Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Comedian Patton Oswalt to perform at Miller Auditorium in March 2022
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Miller Auditorium at Western Michigan University (WMU) will be hosting comedian Patton Oswalt for a show in March 2022, officials announced last Friday. "Patton Oswalt Liv...
Dec 23, 2021 Comedian Patton Oswalt. (Photo credit - Sam Jones).
Vicksburg Police Department announces passing of officer
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, the Vicksburg Police Department announced the death of one of its officers. According to an official statement, Officer Derek J. Guthrie served the department f...
Dec 23, 2021 Officer Derek J. Guthrie. (Photo via Vicksburg Police Department Facebook page).
McCann, Rogers introduce legislation to strengthen river cleanup efforts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Sen. Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) and Rep. Julie Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) introduced bills to strengthen the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy'...
Dec 23, 2021 Sediment in Kalamazoo River - Courtesy Kalamazoo River Alliance
UPDATED - Two injured during armed robbery in Kalamazoo's Vine neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Editor's Note - This story has been updated and edited as of 7:00 p.m. to include new information from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. The Kalamazoo Department ...
Dec 22, 2021 KDPS seeks suspect in weapon seizure (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Albion police chase ends in fatal Battle Creek shooting, BCPD holds press conference
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A multi-town police pursuit ended in a fatal shooting Wednesday, according to the Battle Creek Police Department. At a press conference, Battle Creek Police officials e...
Dec 22, 2021 Battle Creek Police officials hold a press conference regarding a shooting on 12/22/21. (Image via BCPD Facebook stream).
Kalamazoo County Prosecutor says deputies were justified in fatal August shooting
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting has ruled that Sheriff's Deputies were justified in a fatal August shooting that claimed the life of a Sheriff's Deputy and...
Dec 22, 2021 Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office SUV cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Tunnels to Towers Foundation pays off mortgage for Proxmire's family
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The mortgage of a fallen Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputy has been paid in full by the Tunnels to Towers Foundation. Deputy Ryan Proxmire, a nine-year veteran, was...
Dec 22, 2021 Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Proxmire
Wayland Downtown Historic District gains designation through National Register of Historic Places
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced that the downtown commercial districts of three Michigan communities ...
Dec 22, 2021 Wayland Downtown Historic District - Photo courtesy Office of Michigan Governor
UPDATE - Bowman pleads no contest in death of adopted daughter
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man charged in the death of his adopted daughter has pleaded no contest, according to an update from WWMT Wednesday. Dennis Bowman is accused of killing his 14-year-old ad...
Dec 22, 2021 Joe Gratz
Updated - KDPS reports teenager shot in leg Tuesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Kalamazoo have released more information regarding a shooting that took place Tuesday. The victim has been identified as a 15-year-old female. Her injuries are n...
Dec 22, 2021 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
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