Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Battle Creek Transit will offer free rides on election day
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, the City of Battle Creek announced its public transit bus system will offer free rides on November 3, or election day. Officials say the move is meant to bette...
Oct 26, 2020 Mr Thinktank / CC
Clarendon Township man injured after being dragged by tractor
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a Clarendon Township man was injured Monday after being dragged by a tractor. Around 11:40 a.m., deputies were ...
Oct 26, 2020
Gov. Whitmer campaigns for democrats in Kalamazoo, discusses COVID-19 case spike
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer says everyone has a personal stake in this election. She made that comment during a campaign stop at the Kalamazoo County Democratic Party headq...
Oct 26, 2020 Governor Whitmer campaigns in Kalamazoo on October 26, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Missing Allegan man could be in the Kalamazoo area
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Allegan County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a missing man who could be in the Kalamazoo area. William Behrens, who goes by Bill, walked away from his home north of ...
Oct 26, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Allegan County Sheriff's Department)
Fatal rollover crash is Allegan County early Sunday morning
WAYLAND, TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man is dead and another injured after a rollover crash in Allegan County's Wayland Township early Sunday morning, Oct. 25, 2020. Police arrived in the area of ...
Oct 25, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Kalamazoo Red Roof Inn suffers extensive damage in Friday night fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fire Friday night at the Red Roof Inn on East Cork Street in Kalamazoo has caused extensive damage to the hotel. Officials say the fire started around 10:00 p.m. on the ...
Oct 24, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Battle Creek police release dashboard videos of shooting incident
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department Friday released dashboard camera videos of the moments when an officer shot a suspect earlier this week. The video released compiles ...
Oct 24, 2020 A screenshot of a Battle Creek Police Department dashboard video from an October 20, 2020 shooting incident (courtesy of BCPD)
Suspect at large after shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are searching for a suspect after a man was shot and injured at an apartment complex in the city's West Douglas neighborhood. First respo...
Oct 23, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Walk to End Gun Violence takes place in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Community members and local organizations are bringing to light an ongoing problem in Kalamazoo: gun violence. Since October 21st, Kalamazoo has seen at least 63 non-fata...
Oct 22, 2020 Maryland GovPics / CC
UPDATE: Former Kalamazoo pastor facing 11 felony charges denies plea deal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Reverend Strick Strickland, the former pastor of Kalamazoo's Second Baptist Church who is accused of sex crimes, is reportedly denying his plea deal. His attorney tells W...
Oct 22, 2020 Trial of former pastor moved to May of next year
(Mugshot courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Jail)
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