Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Former nonprofit director charged with embezzlement
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The former director of a Calhoun County agency tasked with helping people with developmental and intellectual disabilities has been charged with embezzlement. Prosecutor...
Apr 17, 2017
UPDATE: Domestic dispute ends in shooting
CASS COUNTY (WKZO AM/FM) — A 17-year-old who claims he was just defending his aunt when she shot his uncle has been charged with six felonies, including attempted murder and ordered held on $200...
Apr 17, 2017
Water repairs may mean disruptions
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM/FM) — Battle Creek City Utility Crews will be replacing valves on a total of 16 streets around the city over the next three days. Homeowners could lose water during the day...
Apr 17, 2017
Been there, done that
UNDATED (WKZO-AM/FM) — This is Michigan Severe Weather Awareness Week. In any normal year, it would be timely. But this has not been a normal year. We have already seen tornadoes, devastating wi...
Apr 17, 2017
Parking ramp for sale in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kalamazoo city commissioners will vote Monday night on whether to sell Parking Ramp No. 4 at North Rose Street and Kalamazoo Avenue. It’s a small piece of a huge d...
Apr 17, 2017
Man busted for three car thefts over eight hours
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — A 22-year-old man is sitting in the Kalamazoo County Jail awaiting arraignment on multiple auto theft charges after he stole three vehicles within an eight-hour period o...
Apr 17, 2017
Fishing trip ends with a cold swim and a rescue
BELAS LAKE (WKZO-AM/FM) — Three fishermen took a chilly dip in Belas Lake in Cass County when their small fishing boat was swamped by wind and waves. It happened at around 4:40 p.m. Saturday. 40...
Apr 16, 2017
Guns seized during traffic stop
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety officers seized two stolen handguns during a routine traffic stop early Sunday. The stop occurred at around 1:30 a.m. Officers might not have kno...
Apr 16, 2017
Man leaves infant in car outside strip club
SPRINGFIELD (WKZO-AM/FM) — A Calhoun County man who stopped at a strip club and left his one-year-old child strapped in a car seat in the parking lot spent the weekend in jail on a charge of chi...
Apr 16, 2017
Terrible case of child abuse revealed
PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) — A Barry County couple has been jailed and charged with extreme child abuse for allegedly battering the woman's three year old daughter over an extended perio...
Apr 15, 2017
