Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: KPS chief gives commissioners update on gun crimes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 2023 was a record breaking year for murders in Kalamazoo, but it appears that 2024 has gotten off to a better start so far. It didn't look like that on New Year's Day when...
Feb 06, 2024 Robert Nelson / CC
One man sentenced for 2022 attack on FedEx driver
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An attack on a FedEx driver in 2022 has resulted in a 16 month to two year prison sentence for John Hulst. He attacked FedEx driver Tirrell Lipsey in Portage in 2022, call...
Feb 06, 2024 Photo from WWMT/Matt Miller
Man killed in tank explosion near Indiana state line
CALVIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 71-year-old Charles Lawrence of Lakefort has been killed in a tank explosion in Calvin Township near the Indiana border. It hap...
Feb 06, 2024 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commissioners to vote next meeting on Arcadia Creek Festival Site renovations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It looks like there will be enough support on the Kalamazoo City Commission to move forward on a $5-million face lift for the Arcadia Creek Festival Site, despite critics ...
Feb 06, 2024
BC armed robbery suspect apprehended by police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 48-year-old Battle Creek man was apprehended following an apparent armed robbery on Monday. Battle Creek Police says they got a report about the robbery at around 11:0...
Feb 06, 2024
Man accused of killing Van Buren County Road Commission worker convicted on two counts
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hartford man accused for striking and killing a Van Buren County Road Commission worker has been convicted after several hours of jury deliberation. 58-year-old Rene Range...
Feb 05, 2024 Photo of Rene Rangel provided by the Van Buren County Road Commission.
AUDIO: KPS crossing guard improving after being hit by vehicle
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A crossing guard who was struck by a car on Lovers Lane at the end of the school day last Monday continues his recovery. Michael Clayborn required a rod be surgically inse...
Feb 05, 2024
General Motors drivers waiting for recall fix
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers of General Motors vehicles that were recalled last May over concerns the airbags could send shrapnel into the cabin are frustrated and angry there is still no f...
Feb 05, 2024
Homicide suspect apprehended in Lapeer, turned over to BCPD
LAPEER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A homicide suspect was turned over to Battle Creek Police on Friday after being taken into custody by police in Lapeer. The Lapeer Police Department says they got information ...
Feb 05, 2024
AUDIO: Plan to overhaul Arcadia Park getting criticism
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are plans for a major overhaul of Kalamazoo's Arcadia Park, and it's already drawing criticism. The park at Edwards and Kalamazoo Avenue downtown is the site of a nu...
Feb 05, 2024
