Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Breweries, local companies team up to divert plastic from landfills
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, Bell's Brewery announced the formation of a new recycling "co-op" that will divert an estimated 26,000 pounds of plastic per year from Michigan landfills. The c...
Feb 10, 2021 Bell's Brewery logo. (Image courtesy of Bell's Brewery).
New Women and Children's shelter reaches debt-free goal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- This week, Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries (KGM) announced that they have met their goal of rebuilding the Women and Children's Shelter downtown. According to the organizatio...
Feb 10, 2021 Artist's rendering of the new Women and Children's Shelter in Downtown Kalamazoo. (Photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries).
COVID-19 claims former Climax Twp. fire chief
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Climax Township fire officials shared sad news yesterday. Fire officials announced late yesterday on Facebook that their former fire chief, Steve Johnson, has died. Johnson joi...
Feb 10, 2021 Climax Township Fire Department via Facebook
Kalamazoo man arrested on weapons, drug charges after driving without headlights
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A person who was driving without headlights and a license plate in Kalamazoo early this morning was arrested after a weapon and drugs were discovered in the vehicle. Kala...
Feb 10, 2021
Brave citizen disarms and subdues armed gunman at Kalamazoo business
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo police are praising a citizen who helped disarm an armed gunman at an area business Tuesday. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Schuster Avenue on report...
Feb 10, 2021 1000 block of Schuster Avenue - Google Satellite Image
Portage Police searching for missing residents
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Department of Public Safety is searching for two missing residents. WWMT reported Tuesday that the employer of resident Gary Johnson contacted police when he did...
Feb 09, 2021 (photo by John McNeil)
UPDATE: Murder suspect arrested, brother turns himself in
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - UPDATE: WWMT reported Tuesday night that the brother police were searching for, David Michael Wallace, has turned himself in. According to the report, Wallace will be ar...
Feb 09, 2021
KDPS arrests juvenile in stabbing case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) announced the arrest of a juvenile in a felonious assault case. Around 11:15 a.m., police were called to the 130...
Feb 09, 2021 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (photo by John Mcneil)
Derek Horton will stand trial in Amber Griffin murder case
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The boyfriend charged in the murder of a Battle Creek woman will stand trial on charges of murder, MLive reported Tuesday. 26-year-old Derek Horton is accused of murde...
Feb 09, 2021 Derek Horton. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department).
Feed the Fight Kalamazoo announces 100th restaurant partner
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, Feed the Fight Kalamazoo, a volunteer organization dedicated to delivering meals to frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis, announced its latest...
Feb 09, 2021 Bronson receives lunchtime delivery from Maggie’s Cafe and dinner delivery from Middle Eastern Appetite. (Photo via Feed the Fight Kalamazoo).
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