S. geographical center is dying

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - One of the newest businesses in Smith County, Kansas is a gravestone maker.

This land of flat ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

Train Derails In Shiawassee County; Forces Evacuations

VERNON TOWNSHIP, Mich (WQTX)  A train derailment in Shiawassee County has forced the evacuations of an unknown number of residents.  It happened around 6-15 ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

5 Candidates For Brown County Executive

DE PERE, Wis. (WTAQ) - We now know who's officially running for Brown County Executive. 

Five people are seeking the seat vacated by Tom ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

Calhoun County Man Dies In Fire

LEROY TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- A terminal Cancer patient who was reportedly smoking while on Oxygen has died in a fire at his home on M-66 ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

Kalamazoo County Commissioners Elect Leaders

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Apparently Kalamazoo County Commissioners like their leadership team, because no one challenged them last night as the board got reorganized, now that ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Explosion at Wayne County Furniture Store

WAYNE -- An explosion that demolished a long-standing family business in Wayne, Michigan shook the entire community.  Franks Furniture, is now a pile of rubble ...

Mon, December 27, 2010

Indiana Woman Spends The Night In The St. Joe County Jail

STURGIS (WKZO) - A determined Christmas partier, wasn’t going to let a little thing like a traffic crash get between her and her alcohol ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

Nassau County, NY moves closer to state fiscal control

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Nassau County has failed to close its budget deficit, the chairman of a state oversight ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

Another Dies In Barry County Accident

BARRY COUNTY -- State Police say they know of only one person who died in traffic mishaps during their Lifesaver weekend, but we know of ...

Mon, December 20, 2010

One Person Dies In Barry County Accident

UNDATED (WTVB) - Michigan State Police and dozens of local police agencies launched “Operation Lifesaver” over the weekend to try and save as many lives ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Search Continues For Calhoun County Woman

ALBION (WKZO) -- The search continues for a Calhoun County woman, missing since last week. Thirty-three-year old Heather Cousino is said to be bi-polar and ...

Mon, December 13, 2010

One Dies In Hillsdale County Accident

COLDWATER (WTVB) - It wasn’t some much the amount of snow but the cold and the wind and a winter storm warning that combined ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

Plowing Roads A Priority For Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Road Commission will be making plowing and salting roads a budget priority next year, even though they will be ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

Shia LaBeouf & Tom Hardy Venture To 'The Wettest County In The World'

Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy are apparently big fans of Boardwalk Empire, because they are about to enter the same period in a highly ...

Tue, December 07, 2010

Kalamazoo Selling Lots To County Land Bank

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The City of Kalamazoo is selling 78 parcels of land to the County Land Bank for one dollar. Most of the properties ...

Sat, December 04, 2010

Jackson County Man Arrested In Death Of Son

BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP (WKZO) - Doctors says a three-month old Jackson County baby who died in August likely suffered severe and abusive head trauma. Kian Stevens ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Barry County Child Dies In Weather Related Accident

UNDATED (WKZO) -- December first came and it was like mother nature flipped a switch, from fall to winter in less than a day. The ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Brown County Exec Tom Hinz Retiring

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Brown County Executive Tom Hinz has announced he's retiring from his post.

In a statement, Hinz says it's ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

A Bad Month For Calhoun County Family

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) -- It has just been an awful month for a Battle Creek family, so bad that only one has survived, and he ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Marijuana Bust In Van Buren County

BLOOMINGDALE TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- A 24 year old Van Buren County man is free on bond after deputies raided his home on Baseline Road and ...

Mon, November 29, 2010

Search Continues For Three Lenawee County Boys

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  The search continues for three young brothers from southern Michigan reported missing after their father failed to turn them over to ...

Fri, November 26, 2010

Grand Rapids Murder Suspect Found Dead In Mecosta County

Authorities say a man wanted in a woman's slaying in Grand Rapids has stabbed himself to death. Mecosta County sheriff's officials say ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Ingham County Pipeline To Reopen

INGHAM COUNTY (WKZO) --Enbridge Energy will have something to be thankful for this Turkey Day. While you are at home enjoying the fall feast ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Enbridge Pipeline In Ingham County Shut Down

INGHAM COUNTY (WTVB) - The company responsible for spilling nearly a million gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River this past summer after a pipeline ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

Enbridge Checking Pipeline In Ingham County For Problems

INGHAM COUNTY (WKZO) -- Enbridge Pipeline 6-B has been shut down again. This time they hope to prevent the kind of rupture which caused that ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

Jackson County Pilot Missing In Alaska

ELMANDORF AFB (WKZO) -- A massive search is underway in the freezing wilds of Alaska to find a missing fighter pilot from Michigan. Capt. Jeff ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Rabid bats on the rise in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If the threat of earthquakes, wildfires and mudslides isn't enough to worry Los Angeles residents, public health officials are now ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Shooting In Barry County Ruled Justified

BARRY COUNTY -- The Prosecutor in Barry County has ruled that the police shooting of a 40-year-old suicidal man who was threatening other residents at ...

Wed, November 10, 2010

Schools in Florida county on lockdown over threat

MIAMI (Reuters) - Schools in Florida's Broward County, the sixth largest U.S. school district, were placed on lockdown on Wednesday after a man ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Woman Still Plans To Sue Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Deputy

SCOTTS (WKZO) - - There are reports that Michelle Selbee will proceed with a lawsuit against The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s deputy, who she says assaulted ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

St. Clair County Soldier Dies

(undated)  --  A 23-year-old soldier from St. Clair County has died in Afghanistan.  According to the Department of Defense, Private First Class Shane Reifert from ...

Fri, November 05, 2010

Woman Mistaken As Suspect May Sue County

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - A Scots woman who claims a Kalamazoo County Deputy dragged her out of her car by the hair when she was mistaken ...

Thu, November 04, 2010

Two Calhoun County Teens Beaten

CALHOUN COUNTY -- They beat them senseless, wrapped them up and then tried to toss them away like trash, but two teens may survive to ...

Tue, November 02, 2010

Election Coverage: Kzoo County Dems Chair David Pawlowski

Tue, October 26, 2010

One Of Branch County’s Four Major League Umpires Will Be Working The World Series, Jeff Kellogg From Coldwater Will Be Part Of The Six Man Crew

When the World Series between the Giants and the Rangers opens tomorrow night in San Francisco, Coldwater’s Jeff Kellogg, one of four major ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Too Many Females In Branch County Jail

COLDWATER (WTVB) - Branch County officials acknowledged again yesterday they’ve got too many female inmates at the county jail but they’re just not ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

NY county to launch first animal abuser registry

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sex offender registries are a staple tool nationwide in the United States for keeping track of convicted predators. Now a New ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

County Board Approves Bonding for S&L Site

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Things get heated Wednesday night, as Brown County Board members take a final vote on a new Sheriff's Department ...

Fri, October 15, 2010

County judge says concealed-carry gun ban unconstitutional

NEILLSVILLE, Wis (WSAU) Gun rights’ supporters are praising a ruling by a central Wisconsin judge who declared the state’s long-time ban on concealed ...

Thu, October 07, 2010

Burglary Ring Broken Up In Calhoun County

PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- A Calhoun County Deputy investigating a rash of daylight burglaries in Pennfield and Convis Townships got lucky and spotted the burglars ...

Mon, October 04, 2010

Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep to Star in 'August: Osage County'

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Wed, September 29, 2010

Oil Flowing Again In Calhoun County

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Enbridge is pumping oil again thru Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties but there isn’t much to see. All the action is ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

A Million Dollars Found In Car After High Speed Chase In Calhoun County

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) -- It was a routine traffic stop that turned into a high speed chase that resulted in a huge cash seizure. Michigan ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

Kalamazoo County Budget Talks

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Administrator Peter Bathani told a room filled with county officials that the coming year is ripe with opportunities but also ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

County Board to Vote on Bonding for S&L Site

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It'll take one more final vote to approve a new home for the Brown County Sheriff's Department.

Last ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Branch County Courthouse Evacuated

COLDWATER (WTVB ) - It wasn’t a drill yesterday at the Branch County Courthouse, where the building was evacuated late Wednesday morning after workers in ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Branch County Couple Charged With Child Abuse

Branch County authorities say a man and a woman are facing felony child abuse charges

in connection with an incident this spring that nearly ...

Thu, September 02, 2010

Branch County Couple Face Child Abuse Charges

COLDWATER (WTVB) - Branch County authorities say a man and a woman are facing felony child abuse charges in connection with an incident this spring ...

Tue, August 31, 2010

Enbridge Wildlife Response Center Hosting Open Houses to Show Calhoun County Community What They Are Doing

MARSHALL -- Its one of those things that we have become good at and the gulf oil spill has given wildlife experts more opportunity than ...

Sat, August 28, 2010

Branch County Jobless Rate Up

COLDWATER (WTVB) - There were 218 fewer jobs in Branch County last month compared to June. The numbers were released Friday as part of the ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

Branch County Jail Millage Language Approved By Commissioners

COLDWATER (WTVB) - Branch County Commissioners Tuesday approved language for the County Jail and Law Enforcement millage renewal that will appear on the November general ...

Thu, August 19, 2010

Calhoun County Health Department Lifting Evacuation Recommendation For Spill Area

MARSHALL (WKZO) -- The Calhoun County Health Department is lifting the evacuation recommendation for all homes now in the Red Zone. Health Department Spokesman Jim ...

Thu, August 19, 2010

Kalamazoo County Foundation Concert

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Foundation is celebrating its 85th anniversary with a series of events, and as has been the case with the other ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Report: Over 1/3 of County Board Chairs Offered Health Insurance

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Over a-third of Wisconsin counties offered health insurance to their county board chairs last year. That’s according to a new ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Kidnap Victim’s Car Found In Van Buren County

ANTWERP TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- The car of a kidnap victim is now a major piece of evidence. The car belongs to a woman involved in ...

Fri, August 13, 2010

NJ aims to prevent Camden County incinerator default

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey officials are seeking a solution to a funding shortfall that could lead to a bond default by Camden County's ...

Mon, August 09, 2010

Tennis, Softball and The County Fair Underway In Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The fun continues in Kalamazoo, unlike most weekends when the events don’t carry over into the work week, both the USTA ...

Tue, August 03, 2010

WATCH: Kalamazoo County 6th District Candidate Michael Seals Announces Victory

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Michael Seals has won the Democratic primary for the 6th district Kalamazoo County commission seat and with no Republican opposition in the ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

Three Motorcyclists Die In Separate Accidents In Branch County

COLDWATER (WTVB) - It was a deadly weekend for motorcyclists on Branch County roads with three people killed in two separate accidents while a third ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

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Fri, July 30, 2010

WATCH: Calhoun County Health Officer Jim Rutherford on the Kalamazoo River Evacuation

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) E.P.A. and Calhoun County officials held a press conference to announce the evacuation of 100 homes near the contaminted ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Calhoun County Health Department Recommends Evacuation of Residents

BATTLE CREEK -- (WKZO) The Calhoun County Health Department is asking residents to evacuate near the Kalamazoo river.  Calhoun County Health Department will be notifying ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Kalamazoo County Could Be Next

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Kalamazoo City, County and other elected officials toured the area impacted by the oil spill yesterday, and have been participating in briefings ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

Kalamazoo County Opens Emergency Operations Center for Oil Spill

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County has opened its Emergency Operations Center and Director Paul Baker has gotten a chance to fly over the area directly impacted ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

Efforts to Contain Environmental Damage Continue in Calhoun County Oil Spill

MARSHALL -- Work has begun and efforts continue to mitigate environmental damage from the oil spill in Calhoun County, a job that may take months ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Rushed effort to prevent California county bankruptcy

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California officials are scrambling to find a way to bolster the finances of a rural, remote county to ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

UPDATE: Tornado Touchdown In Branch County Confirmed By NWS

COLDWATER (WTVB) - A farm shed was destroyed and a barn damaged by what witnesses described, and the National Weather Service confirmed along with Branch ...

Thu, July 22, 2010

Jackson County Judge Suspended

JACKSON (WKZO) --A Jackson County judge with more than 30-years on the bench has been suspended indefinitely by the Michigan Supreme Court. The court ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

Consolidating Dispatch Centers In Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- County, City and Township staff in Kalamazoo are talking again about consolidating police and fire dispatch. Attempts in the past to pursue ...

Wed, July 21, 2010

Kalamazoo County Will Remove The Question From Applications

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County administrators will soon “Ban the Box”. They will join the cities of Kalamazoo and Battle Creek and dozens of others ...

Thu, July 15, 2010

Salmonella Outbreak Investigated in Kenosha County

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kenosha County health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak with at least 26 confirmed cases.

The parent company of Kenosha ...

Wed, July 14, 2010

Mackinac County Plane Crash Kills Four

(St. Ignace, MI)  --  An investigation is underway into a small plane crash that killed four people Tuesday afternoon in Mackinac County.  A 13-year-old boy ...

Thu, July 08, 2010

Hillsdale County Man Killed In Accident

CASS COUNTY (WKZO) -- Sheriff’s Deputies in Cass County are trying to determine why an Addison man ran a stop sign in Newberg Township ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Surplus In Kalamazoo County Budget

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Government spending appears to be right on track. After facing a potential budget deficit in mid-2009, Administrative Services Director Tracie ...

Fri, June 25, 2010

Road Wash Out In Allegan County

ALLEGAN COUNTY(WKZO) -- This week’s series of storms is being blamed for washing out about 200 feet of Allegan Dam Road near M-40 ...

Wed, June 23, 2010

Why Is Calhoun County Prosecutor Continuing

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- What is motivating Calhoun County Prosecutor Susan Maladenoff to continue to prosecute Lorinda Swain? Many want to know why she is ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

Improvements On Tap For Kalamazoo County Jail

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County has been in need of a new jail, or at least an improved one, for quite some time. The County ...

Thu, June 17, 2010

County Board Spat

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It was a very public spat between one of the County Board’s most experienced democrats and one of its newest republicans ...

Wed, June 16, 2010

Kalamazoo County Board Rejects Tow Truck Claims

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Former Portage Mayor James Graham, who owns a towing operation tried to turn the bidding process for the towing contract in Portage ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Van Buren County Transportation Vote

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) - Van Buren County's vote on a transit millage is coming up. There are a few fixed routes, but Van ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Wayne County Prosecutor Wants Parents Jailed For Missing Teacher Conferences

(Detroit, MI)  --  Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy wants to make it a crime for parents to skip conferences with the teachers of their children ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

Alpena County Beef Herd Tests Positive For Bovine TB

(Lansing, MI)  --  A beef herd in Alpena County has tested positive for bovine Tuberculosis.  The Michigan Department of Agriculture said the disease was found ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

Marijuana Found In Van Buren County

COVERT TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- A Van Buren County Deputy overseeing a group of inmates clearing drains long 76th St. in Covert Township spotted marijuana. Warrants ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Storm Damage Clean-up In Branch County

COLDWATER (WTVB) The clean-up continues today, after four separate Tornado Warnings and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning made for a very stormy and somewhat scary ...

Sat, June 05, 2010

Kalamazoo Drug Bust Leads to 325 Pounds of Marijuana in Kent County

KALAMAZOO -- A drug investigation in Kalamazoo has led up the ladder to a huge pot bust in Kent County. KVET was trailing a distributor ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

Free Wi-Fi May Come to Kenosha County

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kenosha County might become one of a dozen in the United States to get free wireless broadband Internet coverage. The ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Branch County Man Arrested For Internet Sex Crimes

COLDWATER (WTVB) - A Branch County man has been arrested in a computer internet sex crime sting. Thirty-one-year old Philip Knowlan of Ovid Township was ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

Man Drowns In Barry County

BARRY COUNTY (WKZO) - A Grand Ledge man has drowned in a Barry County Lake. Deputies say 51 year old Ronald Curtis had ventured out ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

California county wants to ban toys in kids' meals

By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - County lawmakers in California's famed Silicon Valley have passed a law that would prevent restaurants from giving ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

Muskegon County Mayor Commits Suicide

MUSKEGON COUNTY (WKZO) -- A combination of mourning and shock has settled in over Roosevelt Park. Police are now confirming that the young energetic Mayor ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Calhoun County Man Hurt in Tractor Accident

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) -- A 47 year old man was airlifted to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo after a Saturday afternoon tractor accident in Calhoun County ...

Wed, April 14, 2010

Former Governor Engler Buys Home In Shiawassee County

(Undated)  --  Speculation is starting to swirl about the potential for former Governor John Engler to make a return to the political scene in Michigan ...

Thu, April 08, 2010

Shooting In Kalamazoo County

KALAMAZOO (WTVB) - Early spring warm weather seems to have brought with it a spike in violence in Southwest Michigan and it continued this morning ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Hillsdale County Man Charged With Child Abuse

JACKSON (WKZO) -- The ex-wife of a Hillsdale County man who allegedly left her two boys locked up in his car with no food for ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

County Board Declares Kalamazoo A Recovery Zone

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County board has declared the County a “recovery zone”, but not because of this week’s stormy weather. The declaration ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Van Buren County Man Pleas To Second Degree Murder

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) --They say he shot his mother with a rifle and then claimed it was an accident. Fifty-year-old Tim Harris and ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Hit And Run In Calhoun County

CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Calhoun County Deputies are looking for a hit and run driver in a van who pulled out in front of a ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Branch County Accidents Investigated

BRANCH COUNTY (WKZO) -- Branch County Deputies are blaming a teenager for a crash that left two people injured Saturday night. They said that 18 ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

Wood County gets $3 million in healthy living grants

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – Wood County health officers will be spending 3 million dollars in grant money to help fight obesity and improve fitness among ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Rusk County Has State's Highest Jobless Rate

RUSK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Rusk County has the highest unemployment rate of any other in the state. The Department of Workforce Development reports that ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Van Buren County Needs New Commission Candidates

PAW PAW (WKZO) -- Van Buren County is looking for new commissioners. Anyone interested in filling the District 3 County Commissioner seat to send him ...

Sat, March 27, 2010

Branch County Prosecutor To Appeal Foley Retrial

COLDWATER (WTVB ) - Branch County Prosecutor Terri Norris says her office will ask the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn a judge’s opinion to ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

Branch County Prosecutor To Appeal Foley Retrial

COLDWATER (WTVB) - Branch County Prosecutor Terri Norris said today that her office, as expected, will ask the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn a ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

Healthcare Reform Will Help Kalamazoo County Program

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Budget cuts have dogged a program that was brought to Kalamazoo because minority babies were dying. Passage of the Healthcare reform plan ...

Thu, March 25, 2010

Drug Ring Broken Up In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- An extended undercover investigation has busted up a drug ring that was operating in the Hartford and Covert areas of ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

Fatal Farm Accident In Branch County

COLDWATER (WTVB) - A farming accident late night in Branch County’s Ovid Township took the life of a 71-year old man. Sheriff’s deputies ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Coldwater School Board Asks For Investigation Of Branch County Assistant Prosecutor

COLDWATER (WTVB) - A formal complaint to the Michigan State Bar Grievance Commission against Chief Assistant Branch County Prosecutor Mark Webb will be filed by ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Kalasz Sentenced In Branch County Circuit Court

COLDWATER (WTVB) - Kenneth Kalasz faced possible life in prison for killing a fellow adult foster care home resident early last year in Branch County ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Four Arrested In Van Buren County

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Four Van Buren County residents are sitting in the County Jail after they got caught buying all the needed ingredients for Methamphetamine ...

Fri, March 19, 2010

Former Branch County Circuit Judge Passes Away

COLDWATER (WTVB) -- Former Branch County Circuit Court Judge Thomas C. Megargle passed away March 18, 2010 in Florida. He served two terms as Judge ...

Fri, March 19, 2010

Van Buren County Man May Be Charged

BANGOR (WKZO) -- A Van Buren County man is in trouble after police say they found several dead and abused dogs on his property and ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

Branch County Plea Deal Rejected

COLDWATER (WTVB) -- Branch County District Court Judge Brent Wiegle has tossed out a plea agreement in a case stemming from horrible traffic accident last ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Tigers Impact On Sheboygan County

HAVEN, Wis. (WHBL) - With the return of Tiger Woods to the game of golf on the horizon, how will he impact tourism in Sheboygan ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Turbine Group Focusing On Ottawa County

GRAND HAVEN (WKZO) -- A firm that ran into a hornet’s nest of opposition to a plan to put wind Turbines off the coast ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

County Bond Rating in Jeopardy

Sheboygan, Wis (WHBL) - Sheboygan County’s efforts to hold down the property tax has cost it in the bond market.  The County Board last ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Orange County files lawsuit against Toyota

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Southern California said on Friday they were filing a lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp, charging that the automaker has ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Preliminary Hearing For Murder Suspects In Van Buren County

COVERT (WKZO) -- The Preliminary hearing for four suspects in a brutal cold case murder in Van Buren County is underway. Police say Deborah Boothby ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

Meth Lab Explosion Burns Two In St Joe County

CONSTANTINE (WKZO) -- There has been another exploding meth lab. It happened early yesterday in the 14-thousand block of Riverside Drive near Constantine in St ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Fatal Traffic Accident Being Investigated In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Could sudden acceleration have contributed to a spectacular fatal wreck involving multiple vehicles on M-43 Monday night? Police say it ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Fatal Accident Being Investigated In Van Buren County

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Tests will be conducted on the body of a driver who was killed last evening when he clipped an ambulance ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Branch County Prosecutor Says No Misconduct In School Case

COLDWATER (WTVB) -- The Branch County prosecutor’s office says there’s been no misconduct by any member of its staff as contended by a ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

Chicago Men Found Guilty of Murder In Allegan County Death

ALLEGAN (WKZO) -- A Chicago man has been found guilty in a West Michigan Murder. Allegan County Prosecutors charged that 33-year-old Fortino Gonzalez of Chicago ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Two Steuben County Men Arrested

Signs of the times, homelessness and addiction to methamphetamine and it was a combination of the two that landed a pair of Orland area ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Kalamazoo County Employees May See A Change In Benefits

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A proposal is on the table to strip county employees of the benefit of having their elective abortion covered by their county ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Rogowski Named To Kalamazoo County Commission

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- He walked in as a citizen and walked out a County Commissioner last night. The Kalamazoo County Board interviewed five candidates and ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Two People Die In Branch County Accident

COLDWATER (WTVB) -- An older couple from the Bronson area was killed this morning in Branch County when their pickup truck ran off the road ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Two sentenced for bribery in Alabama county

By Peggy Gargis

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - An Alabama lobbyist and an investment banker were sentenced to prison terms on Friday for corrupt bond deals ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Kalamazoo County Commissoners to Hold Interview To Fill Vacant Seat

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo County Board Chair David Buskirk says they plan to interview the 6 people who have applied to fill the vacancy on ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

Meth Bust In Van Buren County

PAW PAW(WKZO) -- Two men face various drug, resisting and retail fraud charges after they were confronted by Van Buren County Deputies as they ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

Reverse 911 System In Van Buren County

PAW PAW(WKZO) -- Police in Van Buren County now have a new way to communicate important public safety information with citizens, everything from lost ...

Mon, February 22, 2010

Operation Verify In St Joe County

THREE RIVERS(WKZO) --State County and Local Police agencies in St. Joseph and Eastern Cass County combined forces over the weekend for Operation Verify ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Berrien County Fatal Accident

WEESAW TOWNSHIP -- An 86 year-old woman was killed this week when she crashed her car into a tree in Berrien County. On Tuesday, sheriff ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Kalamazoo County Board To Hear Arena Committee Report

The Kalamazoo County Board has set the date to receive a report from their special vetting committee on how they can fund construction of ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

Sheboygan County DA Blasts Layoff Plan

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco again lashed at a plan to permanently layoff prosecutors statewide.

Having already said his office ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Kalamazoo Woman Dies In Bay County Accident

KALAMAZOO -- At least three deaths are being blamed on this winter storm, including a west Michigan woman. Seventy year old Roberta Greene of Kalamazoo ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Cass County Police Found 188 One-Pot Meth Labs

CASS COUNTY -- They got sloppy, literally and now it’s led to their convictions. The owner of a home on Calvin Center Road in ...

Tue, February 09, 2010

Stermer Sentenced To Life By Van Buren County Judge

PAW PAW -- Linda Stermer still insists she is innocent, but a Van Buren County Judge has given her mandatory life without parole after she ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

Double Murder In Cass County

HOWARD TOWNSHIP -- A double murder in Cass County has prompted State Police to ask for the public’s help to identify who may have ...

Mon, February 08, 2010

Death Of A Kalamazoo County Commissioner Leaves Vacancy

KALAMAZOO -- The death of County Commissioner Grady Biby from a rare form of cancer has left a vacancy on the board. They have until ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Portage County executive candidates to meet at forum tomorrow

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – The Stevens Point Business Council will be hosting a candidate's forum tomorrow morning for the three people running for ...

Tue, February 02, 2010

Oakland County Man’s Homemade Rocket Sled Explodes

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP -- A 62-year-old Oakland County man, who should have been old enough to know better, strapped a homemade rocket to his back and ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

Saeed Trial Delayed In Branch County

Musaid Ahmed Saeed’s trial has been delayed again in Branch County Circuit Court. The 57-year old Detroit man was supposed to go on ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Planned Parenthood In Branch-Hillsdale-St Joe County Health Department Sparks Controversy

Backers of both Right to Life and Planned Parenthood squared off yesterday with more than a dozen people getting up to speak at the ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Kalamazoo County Accidents Leaves One Critical and One Dead

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County deputies have released the name of the teenager who was critically injured when his car spun out on the ice on ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Allegan County Convicted Murderer Lost Her Appeal

ALLEGAN -- A convicted murderer from Allegan County has lost her appeal. Dena “Winky” Thompson had petitioned the state Court of Appeals to overturn convictions ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Infant Training Mannequin In Branch County

A $40,000 infant training mannequin that has a pulse, cries and breathes has been in Branch County this week as Lifecare paramedics go ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Kent County Construction Plans Unveiled

(Grand Rapids, MI)  --  Renovation plans for the Kent County jail were unveiled last night.  A 2008 millage will pay for plumbing updates and electrical ...

Tue, January 26, 2010

Preliminary Report On Allegan County Plane Crash Released

ALLEGAN COUNTY -- A preliminary report issued by the NTSB on the plane crash that killed two Hope College students blames fog for their deaths ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Sheboygan County DA Paints Bleak Picture

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Spelling out specifics he had earlier painted with a broad stroke, Sheboygan County’s District Attorney today issued a grim declaration ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Twenty Branch County Prisoners To Be Released

The inmate population at the Branch County jail finally went down a bit over the weekend, but it was a day too late to ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Mason County Man Pleads Guilty To Swan Killing

(Lansing, MI)  --  A Mason County man will have to pay nearly two-thousand dollars to the state after pleading guilty to killing a trumpeter swan ...

Fri, January 22, 2010

Branch County Family Lost Everything In Fire

A family of six in Branch County’s Sherwood Township lost everything in a fire yesterday. Bradley and Melissa Franks and their four kids ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Alleged Arms Dealer Arrested In Van Buren County

LAWTON -- A Van Buren County man could get up to ten years in prison for allegedly being an illegal arms dealer. US Attorney Donald ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

County commissioner elected Birmingham, Alabama mayor

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Voters in Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, elected a Jefferson County commissioner as mayor of the corruption-battered city ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

Branch County May Be In The Oil Business

Oil could be part of the answer to Branch County government budget concerns. A county commission committee yesterday heard details about a possible big ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Kalamazoo City and County Boards Meet Tonight

KALAMAZOO -- The Kalamazoo City Commission will vote to receive a 14.2-million dollar grant tonight, and the County Board will receive an update on ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Allegan County Plane Crash Still A Mystery

ALLEGAN COUNTY -- The reason for the crash that killed two Hope College students Sunday remains a mystery. The NTSB has begun their investigation. Pilot ...

Mon, January 18, 2010

Cass County Crash Leaves Two Injured

(Porter Twp., MI)  --  Cass County authorities are investigating a crash Sunday morning that left two people injured.  It happened shortly before 11 a.m ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Kalamazoo County Administrator Refutes Kalamazoo Gazette Story

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County Administrator Peter Battani wrote in a document that last Tuesdays Kalamazoo Gazette story headlined: "Long term jail plan calls for 1000 ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Meals On Wheels Driver In St Joe County Saves Woman From Fire

THREE RIVERS -- A meals on wheels driver is an everyday hero, but her boss says they all are. A Commission on Aging staff member ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Gun Permits Triple In Branch County

Applications for gun permits in Branch County nearly tripled last year. State-wide in Michigan, the number of people who tried to obtain or renewal ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Van Buren County Woman Found Guilty Of Murder

PAW PAW -- A Van Buren County jury has found a woman guilty of the grisly murder of her husband. Forty-five year-old Linda Stermer, of ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

Sheboygan County DA's Office Nears Breaking Point

Sheboygan, Wis. (WHBL) - If the state proceeds with its plan to order layoffs of assistant prosecutors, Sheboygan County’s District Attorney fears his office ...

Tue, December 29, 2009

Florida county puts foreclosure sales online

By Tom Brown

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida's Miami-Dade County will start using the Internet next month in a bid to help auction off tens ...

Mon, December 21, 2009

NASCAR Coming To Sheboygan County

ELKHART LAKE, Wis (WHBL) - In a coup for an area already hosting a golf major in 2010, it was announced that NASCAR would race ...

Thu, December 17, 2009

County Exec's. Veto Stands on Assistant's Pay

GREEN BAY (WTAQ) - The Brown County Board of Supervisors spent last night debating just how much control the County Executive should have in the ...

Mon, November 30, 2009

Portage County free to distribute vaccine to students; public

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) Students in Portage County will start getting the first rounds of H1N1 vaccinations this week after the health department was ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Citizens of Alabama county demand action over debt

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama should use a sales tax for schools in troubled Jefferson County to start paying off the county ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

Alabama county sues JP Morgan over sewer bond debt

By Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County sued JPMorgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase and Co on Friday, alleging fraud related to ...

Mon, November 09, 2009

County governments feel economic strain

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's sour economy is forcing county governments to slash spending and scrape for revenue, according to a survey released on Monday ...

Wed, October 28, 2009

Short supply in H1N1 vaccine delays mass vaccinations in Marathon County

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County health department is alerting people expecting to get the H1N1 vaccine that they might have to wait a ...

Wed, October 21, 2009

WATCH: Kalamazoo County Health Director Linda Vail Buzas discusses the H1N1 virus and its effect on Kalamazoo County

Kalamazoo's first H1N1 related school closure happened today at Prairie Ridge Elementary. WKZONEWS sat down with Kalamazoo County Health Director Linda Vail Buzas ...

Tue, October 13, 2009

WATCH: Kalamazoo County's Jeannie Byrne Discuss H1N1 Preperation at the Radisson Tuesday

KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services held an emergency preparedness summit at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo Tuesday morning.  The summit brought ...

Mon, October 12, 2009

Marathon County to pick new health officer tomorrow

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – We’ll learn tomorrow who will be Marathon County’s next public health officer.

Administrator Brad Karger will be announcing his ...

Thu, October 01, 2009

A-list young actors have thirst for "Wettest County"