Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
BCPD announce plans for drive-thru Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 30
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) has announced the eighth annual Trunk-or-Treat event, albeit with social distancing measures in place. Due to the ongoing pan...
Oct 28, 2020 Eighth annual Trunk or Treat event in Battle Creek flyer. (Photo courtesy of the City of Battle Creek).
UPDATE: Missing Dorr Township man found safe
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Allegan County Sheriff's deputies say 48-year-old Russell Thomas Bockheim from Dorr Township has been located and is safe. That announcement was released just before ...
Oct 28, 2020 Allegan County Sheriff's authorities are looking for Door Township resident Russell Bockheim, reported missing and endangered on Oct. 27. He was last seen Oct. 16, 2020. Courtesy, Allegan Co. Sheriff's Office
Kalamazoo voter assaulted at ballot box, assailant captured and admitted to local hospital
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) announced that it has apprehended a woman caught on video assaulting a voter returning an absentee ballot. Durin...
Oct 27, 2020 Kalamazoo Public Safety police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
HopCat parent company purchased after declaring bankruptcy
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Barfly Ventures, the company that owns HopCat in several locations including East Lansing and Kalamazoo, has announced that it will be purchased in an agreement after ...
Oct 27, 2020 Hopcat in Kalamazoo (Photo by John McNeil)
COVID-19 tests for WMU football players increase before fall games
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, WOOD TV reported that COVID-19 tests for Western Michigan University (WMU) football players are on the increase. The tests are being done ahead of games schedule...
Oct 27, 2020 Western Michigan University (photo by John McNeil)
KDPS Chief Coakley says voter intimidation at polling places "will not be tolerated"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) Chief Vernon Coakley addressed concerns of voter intimidation at Kalamazoo polling places. Coakley, who became the Ch...
Oct 27, 2020 (Photo courtesy of KDPS)
Kalamazoo City Clerk reminds residents of voting deadlines
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- With a week to go until the General Election, Kalamazoo City Clerk Scott Borling is reminding city residents of important voting deadlines. In order to make voting more a...
Oct 27, 2020 Ballot drop box in Downtown Kalamazoo (Photo by Will Kriss)
City of Kalamazoo reaches $5.4 million settlement with Georgia-Pacific and 3M over PFAS contamination
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo City Commission has voted to accept a $5.4 million settlement with Georgia-Pacific and 3M over PFAS contamination in the City of Parchment and Cooper Townsh...
Oct 26, 2020 Kalamazoo City Commissioners during a virtual board meeting on Monday, October 26, 2020. (Photo via City of Kalamazoo Zoom meeting through YouTube stream).
Calhoun County Jail reports COVID-19 outbreak among inmates, staff
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, officials in Calhoun County announced that a COVID-19 outbreak has taken place in the Calhoun County Jail. Officials say 24 positive COVID-19 cases have been...
Oct 26, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Lake Center Elementary School closed until Nov. 9 after possible COVID exposure
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, WWMT reported that Lake Center Elementary School in Portage will be closed until early November after a potential exposure to COVID-19. In a letter sent from the sc...
Oct 26, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
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