Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Fireworks permitted in Kalamazoo through Sunday, July 4, but guidelines to be enforced
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As Independence Day approaches, residents in Kalamazoo can start celebrating early if they want to as the use of fireworks is now permitted. But the city is warning peopl...
Jun 29, 2021
First case of the Delta COVID-19 variant identified in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO. MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department is confirming the first case of the Delta COVID-19 variant has been identified in a case of an individual liv...
Jun 28, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Man accused in two Battle Creek kidnapping attempts dies in Ohio semi-truck crash
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Highway patrol officers in Ohio say a Battle Creek man, recently accused in two attempted kidnapping cases, was killed in a crash that involved three semi-trucks. 38-y...
Jun 28, 2021 Semi-truck crash in Ohio - Credit- Jackson County Emergency Management
Separate weekend shootings in Kalamazoo leave one dead and another hospitalized
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Another weekend of gun violence in Kalamazoo left a man dead Saturday and another man in the hospital on Sunday. Kalamazoo police officers responded to the 1300 block of ...
Jun 28, 2021
Prosecutors reviewing potential charges in shooting death of 9-year-old in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Following the shooting death of a 9-year-old boy last week in Kalamazoo, several children were removed from the home where the shooting took place. Kalamazoo County Prose...
Jun 28, 2021 Brian Turner / CC
Woman killed in one of two drive-by shootings in Battle Creek early Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two separate drive-by shootings were reported in Battle Creek early Sunday, leaving one person dead. The first shooting was just after 2:00 a.m. outside Legends Bar an...
Jun 28, 2021
Semitruck and vehicle crash in Calhoun County: 1-year-old victim involved
TEKONSHA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County deputies responded to a crash in Tekonsha just after midnight Saturday, involving a semitruck and a Suburban. According to police, the Suburban was carrying...
Jun 27, 2021 Police lights
Indiana Michigan Power offering safety tips for summer storms
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Indiana Michigan Power is working to restore power for it's customers who lost it due to severe thunderstorms that rolled through northwestern Indian and Southwest Michig...
Jun 27, 2021 Benjamen Benson / CC
COVID-19 Delta variant detected in Ottawa County
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County Department of Public Health announced Saturday, June 26, that health officials had identified the first case of the COVID-19 Delta variant in the coun...
Jun 27, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Victim identified in fatal Grand Rapids shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police have identified the man shot and killed in Grand Rapids on Friday. The Grand Rapids Police Department identified the victim as 33-year-old Arthur Deonte Brown o...
Jun 27, 2021 Crime scene tape
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