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Kalamazoo firefighters battle blazes Friday and Saturday nights
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was kept busy with a pair of fires ovet the holiday weekend. Friday night around 11:00 p.m. KDPS was dispatched to a report of a ...
Ken Delaney Mar 31, 2024 Arseni Mourzenko

Three suffer serious injuries after being ejected from vehicle in Van Buren County accident
BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people were ejected from their vehicle and seriously hurt during a rollover crash in Van Buren County's Bangor Township Friday afternoon. The Van Buren County ...
Ken Delaney Mar 30, 2024

Sturgis man killed, another driver injured in Saturday morning head on crash
***This story contains updated information*** WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Sturgis man was killed early Saturday morning in a St. Joseph County head on crash. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman repor...
Jim Measel Mar 30, 2024

One arrested in drug bust in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 39-year-old Kalamazoo man is jailed on several felony charges after the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant Wednesday. O...
Michael Arney Mar 29, 2024

Education organization says Kalamazoo and most schools in Michigan do worse than national comparison districts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new education dashboard says Kalamazoo Public Schools performs well behind similar districts in math and reading proficiency, as well as graduation rates. Launch Michiga...
Ken Delaney Mar 29, 2024 (courtesy Launch Michigan)

Kalamazoo County jobless rate inches up in February
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - It was a slight increase but Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate went up in February. According to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and...
Ken Delaney Mar 28, 2024 EpicTop10.com / CC

One killed in fire at Concord Place Apartments
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person has died in a fire Thursday morning at Concord Place Apartments in Oshtemo Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the fire scen...
Michael Arney Mar 28, 2024 jonel hanopol / CC

Chinese native charged with damaging religious property
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Chinese native is charged with damaging religious property after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan says he spray painted swastikas on a Jew...
Michael Arney Mar 28, 2024 Chris Potter / CC

Two Kalamazoo residents arrested by Calhoun County Sheriff's Department in counterfeit bill investigation
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two Kalamazoo residents were arrested Wednesday by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office after deputies were made aware of multiple incidents involving counterfeit bill ...
Jim Measel Mar 27, 2024 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com

KDPS releases name of Kalamazoo man shot to death in his vehicle Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has now released the name of a 25-year-old Kalamazoo man who was found shot to death in his vehicle late Saturday night. Just aft...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 Crime scene tape




