Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Assault in Battle Creek leads to three-hour stand-off involving police negotiators
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of assaulting a woman in Battle Creek was taken into custody after a nearly three-hour stand-off Monday evening. Officers were called around 7:45 to a re...
Sep 28, 2021 Police lights
Driver drops off shooting victim at Kalamazoo hospital, crashes car, then flees on foot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police in Kalamazoo say a driver who dropped a shooting victim off at a hospital Monday afternoon crashed their vehicle shortly afterward. The crash happened at around 1:...
Sep 28, 2021 Kalamazoo Public Safety police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo man will face charges in 2019 Fox Ridge Apartment shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man accused in a 2019 shooting death will be facing charges, according to an update from MLive on Monday. Previously, police were investigating the shooting de...
Sep 27, 2021 Joe Gratz
Michigan State Police - Wayland Post searching for copper wire thief
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The MSP Wayland Post is investigating the theft of several rolls of copper wire. This incident occurred in August after a severe storm knocked out power to thousands ...
Sep 27, 2021
Former Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell endorses four candidates for City Commission
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, former Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell released an official statement regarding which candidates he is endorsing for Kalamazoo City Commission during the November 2...
Sep 27, 2021 Former Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell poses with candidates for City Commission he endorses for the November 2021 election. (Photo courtesy Fritz Klug).
UPDATED - More details expected soon related to weekend triple murder in Eaton County
WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE - Monday, 3:45 p.m. - More details have been reported by news outlets regarding a triple homicide that took place in Windsor Township over the weekend. The ...
Sep 27, 2021 23-year-old Daniel James Sougstad - Eaton County Sheriff's office
Lakeside nurse accused in student death receives probation sentencing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lakeside Academy's former director has been sentenced to probation for her role in the death of a student lodged at the facility last year. As of Monday, Heather McLogan w...
Sep 27, 2021 Heather McLogan - Former nurse at Lakeside Academy (Mugshot courtesy Kalamazoo County Jail)
St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office investigating two separate Sunday night crashes
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office were kept busy Sunday night due to two separate vehicle crashes. The first of these crashes occurred around 7:...
Sep 27, 2021 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
November Election: Here's what will be on the ballots around Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The November Election is just over a month away, and while it is an off-year election there will still be some important items on the ballot in Kalamazoo County. The only...
Sep 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Two dogs killed as fire destroys home in Portage Saturday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Fire investigators in Portage say two dogs were killed and a house was destroyed in a weekend fire. Firefighters responded to a home near Portage Rd. and Metsa Ct. Saturday...
Sep 27, 2021 Arseni Mourzenko
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