Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

AUDIO: City officials aim to improve Metro Transit service for Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage City Officials say they are paying a great deal for Metro Transit Service and not getting much bang for the buck. The system is partially supported by a regional mi...
Jerry Malec Dec 26, 2022

KDPS arrests suspect for armed home invasion and unlawful imprisonment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded on Friday, December 23 to an apartment in the 1600 block of Nottingham Ave regarding a report of a hostage situat...
Jerry Malec Dec 26, 2022 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)

AUDIO: Covid relief money soon to benefit Kalamazoo community
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As the worst of the pandemic continues to fade in the rearview mirror, a good chunk of the Covid Relief money granted by the American Rescue Plan will finally begin to fl...
Jerry Malec Dec 26, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC

Battle Creek man in serious condition after officer-involved shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man is in the hospital in serious condition, and two Battle Creek Police officers are on paid leave after the officers shot the man. The incident starte...
Jerry Malec Dec 26, 2022

Multiple injuries in Cass County two vehicle accident Christmas Eve
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several children were injured Christmas Eve in a two vehicle crash in Cass County. The accident happened around 6:10 p.m. Saturday on M-51 near Maple Street in Howar...
Ken Delaney Dec 24, 2022 (Courtesy Cass County Sheriff's Office)

KDPS investigates shooting, male struck by gunfire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo msn is hospitalized after being shot on Christmas Eve. Around 2:16 p.m., Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority received a report of several gunshots...
Ken Delaney Dec 24, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo

Winter Weather Advisory continues through Christmas Day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After being blasted by arctic winds and snowfall from three to 29 inches, most of West Michigan has shifted from a Blizzard Warning to a Winter Weather Advisory through 7:...
Ken Delaney Dec 24, 2022

KDPS arrests suspect for armed home invasion and unlawful imprisonment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man is in custody after allegedly holding several people at gunpoint Friday morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer...
Ken Delaney Dec 23, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Blowing and drifting snow and dangerous wind chills as Blizzard Warning continues until Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - High winds and brutally cold temperatures have now moved into West Michigan, as a Blizzard Warning remains in effect for many counties, including Kalamazoo, Allegan, Van B...
Ken Delaney Dec 23, 2022

Snowmobile driver dies, passenger injured in Calhoun County crash
NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a fatal crash involving a snowmobile in Calhoun County. The crash occurred on B Drive South near 11 Mile Rd Thursday ...
Jim Measel Dec 23, 2022




