Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Binder Park Zoo announces birth of stork chick
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Binder Park Zoo officials announced Wednesday that a pair of marabou storks delivered their own bundle with the birth of a stork chick. "It's a mystery why it took the...
Aug 26, 2020 Ruthie and Irving, a pair of marabou storks, build a nest at the Binder Park Zoo. (Photo courtesy of the Binder Park Zoo).
Richland man arrested for child sexually abusive activity
RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police (MSP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a man from Richland. Anthony...
Aug 26, 2020 JOHN LLOYD / CC
KDPS announces new traffic enforcement plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) has announced a new traffic enforcement plan that will be used in neighborhoods and the downtown area. This comes after s...
Aug 26, 2020 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
K9 tracks down assault suspect in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has another reason to thank their four-legged coworker on this National Dog Day. On Wednesday just before 8 a.m. officers were ca...
Aug 26, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Man found dead following Calhoun Co. police standoff
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - A man is dead following a home break in and an ensuing police standoff on Tuesday afternoon in Calhoun County. WWMT-TV reports the series of events started just after ...
Aug 26, 2020 Jason Rojas / CC
Vehicle crashes into tree in Kalamazoo, 2 injured
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An investigation is underway after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Kalamazoo's South Westnedge Neighborhood. It occurred around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 3500 block of ...
Aug 26, 2020
Biker killed in Calhoun County crash
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bicyclist is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in Calhoun County. Deputies were dispatched to West Dickman Road near Avenue A in Springfield, west of Battle Creek,...
Aug 26, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Rally held in Kalamazoo to “Save The Post Office”
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday afternoon, the American Postal Workers Union held a rally in downtown Kalamazoo as part of a nationwide day of action to save the post office. The union, postal w...
Aug 25, 2020 Protesters, including attendee Val Janowski (left), demand action from Congress in Kalamazoo regarding the postal service on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek).
Petition launched to move Kalamazoo College classes online
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Over 200 students, parents and alumni of Kalamazoo College have signed a petition meant to move all fall semester classes online. The petition, launched by the campus new...
Aug 25, 2020 Kalamazoo College. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek).
One Lakeside Academy worker hearing postponed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A preliminary examination for one worker at Lakeside Academy into the suffocation death of a resident has been postponed, County Prosecutor's announced Tuesday. The case ...
Aug 25, 2020 Heather McLogan mugshot. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County jail).
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