Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
35th annual Holiday Blood Drive held in memory of Lisa Zuk scheduled this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The American Red Cross will be holding its 35th annual Holiday Blood Drive in memory of Lisa Zuk this week. The 14-year veteran of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safe...
Dec 22, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
Suspect sought in death of 18-month-old captured in Kalamazoo
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A man who had been sought in connection with the November 7 death of 18-month-old Drequan Scott was arrested Monday night in Kalamazoo. Police arrested Henry Lewis Jones...
Dec 22, 2020 Henry Lewis Jones Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department).
Officers and deputy cleared in fatal Battle Creek shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three officers of the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) and a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department have been cleared in a fatal shooting that occurr...
Dec 21, 2020
Kalamazoo City Manager clarifies former Police Chief's termination
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, Kalamazoo City Manager Jim Ritsema spoke on the termination of former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) Chief Karianne Thomas, which was previously sai...
Dec 21, 2020 KDPS Chief Karianne Thomas and other city leaders during a press conference in response to civil disturbances and vandalism downtown early Tuesday morning. (Courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Downtown Kalamazoo outdoor drinking district expanded to include Bronson Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's established outdoor drinking district downtown will be expanded to include Bronson Park, Kalamazoo City Commissioners voted Monday. During a virtual meeting, ...
Dec 21, 2020 Kalamazoo City Commissioners speak with Andrew Haan of the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership during a virtual meeting on December 21, 2020. (Photo via City of Kalamazoo Zoom Meeting via YouTube stream).
Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office announces results of holiday fundraisers
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office announce the results of its fundraising activities to assist needy families in the area for the Christmas season. She...
Dec 21, 2020 Christmas donations for needy families raised by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office in December 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
KDPS announces donation in "Shop with a Public Safety Officer" program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) announced that the Meijer Corporation has donated $3,000 to help Kalamazoo-area families in need for the holiday ...
Dec 21, 2020 Representatives of Meijer and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety announce a donation for needy families in December 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety).
Kalamazoo man receives prison sentence in Dowagiac murder case
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One of two suspects will face at least 43 years in prison as of Friday, December 18, for his part in a Dowagiac murder case that occurred in January. Previously, suspec...
Dec 21, 2020 Patrick Feller / CC
Cass County Sheriff's Office investigating Howard Township vehicle shooting
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday in Howard Township. Around 7:30 p.m., Cass County Central Dispatch received a 91...
Dec 21, 2020 Cass County Sheriff's Office cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Portage man charged in last summer's death of infant girl
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 27-year-old Portage man has been arrested following the investigation into the death of a 14-month-old girl in August. Portage Department of Public Safety detectives, alon...
Dec 21, 2020 City of Portage police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
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