Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Family of shot man, alleged in home invasion, says he is innocent
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: The family of a man recently shot and killed in an alleged home invasion case says he is innocent, and had gone to the home to play poker, according to a report fr...
May 18, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
State Representatives introduce bipartisan bills targeting sexual misconduct
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Following a recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, Michigan House legislators today introduced a bipartisan plan to protect sexual assault survivors. Offici...
May 18, 2021 From left, state Reps. Roger Hauck, Julie Alexander, Julie Rogers, Sara Cambensy, Kyra Bolden, Annette Glenn, Mary Whiteford and Daire Rendon pose on the House floor on Thursday, May 13. (Photo courtesy of Michigan House Representatives).
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County honored with three 2020 IMPRESS Awards
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The County Road Association (CRA) of Michigan honored the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County (RCKC) with three statewide IMPRESS Awards at CRA's Virtual Awards Cer...
May 18, 2021 Kent County Road Commission communications manager Maura Lamoreaux (second from left) interviews Road Commission of Kalamazoo County representatives Jim Hoekstra, Elli Blonde and Nick Crandall. (Photo courtesy of the County Road Association (CRA) of Michigan).
Kalamazoo's Green Door Distilling Co. wins awards at World Spirits Competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Kalamazoo-based Green Door Distilling Co. announced that their newly released Blueberry Liqueur and Botanical Gin both medaled at the San Francisco World Spirits ...
May 18, 2021 Green Door Distilling Co.'s Blueberry Liqueur won Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. (Photo courtesy Green Door Distilling Co).
Portage Memorial Day parade canceled, ceremony still set to take place
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, the City of Portage announced that the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5855 has canceled the annual Portage Memorial Day Parade. However, the Memorial Day Ceremony sp...
May 18, 2021 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Cass County authorities confiscate drugs, money in Dowagiac; suspect in custody
CASSOPOLIS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Drug Enforcement Team, executing a search warrant on a Dowagiac house, confiscated drugs and cash on Tuesday. Suspecting drug activity at an address on Ash...
May 18, 2021 (photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo Mayor Anderson announces bid for re-election
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Mayor David Anderson announced Tuesday that he will seek another term as Mayor. Anderson has served on the Commission since 2005, and was elected Mayor in 2019. A...
May 18, 2021
Grand Haven Public Safety recovers body of man in Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Haven Dept. of Public Safety officials have announced that the body of a man reported missing yesterday has been found. Rescue crews recovered the 58 year old victi...
May 18, 2021 Shoreline at Hagar Beach in Hagar Township, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
St. Joseph deputies continue to investigate serious motorcycle crash
CENTREVILLE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St Joseph County Sheriff's Dept. is continuing its investigation into an accident Monday afternoon that seriously injured a motorcyclist. Authorities report that at a...
May 18, 2021 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
Mail tampering case investigated in several areas around St. Joseph County
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Authorities in St. Joseph County are investigating a mail tampering case reported Tuesday. Deputies, along with Michigan State Police Troopers, responded to an ar...
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