Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Identity and cause of death of barricaded Kalamazoo gunman released by police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Update (6:15 p.m.) - The Michigan State Police has provided an update to this case, confirming the identity of the suspect and his cause of death. The suspect was identif...
Nov 09, 2021
Update - Human remains found in Orangeville Township identified
ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the Michigan State Police (MSP) have released an update regarding human remains found in Orangeville Township in late October. According to the u...
Nov 09, 2021 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
FBI offering cash reward for information on Lansing man found dead near Lawrence
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A cash reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information in the case of a deceased Lansing man. 27-year-old Jerome Ezell was last seen by friends and relatives on th...
Nov 09, 2021 Jerome Ezell - Photo courtesy FBI.
Man reported dead after crash on US-131 in Park Township
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man is dead after a fatal crash that occurred on US-131 near Three Rivers in Park Township Monday. Just after 2:00 p.m., deputies with the St. Joseph County Sherif...
Nov 09, 2021 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
New Kalamazoo City Commission sworn-in amidst big challenges in the city
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The 54th Kalamazoo City Commission was sworn in on a Zoom meeting Monday night as it will be a couple of months before the City Board is ready to go back to live meetings...
Nov 09, 2021 Kalamazoo City Commission - 11-8-21 - Photo Credit John McNeil
Kalamazoo man, recently acquitted of murder, receives time served for weapons charge
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a jury found him not guilty in a fatal shooting last month, a Kalamazoo man received a sentence for a weapons-related charge Monday. The case concerns Gabreon...
Nov 09, 2021 Best Law
Santa and the Holly Jolly Trolley set to return to downtown Kalamazoo this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership (KDP) announced Monday that a series of free holiday-themed events will be returning to the Downtown Kalamazoo area this year. The event...
Nov 09, 2021 (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Some roads in Portage closed starting Tuesday as part of Senior Center construction
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction of the newly-funded Portage Community Senior Center will cause some road closures in Portage beginning Tuesday, November 9. Starting at 5 p.m., Brown Avenue fro...
Nov 09, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office investigating burglary at Tekonsha dispensary
TEKONSHA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary at a Tekonsha-area marijuana dispensary. It happened early Monday morning around 4:15 a.m. at Aim High Meds,...
Nov 08, 2021 This suspect, wearing a hoodie with a distinctive face logo on the back, is said to be involved in a Tekonsha-area dispensary break-in on 11/08/21. (Photo courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Bronson Outpatient Surgery Center breaks ground in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ceremonial groundbreaking has taken place and construction is now underway on the new Bronson Outpatient Surgery Center at I-94 and 9th Street in Kalamazoo. The project ...
Nov 08, 2021 Bronson officials break ground on new Outpatient Surgery Center in Kalamazoo on 11/08/21. (Photo courtesy Bronson Healthcare).
