Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
MDHHS urging residents to get flu vaccine during upcoming vital season
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced it is launching a statewide media campaign encouraging Michiganders to get their flu vaccine...
Aug 25, 2020 Governor Whitmer receives a flu shot during a press conference on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor).
UPDATE: Driver airlifted to hospital following Allegan Co. crash
CASCO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is seriously injured following a two-car crash in Allegan County's Casco Township. It happened around 9 p.m. Monday at the intersection of 64th Street and ...
Aug 25, 2020 (Photo courtesy of South Haven Area Emergency Services)
UPDATE: Victim in critical condition following early morning shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An investigation is underway after a shooting in Kalamazoo left a man in critical condition. Public Safety officers responded to several shots fired in the area of Ada Str...
Aug 25, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Kalamazoo pastor faces 11 felony charges, including child sex abuse
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo pastor and former president of the local chapter of the NAACP is now facing nearly a dozen felony charges. On Friday, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Re...
Aug 25, 2020 Reverend Strick Strickland. (Second Baptist Church Of Kalamazoo via YouTube)
Protest in Kalamazoo to "Save The Post Office"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The American Postal Workers Union is holding a rally in downtown Kalamazoo in part of a nationwide day of action to save the post office. The union, postal workers, and su...
Aug 24, 2020 Kevin Dooley / CC
Man arrested for shooting at package delivery driver
VALLEY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a suspect has been arrested in a case involving shots fired at a package delivery vehicle. Around 4:18 p.m. on...
Aug 24, 2020 Michael Christopher Lloyd mugshot. (Photo via Allegan County Sheriff's Office).
Kalamazoo woman due back in court regarding hit-and-run case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Monday, MLive reported that a hit-and-run suspect will be back in court a second time after charges had previously been dropped. Officials say 19-year-old Marquisha Canda...
Aug 24, 2020 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
Binder Park Zoo now certified to accommodate guests with sensory issues
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officials with the Binder Park Zoo (BPZ) in Battle Creek announced Monday that the Zoo is now certified to better accommodate guests with sensory issues. The certifica...
Aug 24, 2020 Rafiki, African painted dog at Binder Park Zoo. (Photo courtesy of Binder Park Zoo).
Multiple lane closures to begin in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, the City of Portage will begin two different construction projects that will require lane closures. Starting at 8 a.m., a project to install a water service lead t...
Aug 24, 2020 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Several arrests made in Benton Harbor through MSP program
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A continuing partnership program between the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety (BHDPS) and the Michigan State Police (MSP) has resulted in several arrests mad...
Aug 24, 2020
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