Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
FireKeepers donates 2,500 holiday turkeys to area food banks
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - For the 11th straight year, FireKeepers Casino Hotel has donated 2,500 turkeys for the holiday season to five area food banks as well as The Kendall Street Pantry in Battle C...
Nov 20, 2020 Courtesy of FireKeepers Casino Facebook page
Teens in stolen vehicle apprehended after leading police on short chase
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A number of teens in a stolen vehicle led police on a short chase that ended in Pennfield Township Thursday. Officers with the Battle Creek Police Department atte...
Nov 20, 2020
Man struck and killed while crossing street in Cass County village of Union
UNION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An elderly Cass County man is dead after being struck while walking along U.S. 12 in the village of Union. The Cass County Sheriff's Department was called to the intersection ...
Nov 20, 2020 (photo by John McNeil)
No injuries in armed robbery at Verizon Wireless store on Gull Road
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery Thursday evening at the Verizon Wireless store at 5457 Gull Road in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Of...
Nov 20, 2020 A suspect in the armed robbery of the Verizon Wireless store on Gull Road in Kalamazoo, MI Nov. 19, 2020 (courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office)
Traditional free Thanksgiving dinner at Theo & Stacy's won't happen this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The four-decade old tradition of a free Thanksgiving dinner at Theo & Stacy's in downtown Kalamazoo is coming to an end, at least for this year. The latest emergency o...
Nov 19, 2020 Theo & Stacy's Owner Stacy Skartsiaris (courtesy of The & Stacy's)
Acension Michigan implements visitor restrictions at its hospitals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Acension Michigan is joining most other healthcare organizations in Michigan to limit visitors at its hospitals, including Acension Borgess in Kalamazoo, Acension Borgess-...
Nov 19, 2020 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
Calhoun County reaches 100th COVID-19 related death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department reported the county's 100th COVID-19 related death on Wednesday. To show how much the virus has spread in recent weeks, it t...
Nov 18, 2020 Olgierd (3rd account) / CC
Pullman resident dies while resisting arrest, investigation underway
PULLMAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An investigation is being launched by the Michigan State Police (MSP) after a Pullman resident died while resisting arrest, MSP officials reported Wednesday. Police say tha...
Nov 18, 2020 Michigan State Police (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo postpones Community Arts Awards celebration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Due to the increasing COVID-19 infection rate, the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (ACGK) has decided to postpone the Community Arts Awards celebration, which was origi...
Nov 18, 2020 Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (ACGK) logo. (Photo courtesy of ACGK).
Pfizer - Phase 3 study indicates COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the results from a Phase 3 study indicate its COVID-19 vaccine may actually be 95 percent effective against the virus. That ...
Nov 18, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
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