Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Police locate, arrest man related to Saturday kidnapping/shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police have arresting a man who allegedly kidnapped and shot at a girlfriend on Saturday morning, September 10. Authorities say that 26-year-old Jatai Nic...
Jerry Malec Sep 13, 2022

IRS approves Kalamazoo Black History Museum tax exempt status
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officials with the Kalamazoo Black History Museum received good news in August. The Internal Revenue Service notified the museum that it was awarded non-profit status on ...
Jerry Malec Sep 13, 2022 Kalamazoo Black History Museum logo

Body of missing Kalamazoo man found by dive team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The body of a missing Kalamazoo man has been found. According to WOOD TV-8, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office said that 20-year-old Nathaniel Duvall Brown was recover...
Jerry Malec Sep 13, 2022 Photo of 20-year-old Nathaniel Duvall Brown provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.

Lawton man dies in Monday night St. Joseph County crash
FABIUS TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A two vehicle crash Monday night in St. Joseph County took the life of a 77-year-old man from Lawton. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite says the crash happene...
Jim Measel Sep 13, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

No injuries in Battle Creek bank robbery: Police looking for suspect
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are seeking help from the public to help them solve a bank robbery that happened on Monday afternoon, September 12. Police responded to the call of...
Jerry Malec Sep 12, 2022 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).

Van Buren Conservation District hosts Kal-Haven Trail clean up event
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren Conservation District is looking for volunteers on Sunday, September 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. it's Kal-Haven Trail Clean Up event. Volunteers and staff will me...
Jerry Malec Sep 12, 2022

It's hydrant flushing time once again in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's that time again for the city of Kalamazoo. It's time once again to flush the fire hydrants, and the city's Public Services Department is set to begin hydrant flushin...
Jerry Malec Sep 12, 2022 City of Kalamazoo hydrant flushing schedule. (Map provided by the city of Kalamazoo Public Services Department)
Victim of weekend fatal shooting identified by police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police have released the name of a man fatally shot early Sunday morning, September 11. 53-year-old Antonio Shavanno Labrre of Kalamazoo, was shot around 3 a.m. on Prince...
Jerry Malec Sep 12, 2022

City Commission gets report on expanded Kalamazoo summer parks program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of the strategies the City of Kalamazoo has implemented to decrease crime is to provide programs for the community's school aged children during summer break. This yea...
Ken Delaney Sep 12, 2022 City of Kalamazoo Parks Activities Director Pete Aerts makes a presentation to the City Commission (courtesy of John McNeill)

Kalamazoo County health officials release info on tick disease report
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County health officials have released the results of a survey regarding blacklegged ticks. A total of 92 ticks were submitted to the Centers for Disease Control t...
Jim McKinney Sep 11, 2022 NY State IPM Program at Cornell University / CC
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