Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Battle Creek man shot, killed in Kalamazoo; Mayor responds to recent gun violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities have still not released the name of a Calhoun County man who was shot in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood early Sunday morning. Officers responded at about 2:00...
Oct 30, 2023 Robert Nelson / CC
Fire in chicken coop kills over 30 birds
GENEVA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fire in a chicken coop in Geneva Township has killed over 30 hens and chicks in Van Buren County. South Haven Area Emergency Services says the fire started around ...
Oct 30, 2023 Image courtesy of South Haven Area Emergency Services
Battle Creek man dead after early Sunday morning shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An early Sunday morning shooting in Kalamazoo has left a 23-year-old Battle Creek man dead. At approximately 2:07 a.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers resp...
Oct 29, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
UPDATE: One-year-old hospitalized in apparent abuse incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say two people they believe were involved in abusing a one-year-old from Kalamazoo has been found. At approximately 5:00 a.m. Saturday officers with the Kalamazoo D...
Oct 28, 2023
Police make arrest in the May 2023 shooting death of a Kalamazoo man
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities have made an arrest in the shooting death of a 33-year-old Kalamazoo man this spring. Marcus Pierce was shot and killed in the 500 block of Ada Street May 14, ...
Oct 28, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
AUDIO: Early voting in effect for 2024 elections
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It won't impact next month's local election, but beginning next year it will be easier than ever to vote in state and federal elections in Michigan. Voters a year ago appr...
Oct 27, 2023 hjl / CC
New bike traffic signals installed in downtown Kalamazoo, officials say to create safer routes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo officials say bicyclists riding through downtown will have a safer route, thanks to the installation of new bicycle traffic signals. The new signals are ...
Oct 27, 2023 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport celebrating one-year anniversary of Avelo Airlines
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Avelo Airlines providing nonstop service to Orlando, Florida. The airline has b...
Oct 27, 2023 Image from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's Facebook page.
Veterans Services Millage in Kalamazoo County on November ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters in Kalamazoo County will be asked on November 7th to approve a millage to raise money for veterans services. The millage would replace federal ARPA money that is ex...
Oct 27, 2023 Jay Phagan / CC
Man found with over 35 grams of meth in car
DECATUR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says a 32-year-old Cassopolis man will be facing possession with intent to deliver meth. Deputies reportedly found him parked ...
Oct 27, 2023
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