Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Pedestrian struck, killed south of Allegan
TROWBRIDGE TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 23-year-old man lost his life when he was struck on Sunday night, Aug. 13, 2023, by a SUV south of Allegan. According to County Sheriff's Sergeant Bernard Austhof,...
Aug 14, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Cass County Sheriff's deputies looking for vehicle that hit pedestrian, then left accident scene
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Deputies are searching for a vehicle they say hit a pedestrian, then left the scene early Friday morning, August 11 in Howard Township. They say it happe...
Aug 13, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
No injuries reported after semi tractor-trailer explosion on southbound I-69 in Branch County
OVID TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were without a doubt some scary moments for one truck driver and some motorists traveling on southbound I-69 around 5:20 p.m. Saturday afternoon, August 12 near ...
Aug 13, 2023 (Photo provided by the Michigan State Police Marshall Post)
AG Nessel reissues consumer alerts following severe weather
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While the severe weather may have come and gone for the time being, the State Attorney General's Office warns homeowners who may still need repairs from the last bout of sto...
Aug 13, 2023 Fallen tree from storm damage. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Man drives vehicle into house, tries to flee and is arrested on multiple charges
MILTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A single-vehicle crash into a house turned into a foot chase and an arrest on Friday, August 11 say Cass County Deputies. So whoever was home at the time at about a ...
Aug 13, 2023 (Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Five guns seized from four separate investigations in and around Kalamazoo last week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says five guns were confiscated across four unrelated investigations in Kalamazoo over the last week. The first one they say, was...
Aug 13, 2023 (Photos provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
2 injured as motorist fails to yield at stop sign/right-of-way
SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A failure to yield at a stop sign caused a two-vehicle crash in Cass County injuring both a 63-year-old and a 90-year-old driver on Saturday. According to the ...
Aug 13, 2023 (Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
KPS Superintendent vows to get missing kids back in the classroom this fall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public School's new Superintendent says making sure kids are in class when they are supposed to be will be one of his priorities. Dr. Darrin Slade says he wants ...
Aug 12, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting August 10, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Portage man claims record Club Keno The Jack record jackpot of over $503,000
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Portage man is no stranger to winning a big jackpot. 62-year-old Dan Housler has formally accepted his Club Keno The Jack record breaking prize of $503,254. Housler matched...
Aug 11, 2023 Acting Lottery Commissioner, Jessica Weare, presents Dan Housler with a check for his $503,254 The Jack prize.
Antkoviak to assume vacant seat on Allegan Co. Circuit Court bench
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - The vacancy on the 48th Circuit Court bench serving Allegan County has been filled. Governor Whitmer, on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, named Matthew Antkoviak to replace the reti...
Aug 11, 2023 48th Circuit Court Judge Matthew Antkoviak (photo courtesy Office of the Governor of the State of Michigan)
