Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo man charged for the shooting death of a woman at his apartment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A man has now been charged for the shooting death of a Wayland woman at his Kalamazoo apartment this week. 23-year-old John Jacob Spangenberg was charged with one co...
Jun 04, 2020
Buddy's Pizza hiring at new Portage location
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A popular Detroit pizza chain is looking to hire 100 employees for the new location in Portage. Buddy’s Pizza, the creator of the Detroit-style pizza, took over ...
Jun 04, 2020
Vacant structure fire in Battle Creek under investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Battle Creek Fire Marshal is looking into the cause of a fire at a vacant structure. Crews were called to Whittier Avenue near Harrison Street just before 5 a...
Jun 04, 2020
Suspected molotov cocktails found in Kalamazoo neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Residents in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood are concerned after reports of handmade bombs were found in neighbor’s yards. On Thursday, the Edison Neighb...
Jun 04, 2020
Southwest Enforcement Team makes large drug bust in Sturgis
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) is reporting that a search warrant served in Sturgis led to a large drug bust Wednesday afternoon. SWET reports that a warrant wa...
Jun 04, 2020
Newly appointed KPS superintendent releases letter regarding George Floyd protests
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, recently appointed Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) superintendent Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri issued a letter to the Kalamazoo community regarding the recent Geo...
Jun 03, 2020
Allegan County offering free COVID-19 testing, moves to partial emergency activation
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of Allegan County has announced that it has moved it’s emergency activation to “partial status” during t...
Jun 03, 2020
Mosquito surveillance underway in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department's Environmental Health Division announced that its staff began setting mosquito tra...
Jun 03, 2020
Driver loses control due to bee in vehicle, crashes into tree
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a driver crashed his vehicle after a bee in the vehicle attempted to sting the driver. Around 2:30 p.m...
Jun 03, 2020
Barfly Ventures, owner of HopCat, files for bankruptcy due to COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Barfly Ventures, the company that owns HopCat in several locations including Kalamazoo, has announced that it will file for bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Jun 03, 2020
