Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Pennfield school mask mandate approved after community vote
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's back to the classroom for students in the Pennfield district on Monday, January 24. This after learning virtually due to COVID-19 cases. But when Monday rolls aro...
Jan 21, 2022
KDPS officer struck by vehicle during suspect arrest
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo Police Officer was hospitalized on Thursday, January 20, after being struck by a vehicle while trying to arrest a wanted person. According to the Kalamazoo De...
Jan 21, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Suspect in custody after possible threat made to Thornapple Kellogg Schools
MIDDLEVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A suspect is in custody in relation to a possible threat made to Thornapple Kellogg Schools in Barry County on Thursday, January 20. Sheriff's Deputies received word of...
Jan 21, 2022 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
Suspicious death of Portage man under investigation
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage police are looking into the suspicious death of a 25-year-old Portage man. Officers with the Portage Department of Public Safety responded around 3:50 p.m. on Tuesd...
Jan 20, 2022 (photo by John McNeil)
Efforts underway to return Afghanistan infant to family in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Afghan refugee family now living in Kalamazoo, who escaped just before the Taliban takeover last August, had to leave without its youngest member. Sohail Ahmadi, a 2-mo...
Jan 20, 2022 Sohail Ahmadi remains with his grandfather in Afghanistan for now. (Photo credit; Reuters).
Chili Cook-Off, Winter Restaurant Week return to Downtown Kalamazoo in February
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership (KDP) announced that it will be hosting the 17th Annual Downtown Kalamazoo Chili Cook-Off and Winter Restaurant Week this Feb...
Jan 20, 2022 Kalamazoo Chili Cook-Off. (Photo courtesy Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership).
Battle Creek Transit services cancelled for Saturday so staff can attend Merritt Wilson funeral
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Battle Creek Transit services are canceled for this Saturday, January 22, so Transit staff can attend funeral services for Merritt Wilson who was the city's Transit Maintenance S...
Jan 20, 2022 A Battle Creek Transit bus (courtesy of City of Battle Creek)
Calhoun County sets one day record of 345 COVID-19 cases thanks to omicron variant surge
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County officials reported on Wednesday a new one day record for COVID-19 cases thanks to the surge of the omicron variant. They reported 345 positive cases over ...
Jan 20, 2022
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Fuller discusses new vehicle cameras
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office will be receiving funding for new dash cameras for its vehicles, as decided by the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners thi...
Jan 19, 2022 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
UPDATE - Suspect arraigned, ID'd in Bedford Township shooting
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a Bedford Township shooting has been identified and arraigned, according to an update from WWMT Wednesday. Previously, police were called to a reside...
Jan 19, 2022 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
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