Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
New details about shootings at Kalamazoo County banquet hall, may have involved X-Train
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- New details have been released about shootings Friday night that left several people injured at a Kalamazoo County banquet hall. It happened just before midnight a...
Nov 02, 2021 Robert Nelson / CC
Bronson Healthcare continues urging COVID-19 vaccinations in open letter to community
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted the Bronson Healthcare Board of Directors to publish a letter to the Kalamazoo community. In it, officials urge Kalamazoo residents ...
Nov 02, 2021 Bronson Battle Creek (Photo by John McNeil)
Battle Creek Police investigating shooting in Washington Heights neighborhood
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred in the early hours of November 1. According to the department, two officers were com...
Nov 01, 2021 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
KDPS investigating Monday afternoon shooting in Northside area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting in Kalamazoo's Northside area Monday is being investigated by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS). Police say it happened just before 2 p.m. in the...
Nov 01, 2021 KDPS seeks suspect in weapon seizure (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Battle Creek man dies after fatal Springfield crash
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is reporting that one man has died following a crash Monday in Springfield. Around 10 a.m., deputies were called to the scene at Nort...
Nov 01, 2021 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Additional stolen camper case reported in St. Joseph County
NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In the last week, multiple cases involving stolen campers have been investigated by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office, and a new one was reported on Monday. Cu...
Nov 01, 2021 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate fatal accident (Photo by John McNeil)
Mackenzies Bakery in Vicksburg under construction for spring 2022 opening
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction has started on the new Mackenzies Bakery in downtown Vicksburg, officials announced Monday. Crews from general contractor Frederick Construction are renovatin...
Nov 01, 2021 A rendering of the new Mackenzies Bakery in Vicksburg, MI, which is set to open in Spring 2022. (Photo courtesy Craig Clark).
Portage Parks prepare for winter season with heated restrooms and plowed recreation trails
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage Parks & Recreation Department is preparing for the winter season as temperatures begin to drop. All City of Portage parks will remain open from 7 a.m...
Nov 01, 2021 Portage Parks plowed trail map for Fall and Winter 2021. (Photo courtesy City of Portage).
MI New Economy tour stops in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State and local officials met in Kalamazoo Monday Morning to work on the task of spending the billions coming to the State of Michigan from the American Rescue Plan. Offic...
Nov 01, 2021 Michigan LEO officials meet in Kalamazoo on 11/1/21 for the Mi New Economy tour. (Photo by John McNeil).
November Election low-key for 2021, but some big ballot items in West Michigan communities
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tomorrow will be a rather low-key off-year Election Day in Michigan. There are no national or statewide issues on the ballot, but Kalamazoo, Portage, Parchment, and Gales...
Nov 01, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
