Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Boat crash on Barry County lake sends man to hospital
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man was hospitalized after being thrown from a boat during a crash on a lake in Barry County on Sunday morning, May 14. Officers with the Michigan Department of Natur...
Jerry Malec May 15, 2023 (Logo courtesy of Michigan DNR)

Portage rotary honors Mayor Randall with annual community service award
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Portage Rotary Club honored Portage Mayor Patricia M. Randall with its 31st Community Service Award on Wednesday, May 10. The ceremony took place at a special meeting of ...
Jerry Malec May 15, 2023 (Photo provided by the City of Portage)

MSP asking for public's help identifying body washed ashore in 1988
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are asking for the public's help identifying a body that washed ashore in Berrien County 35 years ago. According to MSP, the body was found on A...
Jerry Malec May 15, 2023 Michigan State Police - File photo

Gilbert blasts efforts by legislators to pass Juvenile Lifer Legislation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert issued a statement this weekend which blasts efforts by the Democrat controlled Michigan House and Senate to pass legislation tha...
Jim Measel May 15, 2023

One dead after apparent shooting in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Few details have been released, but it appears the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating a murder in the city's Northside neighborhood. Police were called...
Ken Delaney May 15, 2023 Crime scene tape

Extra police patrols begin statewide on Monday
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM & WKZO-AM/FM) - Law enforcement entities in Michigan aren't waiting for Memorial Day weekend to step up road patrols. Beginning on Monday, May 15, 2023, state police troope...
Gary Stevens May 15, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)

Sheriff urges motorists and bicyclists to share the road safely
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is reminding motorists and bicyclists about co-existing on area roads as the weather improves. Fuller said that "following the rules...
Jim McKinney May 14, 2023 ewan traveler / CC

Bike rodeo planned for Wednesday, May 17th, at Mayors' Riverfront Park
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Parks Department and the County Sheriff's Department are teaming up during Bike Week to help kids prepare for the biking season. The Bike Rodeo is set for Wed...
Jim McKinney May 14, 2023 Bike Rodeo is set for Wednesday, may 17th, in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo man convicted in 2022 fentanyl bust
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A jury has convicted a Kalamazoo man in connection with a drug seizure that, at the time, was the largest involving fentanyl in the area. 50-year-old Tyrone Henderson was f...
Jim McKinney May 14, 2023 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Potholes in/around Crossroads Mall in Portage have triggered two lawsuits
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Potholes in the surface of the Crossroads Mall parking lot have prompted two lawsuits...one filed by mall officials. According to WWMT TV 3 news, a Kalamazoo couple, Terry an...
Jim McKinney May 14, 2023
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