Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Allegan County Board elects chair, vice chair, and road commissioners
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Board of Commissioners have elected Commissioner Jim Storey of Holland as its chairperson and Commissioner Dean Kapenga of Hamilton as its vice chair dur...
Jan 05, 2023
Former police chief of Vicksburg passes away at 75
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A former Vicksburg police chief has passed away. Fox 17 reported on Thursday, January 5 that 75-year-old Michael Descheneau battled Lewy body Dementia and Parkinsonism un...
Jan 05, 2023 Photo by: Avink McCowen Secord Funeral Homes and Creation Society
Boysen officially sworn in as chief of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's Acting Chief David Boysen has officially been sworn in as the Public Safety Chief on Thursday, January 5. The swearing in ceremony...
Jan 05, 2023 KDPS Deputy Chief David Boysen is officially sworn in as Police Chief during a ceremony at Kalamazoo City Hall on Thursday, January 5, 2023.(Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Altered City of Kalamazoo budget proposal to include funding for improved childcare and other services
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's City Manager has altered his 2023 proposed city budget to include money to improve child care for preschoolers at the request of commissioners, who say daycar...
Jan 05, 2023 Kalamazoo City Commission at their meeting Oct. 3, 2022
Man charged in fatal shooting at New Year's Eve party facing four felonies
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Lawrence Township man who allegedly killed two people by celebratory gunfire at a New Year's gathering is now facing two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of ...
Jan 04, 2023 Photo of Christopher Toppenberg provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office.
Fundraiser for Kalamazoo officer battling Crohn's Disease
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with medical expenses for a Kalamazoo police officer who is battling Crohn's Disease. Officer Beth Fountain was diagnosed with Cro...
Jan 04, 2023
Pedestrian struck in Kalamazoo Tuesday evening is listed in critical condition
KALAMAZOO, MI 9WKZO AM/FM) - A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Kalamazoo Tuesday evening. According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, at 7:11 p.m. of...
Jan 04, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Kalamazoo County man wins $500,000 lottery prize
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County man turned a $10 prize into a $500,000 prize playing the Michigan Lottery's 5X Multiplier instant game. the Michigan Lottery announced Wednesday that the ...
Jan 04, 2023 (Courtesy Michigan Lottery)
AUDIO: Hard feelings remain over the handling of KDPS chief Coakley's dismissal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The firing of former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Vernon Coakley has the leader of the Kalamazoo's NAACP asking questions. Coakley was let go after a month'...
Jan 04, 2023 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
Taylor elected new chair of Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners, vows bipartisanship
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year Tuesday night, with a few new faces, picked new leadership, and expressed hope that th...
Jan 04, 2023 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners vice chair John Taylor (courtesy John McNeill)
