Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Suspect arrested after attempt to steal police cruiser
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after an attempt to steal a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser on Friday. Authorities report that an officer had left his vehicle to esc...
Oct 16, 2020 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Kalamazoo city manager tests positive for COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Manager Jim Ritsema says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. On Thursday evening he released a statement saying he's been experiencing mild symptoms...
Oct 16, 2020 Kalamazoo City Manager Jim Ritsema speaks about the budget during a meeting on Dec. 12th, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Josh Scott).
Bodies of missing Battle Creek couple found, landlord faces murder charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police say they have found the bodies of a couple who had been missing for over a week and a murder suspect is now in custody. 34-year-old Joseph Soule and...
Oct 15, 2020 Jaclyn Lepird and Joseph Soule (Photos courtesy of the Battle Creek Police Department)
Suspect charged with arson in massive Hastings building fire
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hastings man is facing multiple charges in connection to a fire that completely destroyed a historic building in Hastings. On Thursday, the Barry County Prosecutor's Offi...
Oct 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Women's March and Rally planned in Kalamazoo, will honor Ruth Bader Ginsberg
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A women's march and rally honoring the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has been announced for Kalamazoo this month. On Saturday, October 17, organizers say women will ga...
Oct 15, 2020 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
61st District State House candidates debate on WKZO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The candidates running to represent the 61st District in the Michigan House of Representatives are squaring off in a debate on 590 AM and 106.9 FM WKZO. On Tuesday, Democr...
Oct 15, 2020 (Photos courtesy of Christine Morse at vote4morse.com and Bronwyn Haltom at bronwynhaltom.com)
Power lines fall onto roadway after Kalamazoo crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety officers say a crash in the city's Vine Neighborhood caused power lines to fall onto the roadway early Thursday morning. First responders were cal...
Oct 15, 2020
Michigan Poison Center warns of purple heroin linked to overdose deaths
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, the Michigan Poison Center (MPC) issued a warning about "purple heroin," which has been linked to several overdose deaths across the state. According to...
Oct 14, 2020 Cat Branchman / CC
Kalamazoo youth share concerns, ask questions to Michigan political candidates
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday, several Michigan political candidates joined an online forum hosted by Michigan's Children, the Kalamazoo Youth Development Network (KYD Network), and the Mich...
Oct 14, 2020 Kalamazoo-area political candidates meet with area youth during an online forum on 10/14/20. (Photo via Google Hangout meeting).
UPDATED: Woman arrested in Van Buren County murder, elder abuse case
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATED: Wednesday, the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office announced that a suspect has been arrested in a murder case dating back to February 2019. Sheriff Daniel ...
Oct 14, 2020 Frances Collins mugshot. (Photo courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
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