Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo's North Park Street to close for repairs in August
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Commuters in the city of Kalamazoo need to take note of a major road closure beginning Monday, August 1. City officials say that North Park Street for that first week in ...
Jul 25, 2022 CodyJung / CC
Vigil held for man shot and killed by Allegan County deputy during traffic stop
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A vigil was held for 22-year-old Joseph Nagle who was shot and killed by an Allegan County deputy during a June 16 traffic stop. Supporters gathered outside the Allegan Cou...
Jul 25, 2022
Rescue crews recover Ohio man who drowned in Lake Michigan
MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Authorities have confirmed that recovery crews have found the body of an Ohio man in Lake Michigan in Muskegon County. Police have identified the victim as 19-year-...
Jul 25, 2022
Homeowner critically injured in Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - The owner of a home in the 100 block of Bryant Street had to be rescued late Sunday afternoon during a Battle Creek house fire. The Battle Creek Fire Department says the fire...
Jul 25, 2022 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Two fugitives arrested in Van Buren County are barricading themselves inside a garage when police arrived
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After barricading themselves in a garage after police after came to serve warrants on them early Sunday morning, two people eventually surrendered without incident at a home...
Jul 25, 2022 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office logo
Police release photo of Kalamazoo Township armed robbery suspect
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department says there were no injuries in an armed robbery in the 2000 block of West Main Street around 9:50 p.m. Sunday. Police ...
Jul 25, 2022 The suspect in an armed robbery in the 2000 block of West Main Street July 24, 2022 (courtesy of Township of Kalamazoo Police Department)
Woman dies after the accidental discharge of a firearm at a Cass County home
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A South Bend, Indiana woman is dead after an accidental shooting at a Cass County home Sunday afternoon. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke says deputies responded t...
Jul 25, 2022 Crime scene tape
Park Township Community Building destroyed by fire, Ottawa County Fair officials to make adjustments
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A lightening strike is the possible cause of a fire that destroyed the Park Township Community Building, with Ottawa County Fair officials saying the building is not safe to...
Jul 24, 2022 The Park Township Community Building, Holland, MI was destroyed by fire July 23, 2022 (photo credit: Brent Alan)
Search Warrants in Cass County lead to the arrest of 6 individuals
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two Search Warrants led to the arrest of six people in Cass County on Friday, July 22. Authorities say the arrests happened after warrants on suspicion of stolen pro...
Jul 24, 2022
65,000 Consumers Energy customers lose power; Portage Farmers Market cancelled due to severe weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Severe storms knocking out power for more than 65,000 Consumers Energy customers over the weekend. Those storms moved through parts of West Michigan Saturday night with t...
Jul 24, 2022 texaus1 / CC
