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Kalamazoo man pleads no contest in two sexual assault convictions from 2010
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man pleaded no contest to two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct for assaults he committed 13 years ago. The Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative obta...
May 15, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Plainwell man arrested for possession of child sexually abusive material
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Plainwell man has been taken into custody for possessing child sexually abusive material. The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Childre...
May 15, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
One dead after apparent shooting in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Few details have been released, but it appears the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating a murder in the city's Northside neighborhood. Police were called...
May 15, 2023 Crime scene tape
Extra police patrols begin statewide on Monday
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM & WKZO-AM/FM) - Law enforcement entities in Michigan aren't waiting for Memorial Day weekend to step up road patrols. Beginning on Monday, May 15, 2023, state police troope...
May 15, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Kalamazoo man convicted in 2022 fentanyl bust
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A jury has convicted a Kalamazoo man in connection with a drug seizure that, at the time, was the largest involving fentanyl in the area. 50-year-old Tyrone Henderson was f...
May 14, 2023 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Accident on U.S. 131 at Stadium Drive injures three
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department is continuing its investigation into a two-car accident Saturday evening that sent three people to area hospitals. Deputies respon...
May 14, 2023
19-year-old from Kalamazoo listed in grave condition after shooting Thursday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another shooting in Kalamazoo. The latest happened Thursday around 9:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers were dispatched to the area of Bridge Street an...
May 12, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Kalamazoo officials look to end violence around the Campus Pointe Mall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has a long rich history of partying, as many college towns do, but it also has a history of disruptive, even violent celebrations. The latest is in a familiar sp...
May 12, 2023 The sign outside Kalamazoo's Campus Pointe Mall (courtesy John McNeill)
Police search for Battle Creek fugitive and teen believed traveling with him
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police believe a teenage girl who was reported missing earlier this week may be traveling with a Battle Creek man who's also wanted for criminal sexual assault. Michiga...
May 12, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Slade selected as new superintendent for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Dr. Darrin Slade, the deputy superintendent for a Missouri school district, was selected Thursday evening as the next superintendent for the Kalamazoo Public Schools. Slad...
May 11, 2023
