Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

WATERVLIET TOWNSHIP MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A kayaker is dead after he went for a swim and became distressed in the Paw Paw River. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 7100 block of Red Arrow Hi...

HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — An Indiana teen is dead after a shooting during a gathering in Cass County. Deputies say that 18-year-old Dayman Chatman of South Bend was at a large get-toget...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A former clerk for the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office is being formally charged after she turned herself in for embezzlement. Marcie Copeland was arraigned ...

PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Cass County Sheriff deputies are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist from Three Rivers over the weekend. It happened just before 4:30 p.m. Saturda...

PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Plainwell community is mourning the loss of their long-serving mayor. Mayor Rick Brooks, who was the mayor since 2000, passed away last Thursday at the age of 68...

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Battle Creek man is dead after a freak accident when a tree collapsed onto a boat. It happened around 3 p.m. Sunday when the boat was docked along the shoreline...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Central High School will be getting fully renovated baseball and softball fields thanks to a local alumnus and professional baseball player. The Derek Jete...

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A man from Illinois is facing multiple charges after stealing a car from Kalamazoo Township and driving it across the state border. It happened around 8 a.m...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — After a two-week long investigation, a suspect in an Oshtemo Township bank robbery has been found in Kentucky. The robber walked into the PNC Bank on West Main Stree...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — A Kalamazoo woman accused of a fatal fire on the city’s Eastside is now going to trial. Melissa Morgan is charged with murder and arson for the death of Zachary Ha...