Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Van Buren County man involved in New Year's Day fatal shooting pleads guilty to felony firearms
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Van Buren County man who allegedly killed two people by celebratory gunfire on New Year's Day pleadi guilty to a charge of felony weapons last Thursday, June 1. 6...
Jun 06, 2023 (Photo of Christopher Toppenberg provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
Groundbreaking on new Haverhill Elementary School 2nd in two weeks for Portage School District
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Public School District broke ground on a new elementary school at the beginning of this week. Community members and students gathering at Haverhill Elementary Sc...
Jun 06, 2023 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
Kalamazoo teen on trial for fatal shooting of another teen near Interfaith Homes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A teenager charged with fatally shooting another teenager faced a trial in court on Tuesday, June 6. Authorities say Kahree Compton is charged with killing 17-year-old Jas...
Jun 06, 2023 Best Law
Despite some public pushback, City of Kalamazoo moving ahead with pilot program for downtown surveillance cameras
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission has approved a pilot program to increase the efficiency of video surveillance cameras downtown, but will put off funding a full activation of...
Jun 06, 2023 About a dozen people June 5, 2023 asked Kalamazoo City Commissioners to reject or delay plans for a downtown surveillance system, Several refused to give their names and this man refused to reveal his face (courtesy John McNeill)
Search for missing man in Cass County ends with the discovery of his body near Dowagiac
POKAGON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Sheriff's deputies say the search in southwest Michigan for 76-year-old Johnny Bolden of Grand Rapids has ended with the discovery of his body. Bolden w...
Jun 06, 2023 (Photo of 76-year-old Johnny Hollis Bolden provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Wear Orange event at Kalamazoo's Bronson Park honors lives of those affected by gun violence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing into law a number of gun safety measures for Michigan, gun violence awareness or "Wear Orange" events have been taking place all acr...
Jun 05, 2023 Rick Omilian, Kalamazoo Moms Demand Action lead, Kalamazoo Be SMART program lead for secure firearm storage information and gun violence survivor whose daughter was murdered in 1999, welcomes community members to Kalamazoo's Wear Orange event held at Bronson Park on Monday, June 5. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
Driver suffers medical issue, leaves roadway, and strikes building in one-vehicle crash
MASON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were taken to the hospital on Saturday, June 3 with only minor injuries following a crash after the driver suffered a medical injury. The Cass County Sheri...
Jun 05, 2023 (Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Deputies searching for man with dementia who left vehicle near Dowagiac
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Sheriff's deputies are searching for an endangered man they say has been missing since Tuesday, May 30. According to authorities, 76-year-old Johnny Hollis B...
Jun 05, 2023 (Photo of 76-year-old Johnny Hollis Bolden provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Interim title dropped, Fleury names Bagley new Battle Creek Police Chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Shannon Bagley is now the Chief of the Battle Creek Police Department. City Manager Rebecca Fleury appointed him interim Chief for six months, to see if he and the city ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Photo of Battle Creek Police Chief Shannon Bagley courtesy of the City of Battle Creek)
35 months to 15 year sentence for man charged with killing WMU student in 2021
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man charged with the death of a Western Michigan University student back in November of 2021 has been found guilty. 20-year-old Hunter Hudgins was sentenced to 35 months...
Jun 05, 2023 Best Law
