Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Several agencies join in search for missing Three Rivers woman.
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search continues for a missing Three Rivers woman. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office is investigating the disappearance of 73-year-old Marilee Furlong from the ...
Jerry Malec May 31, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)

Former Hartford Police Chief charged with eight felonies for selling stolen pills
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hartford's former police chief has now been charged with multiple felonies and one misdemeanor after allegedly admitting to stealing from the drug disposal box at the polic...
Jerry Malec May 31, 2023 Best Law

Missing Allegan County man found safe
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is confirming that 58-year-old Ernest John Kieliszewski was located on Wednesday, May 31, and is now safe. Kieliszewski went missing just...
Jerry Malec May 31, 2023 (Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office)

EGLE issues Air Quality Alert for Kalamazoo and other SW Michigan counties
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kalamazoo County is included in an Air Quality Alert which has been issued through midnight on Wednesday night for several counties in southwest Michigan by the Mich...
Jim Measel May 31, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC

Partnership announced to help end illegal dumping of trash in Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the Solid Waste and Recycling Department announced a partnership on Wednesday that they say will be an initiative to end illegal ...
Jim Measel May 31, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department

BC Fire Marshal looking into "suspicious fire" at Bryant Street home
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Battle Creek Fire Marshal is investigating what is being called a suspicious fire which broke out at 189 Bryant Street on Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday's fire was repor...
Jim Measel May 31, 2023 Photo courtesy City of Battle Creek

Kalamazoo County Sheriff pushes for greater computer interoperability for all county law enforcement agencies
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has set aside $1.4-million dollars to help the county's eight different police departments get on the same computer program. Li...
Jerry Malec May 31, 2023

Firearms seized, Kalamazoo man arrested after gunshots late Tuesday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 22-year-old Kalamazoo resident is in the Kalamazoo County Jail after shots were fired late last night. Around 11:55 p.m. Tuesday the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safet...
Ken Delaney May 31, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)

Kalamazoo County Area Agency on Aging and Veterans Service Office partnering up to help senior veterans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Area Agency on Aging has established the Senior Veteran Support Program in partnership with the Kalamazoo County Veterans Service Office (VSO). Agency...
Jerry Malec May 30, 2023 Kalamazoo County Government logo

GoFundMe set up to help family of murdered Galesburg woman with funeral expenses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of Taylor Ann Dragicevich, who died following a stabbing incident on May 20. In a statement, the family said, "They are shat...
Jerry Malec May 30, 2023 (Photo from GoFundMe page)




