Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Driver strikes pedestrian in Cass County then flees scene, later found and arrested
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County authorities arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that happened early Sunday morning. Sheriff's deputies responded to an area...
Nov 01, 2021 (photo by John McNeil)
Several injured after suspect fires gunshots during large gathering in Kalamazoo County
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Several people were shot Friday night at a large party in Kalamazoo County and authorities are continuing to try to identify a suspect. Sheriff's deputies responde...
Nov 01, 2021 Robert Nelson / CC
Two Kalamazoo bank robberies last week remain under investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two bank robberies in Kalamazoo that happened last week remain under investigation. The first one happened at the Chase Bank in downtown Kalamazoo on Wednesday. A man wal...
Nov 01, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC
Kalamazoo's FHC's next clinic to offer COVID-19 boosters
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's Family Health Center will hold it's next COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Tuesday, November 2. The Family Health Center will hold a drive-through clinic to admi...
Oct 31, 2021
Four-car-crash in Kalamazoo being investigated by MSP
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are investigating a four-car-crash that happened on Kalamazoo's west side Saturday evening, October 30. Authorities say it happened in the southbound lanes of Drak...
Oct 31, 2021 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Attempted robbery suspect arrested in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo attempted robbery suspect was taken to jail by police on Saturday, October 30. It happened just before 6 p.m. in the 200 block of South Kalamazoo Mall. Invest...
Oct 31, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Fallen Kalamazoo Deputy Ryan Proxmire honored by his hometown
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Three Rivers community is remembering the life of a fallen Kalamazoo County police officer killed in the line of duty last August. Family, friends, and law enforce...
Oct 31, 2021 Photo by Emirrora Austin, WWMT
Over 100 KPS students to transfer from virtual to in-person learning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- More than 100 Kalamazoo Public School students are switching from virtual back to in-person learning for the second trimester. A spokesperson says the district received 1...
Oct 30, 2021 Photo by John McNeil.
Plea deal taken by Cass County man in Kalamazoo County murder case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Cass County man has pleaded guilty to killing a 64-year-old man outside of a Kalamazoo apartment complex on February 25, 2021. Authorities say 30-year-old Jordan Johnso...
Oct 30, 2021
Lane closures on Portage Road south of Romence Road to impact traffic
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The month of November will kick off with some road work in Portage that will impact traffic on a stretch of Portage Road. Beginning Monday November 1 at 8 a.m., intermitten...
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