Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

Portage Road total closure in Kalamazoo DELAYED to June 6 - 10
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A big road project scheduled for Kalamazoo this weekend has been postponed due to a delay with the delivery of materials. MDOT says now the closure of Portage Road betwee...
Jerry Malec Jun 03, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).

UPDATE: Missing 19-year-old from Allegan County has been located by police
UPDATE: The Allegan County Sheriff's Department reports that Keagen Jay Patmos has been found. HAMILTON, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - A 19-year-old Hamilton area man is being sought as a missing person. A...
Ken Delaney Jun 03, 2022 Keagen Jay Patmos (courtesy of Allegan County Sheriff's Department)

Alavarez returned to Kalamazoo to face sexual assault charges from 12 years ago
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former Western Michigan University student who has been living in Florida is headed to court in Kalamazoo, based on evidence uncovered by the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Ki...
Ken Delaney Jun 03, 2022 Florida arrest photo for former Kalamazoo resident Cameron Alvarez (courtesy of Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office)

Calhoun County schedules two recycling events for residents during June
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Calhoun County will hold two free recycling events during the month June. A scrap tire collection will be held on Monday, June 13 from noon until 5:00 p.m. at the Athens To...
Jim Measel Jun 03, 2022

Two men injured in Calhoun County motorcycle crash, one flown out to Borgess Hospital
FREDONIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two men were injured Thursday night in Calhoun County's Fredonia Township when their motorcycle crashed. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened at a...
Jim Measel Jun 03, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

Two semis crash and burn on I-94 near Firekeepers, eastbound lanes shut down for over five hours
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two semis crashed and burst into flames on I-94 near the Firekeepers Casino exit on Thursday night which forced a nearly five hour shutdown of the eastbound lanes. The c...
Jim Measel Jun 03, 2022 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek

UPDATE: Suspect arrested in shooting of teen near Hope College campus
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - A 19-year-old man is in custody and is awaiting arraignment on charges stemming from a shooting that killed one teenager and critically wounded another near the Hope College...
Ken Delaney Jun 02, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

COVID-19 booster doses available for 5-11-year-olds at Van Buren/Cass District Health Department
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Van Buren/Cass District Health Department (VBCDHD) is now offering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for children between 5 to 11 years old. The Health Departm...
Jerry Malec Jun 02, 2022

Man accused of making "assaultive threats" in South Haven Township wanted on additional warrants
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- South Haven Police have released the identity of a suspect who reportedly made threats and then ran from police on Tuesday, May 31. Authorities say that additional warr...
Jerry Malec Jun 02, 2022 Photo from South Haven Police Department.

Police quickly apprehend 12-year-old boy who robbed a Hartford gas station
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A gas station in Van Buren County was robbed of several thousand dollars in broad daylight by a 12-year-old boy on Wednesday, June 1. It happened around 3:52 p.m. in Hartf...
Jerry Malec Jun 02, 2022 Jason Rojas / CC




