Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A woman charged with robbing several banks in the Kalamazoo area has received her sentence, Wood TV 8 reported Wednesday. Tuesday, Earlisa Johnson received her sente...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Police in Portage have announced the arrest of a 21-year-old woman in connection to the death of a 2-year-old girl left in her care. The suspect has been named as Port...

ANTWERP TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit is reporting that one man was arrested in a drug bust Tuesday. Around 5 p.m., police served a search warr...

GRAND JUNCTION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A home is destroyed after a fire broke out in Van Buren County. The Columbia Township Fire Department was dispatched to a residence on County Road 215 near the ...

NILES TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Four people are injured, one seriously, after a two vehicle crash in Berrien County. It happened around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday on 11th Street just south of Fort Stre...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting that took place Tuesday night. Around 8 p.m., police were called to the 1800 block of Vanzee St...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has voted in favor of issuing two proclamations regarding racism and police brutality. During a virtual meeting Tu...

UPDATE: The 19 year old victim of a near drowning in South Haven has died. The South Haven police department stated Friday that Jazmyn Patterson from South Haven, passed away at a Kalamazoo area hospi...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The City of Portage has announced that its Mill & Fill program will be starting this week. The Mill & Fill Program consists of major maintenance to select stre...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A huge gap in the digital divide was revealed by the coronavirus pandemic when schools were forced to close buildings and attempt to teach online, but now a partners...