Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Traffic stop in St. Joseph County reveals large amount of meth, cash and a loaded weapon
FABIUS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people were arrested in St. Joseph County over the weekend on several drug-related charges following a traffic stop. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says a 33-year-old ...
Apr 19, 2021 Fabius Township drug bust - Courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's office
Spring snowstorm and a couple of frigid nights expected this week in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A spring snowstorm is expected to bring winter weather and also some unseasonably cold temperatures to West Michigan this week. The National Weather Service has issued...
Apr 19, 2021 liz west / CC
Vicksburg community welcomes home teenager with cancer that has turned terminal
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Hundreds of motorcyclists gathered in a Kalamazoo County community on Sunday to welcome home a teen who has been battling a rare form of cancer that is now terminal. FOX ...
Apr 19, 2021 Cambri Dorko of Vicksburg - via Facebook
Branch County youngster dies from injuries in April 5 hit-and-run
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - A 13-year-old boy from Branch County's Sherwood Township has died from injuries he suffered on April 5 when he and two siblings were struck by a vehicle while they were rid...
Apr 18, 2021
Hot dog lovers in Kalamazoo will continue their tradition, virtually
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The coronavirus has caused the cancellation of numerous events over the last several months, including the latest one, as the 2021 Michigan Irish Music Festival has been ca...
Apr 17, 2021 TheCulinaryGeek / CC
Pfizer CEO says a COVID-19 booster shot will be needed in the future
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The CEO of Pfizer says that you should be prepared to get a COVID-19 booster shot each year, not unlike what happens with the annual flu shot. Albert Bourla said that the yea...
Apr 17, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Kalamazoo attracts 100 people
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Kalamazoo Friday attracted approximately 100 people. The event, which was peaceful, took place on the Kalamazoo Mall and nearby str...
Apr 17, 2021 Protesters in downtown Kalamazoo. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Pitone enters into plea agreement in St. Joe County cat hoarding case
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A plea agreement has been filed in the case of a St. Joseph County woman who was charged last August after more than 210 cats were found in deplorable conditions at two h...
Apr 16, 2021 Photo courtesy of Park Township
Positive Calhoun COVID-19 patients asked to fill out on line survey
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department is asking residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 to complete the Patient Education Genius (PEG) online survey which ...
Apr 16, 2021
Monkey & bird selling website claiming to be based in Barry County is an apparent scam
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a potential scam related to a website with a Barry County address that is claiming to sell monkeys and birds. ...
Apr 16, 2021 samuelrodgers752 / CC
