Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
County Health Officer Rutherford provides update on COVID-19 vaccinations
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In the news, residents may have seen the trucks leaving the Pfizer plant in Portage Sunday loaded with the COVID-19 vaccine. They went straight to the airport. Non...
Dec 15, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kalamazoo County Commissioners sworn in during last meeting of 2020
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Commission held their last meeting of 2020 Tuesday night and took care of some business to make sure when the New Year rolls around, everythin...
Dec 15, 2020 Kalamazoo County Commissioners meet virtually on December 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy of PMN Livestream through Zoom meeting).
Former KDPS Chief Thomas was fired, according to City
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) Chief Karianne Thomas, who retired from her position at the end of September, was actually fired by the City, accordin...
Dec 15, 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)
US-131 shut down at Dorr exit due to fatal crash
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Law enforcement is on scene of a fatal crash on South Bound US-131 at the Dorr Exit (Exit 68). South Bound traffic is being diverted off of the South Bound Highway a...
Dec 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Fire at Borgess Hospital under investigation, no injuries reported
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) announced that a fire occurred at Borgess Hospital. Around 10:45 a.m., KDPS, along with the Kalamazoo Township F...
Dec 15, 2020 Borgess Emergency / Trauma Center. (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo County Continuum of Care releases statement on area homeless encampments
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Continuum of Care, led by United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region, issued a statement Tuesday regarding community-wide efforts to ...
Dec 15, 2020 Kalamazoo County sign (Photo by John McNeil)
Three Rivers man arrested after vehicle pursuit
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office is reporting that one man has been arrested after a pursuit in Park Township. Around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, deputies attempted to ch...
Dec 15, 2020 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate fatal accident (Photo by John McNeil)
Update: Man receives one year of jail in accidental shooting death
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a shooting death earlier this year will serve one year in jail. Previously, 23-year-old John Jacob Spang...
Dec 15, 2020 John Jacob Spangenberg. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office).
UPDATE: Police investigating Richland Township death, victim ID'd
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE: The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim in a death now being treated as a homicide, WWMT reported Tuesday. Previously, the Sheriff'...
Dec 15, 2020 (Photo by John McNeil)
Cause of garage fire Monday night under investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A garage fire late Monday night on Sherwood Avenue in Kalamazoo remains under investigation. Around 10:00 p.m. Monday, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers respo...
Dec 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
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