Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
One arrest in felony shooting incident; another suspect still at large
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One suspect is behind bars and a second is being sought in connection with a shooting incident Friday afternoon. Deputies from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department wer...
Aug 25, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
New Kalamazoo Lincoln Statue dedication ceremony set for Sunday in Bronson Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a decade of planning, a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln sculpted by Terre Haute IN artist Bill Wolfe will be dedicated and unveiled this Sunday in Kalamazoo's Brons...
Aug 25, 2023
Manhole overflows, spilling about 100 gallons of sewage in Kilgore Road parking lot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Services says about 100 gallons of sanitary sewer overflowed from a manhole in a back parking lot of 410 West Kilgore Road aroun...
Aug 25, 2023 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Suspect wanted in Calhoun County police pursuit located and placed in custody
SPRINGPORT, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office posted on its Facebook page Thursday night that a suspect who was accused of leading police on a pursuit was located and is in Springpo...
Aug 25, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Community event to commemorate 60th anniversary of 'I Have A Dream' speech
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's been 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the famous "I Have A Dream" speech, and a community event will commemorate its anniversary on Monday, August...
Aug 24, 2023
KDPS investigating suspicious deaths of two people as homicides
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - On Wednesday August 23, it was reported that the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was investigating what they were calling a suspicious death from the night before on...
Aug 24, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
Consumers Energy to host community meeting to discuss future of Calkins Bridge Dam in Allegan County
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy is set to host a community meeting next week to discuss the future of Allegan County's Calkins Bridge Dam. Last year, Consumers Energy held a series ...
Aug 24, 2023
Representative Rogers completes regional leadership institute
LOMBARD, IL (WKZO AM/FM) - State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) was among 37 select lawmakers to complete a leadership training program that identifies and assists emerging state and provincial le...
Aug 24, 2023 Michigan state Sen. Roger Victory, left, and Illinois state (Rep. Anna Moeller, right, present a certificate of completion to Rogers)
Two injured in Barry Co. crash; 1 critically and 1 seriously
THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that sent two people to the hospital late Wednesday evening on August 23. It happened arou...
Aug 24, 2023
AUDIO: KPS Superintendent Slade says misbehavior at high school sporting events will not be tolerated
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tonight is the first game of the fall football season for the Loy Norrix Knights and Kalamazoo Central's Maroon Giants who are set to play each other, and new Superintende...
Aug 24, 2023 (Photo provided by John McNeill)
