Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kittenpalooza event returns to Kzoo Cat Cafe & Rescue on Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kzoo Cat Cafe & Rescue is celebrating its 4th anniversary and are hosting their popular Kittenpalooza event Saturday. It includes a pay-what-you-want bake sale while ...
Jul 16, 2021 abcrumley / CC
Man arrested for Portage business thefts possibly involved in others in the region
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage police say a man sought for recent thefts at area businesses is in custody and has been arraigned. 38-year-old Alex Bailey was charged Wednesday and authorities bel...
Jul 16, 2021 Alex Bailey - Portage Department of Public Safety
Multi-jurisdictional investigation leads to four arrests in pharmacy robberies
DETROIT MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A multi-jurisdictional investigation into robberies at pharmacies in five states, including two in SW Michigan, has resulted in the arrest of four suspects. The crimes, commi...
Jul 15, 2021 Chris Potter / CC
Three Rivers man leads deputies on chase, awaiting arraignment
CENTREVILLE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 29-year-old Three Rivers man faces numerous charges after leading St Joseph County deputies on a high-speed chase Wednesday evening. Authorities report that deputies we...
Jul 15, 2021 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
Accident on 94 kills Illinois man, injures Kalamazoo woman
PAW PAW MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state police are continuing their investigation of a two-vehicle accident early Thursday morning that claimed the life of a Calumet City IL man. Troopers from the Paw Paw...
Jul 15, 2021 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Battle Creek man dies of gunshot wound while in Jackson
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 35-year-old from Battle Creek died after he was shot in Jackson early Wednesday morning. The Jackson Police Department says officers were sent to the intersection of Willi...
Jul 15, 2021
Three Rivers man drives into cornfield to try to escape from police
MENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Three Rivers man is in custody after leading a police chase in St. Joseph County Wednesday night. Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle on Silver St. in Mendon Tow...
Jul 15, 2021
Drunk driving may have caused crash that left motorcyclist in Cass County injured
MASON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County authorities are investigating a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle Wednesday evening. Deputies responded to the intersection at U.S. 12 and Tharp...
Jul 15, 2021 Motorcycle crash - Cass County Sheriff's office
Wanted man leads police chase around Battle Creek, nearly striking officers on foot
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man is in custody after leading police on a chase around the city of Battle Creek Tuesday night. The 37-year-old from Pennfield Township struck two patrol cars durin...
Jul 15, 2021
Kalamazoo man arrested for pointing gun at restaurant employees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after an altercation involving a gun pointed at restaurant employees in Kalamazoo, according to a report from WOOD TV Wednesday. It happened around...
Jul 14, 2021 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
