Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Two killed in crash between motorcycle and car in Kalamazoo County's Cooper Township
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is in custody, but two people on a motorcycle are dead after a crash involving a vehicle and their motorcycle in Kalamazoo County late Wednesday afternoon...
Jul 21, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
9-year-old boy injured after being struck by pick-up truck in Bloomingdale
BLOOMINGDALE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 9-year-old boy from Bloomingdale suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing the roadway Tuesday afternoon. According t...
Jul 21, 2022 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Calhoun County to begin offering Rave Alerts on August 1
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says that starting on August 1, the Sheriff's Office Emergency Management Division and Consolidated Dispatch in Calhoun County will m...
Jul 21, 2022
Three additional suspects charged in Lafey murder case
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County Prosecutor's Office has issued charges against three additional people connected to the Andrew Lafey murder case. 22-year-old Lafey was convicted of First...
Jul 20, 2022 Best Law
Vicksburg to receive 3.7 million federal grant to help upgrade infrastructure for future development
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The US Department of Commerce has announced that the village will get 3.7 million dollars through the American Rescue Plan that is earmarked to upgrade the wastewater tre...
Jul 20, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Alumnus establishes new fellowship to offer post-grad opportunity abroad for K students
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A leadership gift from Kalamazoo College alumnus Robert Sherbin will open the door to independent exploration outside the U.S. for Kalamazoo College graduates. Sherbin ha...
Jul 20, 2022 Photo provided by Kalamazoo College Office of College Marketing and Communication.
Plainwell Public Safety seeking information from public on elementary school fire
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Investigators believe a fire at Gilkey Elementary School in Plainwell was intentionally set. The Plainwell Department of Public Safety responded to 707 South Woodhams Str...
Jul 20, 2022 Arseni Mourzenko
Injured KDPS officer paralyzed from waist down continuing recovery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's an update on the condition of a Public Safety Officer who was severely injured when his motorcycle was struck by a drunk driver at around 6 a.m. on Saturday, July...
Jul 20, 2022 A Gofundme campaign for Maher and his family has raised $70,285 toward a $75,000.
National Weather Service issues advisories for Lake Michigan Wednesday
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - It will be dangerous to try to swim in Lake Michigan today from South Haven to Muskegon. The National Weather Service has issued a High Beach Hazards Statement and a Sm...
Jul 20, 2022 National Weather Service graphic for July 20, 2022 (courtesy of NWS)
Good Samaritans on the beach pull elderly woman from Lake Michigan Tuesday afternoon
SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A 78-year-old woman from Illinois was rescued by a person by others on the beach after she suffered some sort of medical emergency while swimming in Lake Michigan off Oval...
Jul 20, 2022 Oval Beach, Saugatuck, MI (courtesy of Saugatuck/Douglas Area CVB)
