Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Allegan County teacher wins Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education award
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A third grade teacher at Saugatuck's Douglas Elementary has been honored with a Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education award. Leah Haworth was nominated by the parent of t...
Apr 21, 2026
Man guilty of kidnapping, sex crimes in Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It took a Calhoun County jury just 45 minutes of deliberation to return to the courtroom with a guilty verdict against a man for multiple sex crimes. 39-year-old Willia...
Apr 21, 2026 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
South Haven introduces chief lifeguard
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - South Haven officials have announced the hiring of David Figueredo as the city's new chief lifeguard last night as they prepare to reintroduce lifeguards to the beach th...
Apr 21, 2026
Allegan County Sheriff's Office: No charges in Hamilton fire chief's death
HAMILTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says no charges will be filed in the crash that killed Hamilton Fire Chief David Haverdink on December 23rd last year. The 74-year-old w...
Apr 21, 2026 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Flock license plate reader debate flares up at Kalamazoo City Hall again
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The debate over Flock license plate readers flared up again at last night's Kalamazoo city commission meeting and some unexpected defenders came forward on behalf of publi...
Apr 21, 2026
Man charged with Kalamazoo murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A deadly shooting in a Kalamazoo skate park last week has resulted in Carlin Barcelo being charged with open murder, felony firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon. Autho...
Apr 21, 2026
Kalamazoo working to address flooding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city crews were out Monday, doing what they can to access the flooding damage from last week's heavy rains and will be out again today helping pump out flooded b...
Apr 21, 2026
Hopkins Man Sentenced in July Cockfighting Ring Arrest
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Apr. 21, 2026) - A 37-year-old Hopkins man was sentenced on charges stemming from a cockfighting ring that was busted last summer. On Monday, Allegan County Circuit Court Judg...
Apr 21, 2026 Edin Dilson Rodas (courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Otsego woman wins $1-million at Michigan Lottery Millionaire Maker Second Chance event
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Lottery says 58-year-old Michelle Roemer of Otsego has won $1 million at their Millionaire Maker Second Chance event on April 10th. She earned entries by scanni...
Apr 20, 2026
Kalamazoo under local state of emergency, state emergency declaration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo is under a local state of emergency and a state emergency declaration as of Friday due to last week's storms and high groundwater levels and high lev...
Apr 20, 2026
