Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office announces Neighborhood Watch presentation series
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office announced that it will be conducting a series of Neighborhood Watch presentations. Officials say these presentatio...
Mar 31, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil)
Two suspects charged in Kalamazoo Township double homicide case
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, officials with the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department announced that two suspects have been charged in a double homicide that occurred in late De...
Mar 31, 2021 Township of Kalamazoo police cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Cause of vehicle fire at Kalamazoo-area apartment complex unknown
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) -- Firefighters in Oshtemo Township were called to an apartment complex early Tuesday morning where a vehicle had caught fire just outside the building. It happened at Co...
Mar 31, 2021 Vehicle fire at Concord Apartments - Oshtemo Township Fire Department
Lengthy police chase on I-94 in Van Buren County reaches speeds up to 110 m.p.h.
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Van Buren County authorities say a chase on I-94 reached speeds up to 110 mph early Tuesday. Sheriff Daniel Abbott says they received reports of a reckless driver at aroun...
Mar 31, 2021
Police searching for suspects thought to be breaking into vending machines, storage units
NILES, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police (MSP) Niles Post is asking for the public's help to identify a man and woman suspected of breaking into vending machines at various rest areas and a...
Mar 30, 2021 Police are searching for this suspect(s) accused of breaking into vending machines. (Photo courtesy Michigan State Police).
Pfizer expected to break ground on new facility Wednesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Pfizer is expected to break ground on a new facility this Wednesday, according to a report from MLive earlier this week. The new building, entitled "Modular Aseptic Process...
Mar 30, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
North Pitcher Street in Kalamazoo will be closed through September
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A portion of North Pitcher Street in Kalamazoo will remain closed under a temporary permit issued by the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County (RCKC) from March 30 until Se...
Mar 30, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Early morning fire on Post Avenue called suspicious by BCFD
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A fire in a vacant home early Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Post Avenue is being called suspicious by Battle Creek fire investigators. Firefighters were called at ...
Mar 30, 2021 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Vigil for George Floyd held in downtown Kalamazoo following first day of Derek Chauvin trial
A vigil for George Floyd and a rally for justice were held Monday night in downtown Kalamazoo. It followed the first day in court for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Event organizer C...
Mar 30, 2021 Fibonacci Blue / CC
Battle Creek area could be next location for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek-area might be the next place a Chick-fil-A restaurant pops up in southwest Michigan. Officials in Emmett Township say a variance has been requested fo...
Mar 30, 2021 Chick-Fil-A via Google Street View
