Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Finley's Grill and Smokehouse in Kalamazoo permanently closes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another restaurant in Kalamazoo is closing its doors for good. On Monday, Finley's Grill and Smokehouse posted on their Facebook page announcing that the restaurant will n...
Sep 28, 2020 snowpea&bokchoi / CC
UPDATE: Motorcyclist found dead in driveway, victim identified
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies are identifying the motorcyclist who was found dead in a driveway in Porter Township. Deputies were dispatched to a motorcycle c...
Sep 28, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Early morning crash in Richland kills one
RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department is investigating a single vehicle crash Monday morning in Richland that killed a Plainwell area man. Deputies were called to a rep...
Sep 28, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Two injured in motorcycle-deer crash in Cass County
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County authorities are continuing their investigation into a motorcycle-deer crash Saturday morning. Deputies responded at around 10:12 a.m. to a report of a crash o...
Sep 27, 2020 Fool4myCanon / CC
Black women gather in Kalamazoo to call for justice
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of Black women gathered in LaCrone Park in Kalamazoo Saturday to call for justice in the Breonna Taylor case. The event, hosted by Uplift Kalamazoo, featured sever...
Sep 27, 2020 David Geitgey Sierralupe / CC
Suspected drunk driver assaults deputies in Calhoun County
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man could be facing drunk driving charges after he crashed his car on I-94 and then assaulted the first responders who were trying to help him. It occurred around...
Sep 27, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
Upton and Hoadley set to debate on WKZO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two major Congressional candidates will square off in a live, one hour debate on 590 AM and 106.9 FM WKZO. Democrat and State Representative Jon Hoadley is challenging lo...
Sep 26, 2020
Barry County mishap sends two to area hospitals
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Barry County deputies are continuing their investigation into a crash on Friday that sent two to area hospitals. The sheriff's department reports that at around 12:55 p.m....
Sep 26, 2020
Man robbed and run over in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are searching for a suspect that robbed an elderly man and then ran him over with his getaway vehicle. It occurred Friday just before 10:30 a.m. at...
Sep 25, 2020
Man shot by relative in Kalamazoo Township; suspect at large
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man is injured and a suspect is at large after a shooting in Kalamazoo Township. Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Lum Avenue near Charles Avenue just...
Sep 25, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
