Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County election results
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - David Anderson was re-elected to another two year term as Kalamazoo mayor, defeating challenger John Allen 7,060-1,843 in Tuesday's General Election. Current city commissi...
Nov 08, 2023 hjl / CC
Allegan County woman accused of impersonating a licensed nurse pleads guilty in federal court
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Wayland area woman who faked being a licensed nurse has pleaded guilty to using the identity of another person to obtain employment as a licensed registered nurse and...
Nov 07, 2023 U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan seal
Police say the man who shot a woman in Kalamazoo Township Friday night also took his on life
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say a man who died in a shooting incident in the Lakeview Apartments complex in Kalamazoo Township took his own life after shooting a woman late Friday nig...
Nov 07, 2023 Crime scene tape
Juvenile altercation in Springfield under investigation, shots reportedly fired
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fight involving a group of juveniles in Springfield on Monday night in which it was reported shots were fired. ...
Nov 07, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Three killed in Grand Rapids neighborhood
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Grand Rapids police are investigating three murders after an "absolutely insane" violent spree according to Police Chief Eric Winstrom. Police say three people were fou...
Nov 07, 2023 Photo from the Grand Rapids Police Department's Facebook page.
AUDIO: Survivors and advocates of domestic violence celebrate bill passage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Survivors and advocates celebrated the recent passage of legislation that keep guns out of the hands of convicted domestic violence offenders for 8 years. For some, like ...
Nov 07, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC
AUDIO: Graphics Packaging blaming city, in part, for emissions
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Graphics Packaging is now blaming the city of Kalamazoo for at least being partly responsible for the gas emissions blowing into the north side of the city. The claim cam...
Nov 07, 2023 Photo from Graphic Packaging's Facebook page.
Suspect arraigned in shooting death of Kalamazoo man Saturday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police have a suspect in custody after a Saturday shooting that led to the 20th homicide of the year in Kalamazoo. At approximately 12:25 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo...
Nov 06, 2023 The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety arrested Laquay Lee Woodford-
Paige Nov. 4, 2023 (courtesy of John McNeill)
Police say one-year-old Kalamazoo child believed to have been abused has died from the injuries
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A one-year-old child from Kalamazoo who police believe was abused has died due to significant injuries it sustained. According to a release from the Kalamazoo Department o...
Nov 06, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
AUDIO: Ranked Choice Voting on city of Kalamazoo ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Besides deciding on who will sit on the Kalamazoo City Commission tomorrow, city voters will also be asked if the city should again change how they are elected. A statewid...
Nov 06, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
