Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Barry Co. Prosecutor releases statement regarding Sheriff remarks
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt released a statement regarding recent comments by County Sheriff Dar Leaf. The statement comes after Leaf has seen...
Oct 13, 2020 (Photo courtesy of barrycounty.org)
Barry Co. Sheriff on stage with Whitmer kidnapping suspects; residents call for resignation
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some residents in Barry County are calling for the resignation of their Sheriff, Dar Leaf. This comes after footage of Leaf was released, which showed him onstage with ...
Oct 13, 2020 (Photo courtesy of barrycounty.org)
Officers investigate early morning shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is injured and a suspect is at large after a shooting on Kalamazoo's Northside. It happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 1600 block of Krom Street near East Pro...
Oct 13, 2020
Three killed in crash at the Allegan-Van Buren County line
GENEVA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three people are dead following a two-car crash near the Allegan-Van Buren County line. It happened around noon Monday at the intersection of Baseline Road and 60th...
Oct 13, 2020 (Photo courtesy of South Haven Area Emergency Services)
Man arrested on drug charges following investigation and pursuit
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren County Sheriff's office is reporting that one man has been arrested on drug charges following a pursuit in South Haven. The arrest comes as the result of ...
Oct 12, 2020 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Search continues for missing Parchment man, new photos released
PARCHMENT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The search continues this week for a missing Parchment man last seen in Lawrence. 45-year-old Jimmy Green from Parchment was visiting friends in Lawrence last Wednesday w...
Oct 12, 2020 Police say these photos of missing Jimmy Green were taken from a commercial security camera on the afternoon that he went missing on October 7. (Photos courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
South Haven man arrested on drug trafficking charges
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit is reporting that one man has been arrested on drug charges after an investigation and sting operation. Over the la...
Oct 12, 2020 Suspect William Sledge was arrested in South Haven after a months-long drug investigation. (Photo courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
Update: Kalamazoo officers investigate 5 shootings in a 5 day span, one suspect arrested
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are continuing to investigate five separate shootings that occurred in less than a week. The most recent happened in broad daylight, arou...
Oct 12, 2020 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
K9 locates injured motorcyclist in Cass County
PENN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County Sheriff's deputies say one of their K9's helped track down a motorcyclist who was injured in a crash over the weekend. It happened around 8 p.m. Sunday ne...
Oct 12, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff's Department)
Kalamazoo County Voters asked to consider Housing Millage proposal on ballot
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On the November 3 ballot, voters in Kalamazoo County will be asked to consider a millage request to provide more affordable housing in the area. The proposal is .7...
Oct 11, 2020 Ballot drop box in Downtown Kalamazoo (Photo by Will Kriss)
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