Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Paw Paw man wins over $280,000 in Michigan lottery game
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Van Buren County man says winning $282,589 in the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 game is "life-changing". David Flory of Paw Paw matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the Februar...
Feb 19, 2022 David Flory of Paw Paw, MI (courtesy of Michigan Lottery)
One arrested, one still at large in armed robbery at the Dunham's store in Oshtemo Township Thursday evening
OSHTEMO, TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of the two suspects wanted in the armed robbery of the Dunham's store on West Main Street Thursday night was arrested Friday on unrelated charges. The Kalamazo...
Feb 18, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
South Bend, IN man arrested this week for the murder of a Niles woman 35 years ago
NILES, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who allegedly used a knife and frying pan to kill a woman near Niles 35 years ago has been arrested this week for the murder. 67-year-old Patrick Gilham of South Bend, I...
Feb 18, 2022 A Feb. 17, 2022, booking photo of Patrick Gilham from St. Joseph County, Indiana (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Three young children die in crash near Holland; GoFundMe effort for family underway
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Efforts to help a family suffering the loss of three children following a traffic incident on Holland's North Side Thursday morning is underway. According to Ottawa Cou...
Feb 18, 2022 The Gonzales Family (GoFundMe photo courtesy of Samantha Gonzales)
Calhoun Public Health Department lifting rest of COVID-19 quarantine orders on Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department has announced they will lift its remaining COVID-19 health orders pertaining to quarantining in K-12 educational settings and...
Feb 18, 2022
Former State Representative Hoadley appointed to vacancy on WMU Board of Trustees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former state representative from Kalamazoo has been appointed by Governor Whitmer to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees. Jon Hoadley is now an independent...
Feb 18, 2022 Western Michigan University Board of Trustees
Group looks to restore clock on historic elementary school in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - To mark the 100th birthday of the Woodward School for Technology and Research in Kalamazoo, neighbors had a present in mind, but they want to know if the school is going t...
Feb 18, 2022 Woodward School for Technology and Research in Kalamazoo, MI
State Senator Bizon pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery charge
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator John Bizon of Battle Creek has entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor battery after a nurse practitioner said he inappropriately touched her during an exam....
Feb 18, 2022 Senator John Bizon, R-Battle Creek. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator John Bizon).
Thursday snowfall causes numerous accidents, Wind Advisory begins this afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police say even though snow that moved in Thursday afternoon made roads slippery in the Kalamazoo County and surrounding areas, excessive speed also appeare...
Feb 18, 2022 Michigan State Police investigated numerous accidents on I-94 and US-131 in Kalamazoo County Feb17, 2022 (courtesy of MSP)
Armed pair rob the Dunham's store on West Main Street in Oshtemo Township Thursday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery at the Dunham's store on West Main Street in Oshtemo Township Thursday evening. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's D...
Feb 18, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
