Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
No injuries reported in series of Battle Creek weekend fires
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Battle Creek Fire Department has confirmed that there were no injuries in a series of structure fires over the weekend. It began on the night of July 4 just b...
Jul 06, 2020
Bellevue man drowns at Leidy Lake over weekend
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The St. Joseph Sheriff’s Office is reporting that one man drowned over the weekend at a Colon area campground. Police say that just before 4 p.m. on July 4, 24-yea...
Jul 06, 2020
Beach party held in Cass County raises COVID-19 concerns
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A 4th of July lake party in Cass County is going viral on social media for all the wrong reasons. The video shows hundreds of people partying on a sandbar in Diamon...
Jul 06, 2020
Motorcyclist injured in Cass County crash
CALVIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A motorcyclist is injured after a crash in Cass County. It occurred just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Brownsville Street, east of Crooked Creek Road in Calvin Tow...
Jul 06, 2020
Man shot, woman arrested in Van Buren County
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A woman is in custody and a man is in critical condition after a shooting in Van Buren County on the 4th of July. Deputies were called to a home in the 62000...
Jul 06, 2020
Illinois woman killed in Berrien County crash
NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A woman from Illinois is dead after a motorcycle crash in Berrien County. It happened around 6:45 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Red Arrow Highway a...
Jul 06, 2020
Bullet shatters window, lodges in wall of Kalamazoo home
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are investigating a shooting that shattered a window at a home in the Vine Neighborhood. It happened around 2:15 a.m. Monday in the ...
Jul 06, 2020
Altercation leads to suspect shooting at Kalamazoo home
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A suspect is facing various weapon violations and assault charges after shots were fired at a home in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood. Public Safety officers w...
Jul 06, 2020
UPDATE: Swimmer killed by boat on Gull Lake identified
ROSS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A swimmer is dead after he was struck by a boat on a Kalamazoo County lake. First responders were called to the southwest end of Gull Lake in Ross Township aroun...
Jul 05, 2020
Protesters gather in Portage to demand racial equality
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Protestors gathered Saturday in Portage to emphasize the need for racial equality, calling the event "The Day of False Freedom.” Those involved in the event said...
Jul 05, 2020
