Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Two Battle Creek men injured in Calhoun County Saturday afternoon crash
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two 37-year-old Battle Creek men were injured Saturday afternoon in a crash in the 8000 block of B Drive South. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says it happened at...
May 09, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
CRT/KVET seize several pounds of crystal meth and 3 guns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Thursday, May 5, Kalamazoo Public Safety's Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) conducted a joint operation with the Kalamazoo M...
May 08, 2022 Photo from CRT/KVET
Several hour standoff in Kalamazoo ends with surrender without incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A standoff on Saturday, May 7, had a positive ending when a 38-year-old Kalamazoo man surrendered himself to police. Authorities say it all started around 3:30 p.m. when ...
May 08, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Traffic stop leads to seizure of two firearms and narcotics
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A traffic stop turned into a weapon and drug bust for Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers Saturday evening. It happened around 10:37 p.m. when officers conduct...
May 08, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Schoolcraft woman killed in Texas Township crash
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM - A Schoolcraft woman was killed Saturday when her vehicle hit a tree in Kalamazoo County's Texas Township. Deputies with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office were sent...
May 07, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Bomb threat forces evacuation of Crossroads Mall Friday evening
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Crossroads Mall in Portage was evacuated Friday evening after someone phoned in a bomb threat. Portage Police say the threat was phoned in around 6:30 p.m. and WWMT-TV r...
May 07, 2022
15-year-old Kalamazoo resident wounded by gunshot in stable condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 15-year-old teen is in stable condition after sustaining a gunshot wound early Saturday, May 7. Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers responded to the 1200 block of James St...
May 07, 2022
Newly renovated Portage District Library to open Monday, May 9
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After more than a year in the making, the newly renovated Portage District Library is set to open it's doors at 300 Library Lane Monday, May 9, and 9 a.m. Library officials...
May 06, 2022 The Portage District Library at 300 Library Lane in Portage. (Image from the Portage District Library website)
KRESA Superintendent to round out 35 career in education with upcoming retirement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After a 35 year career in education, KRESA Superintendent Dave Campbell will retire. The Superintendent made his announcement public on Friday, May 6, with the KRESA Boar...
May 06, 2022 KRESA Superintendent Dave Campbell. Image from kresa.org
Prosecutor rules KDPS officers acted in self-defense during 2021 bus station shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County prosecutor Jeff Getting ruled on Friday, May 6, that police officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot a man who had shot three people at the ...
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