Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Fire causes major damage to Kalamazoo home
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A home is severely damaged following a fire in Kalamazoo's Stuart Neighborhood. Public Safety officers were called to the 500 block of Elm Street near Willard Street earl...
Sep 19, 2020
Barry County man first recorded case of EEE in Michigan; Calhoun County to spray certain areas
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Barry County man has been identified as the first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, in the state. Preliminary test results indicated that the patient ha...
Sep 19, 2020 John Tann / CC
High school football season begins; P Central Mustangs sidelined due to COVID-19
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday Night Lights got underway in Michigan, with a notable exception. The Portage Central Mustangs were slated to host East Lansing, but a coaching staff member tested positiv...
Sep 19, 2020 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Suspected intoxicated driver stops vehicle on railroad tracks
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man could be facing charges after he stopped his vehicle on the railroad tracks in Pennfield Township. Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies were disp...
Sep 18, 2020 Brian Arechiga / CC
St. Joseph County Prosecutor avoids jail time for violating bond
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The St. Joseph County Prosecutor is avoiding jail time for violating his bond following a drunk driving arrest. On Thursday, Prosecutor John McDonough pleaded not...
Sep 18, 2020 (Photo courtesy of WKZO News)
Two former employees ordered to trial for teen's death at Lakeside Academy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two former employees of Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo will head to trial for the wrongful restraint and eventual death a teen. On Thursday, 28-year-old Zachary Solis and ...
Sep 18, 2020 (Photos courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Jail)
Kalamazoo County fugitive arrested after barricading inside Van Buren County home
ARLINGTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A wanted fugitive out of Kalamazoo County is now in custody after he barricaded himself inside of a home in Van Buren County. Van Buren County Sheriff deputies w...
Sep 17, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Suspect barricades in Kalamazoo Township home, sets fire inside
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Township Police say a domestic assault investigation led to the suspect barricading himself inside of a home and then attempting to set it on fire. Aut...
Sep 17, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Bidding debate delays sale of land in Oshtemo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A seriously divided Kalamazoo County Commission is reopening the bidding process, some say unfairly, for a huge piece of land in Oshtemo Township. The county was collecti...
Sep 17, 2020 (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners via Zoom video conferencing)
Altercation leads to shots fired, police standoff in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An armed suspect is now in custody following a six hour police standoff on Kalamazoo's Eastside. Public Safety officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of East Main Str...
Sep 17, 2020
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