Author Archives: Jim McKinney

Two dead and one in custody after two vehicle accident in St. Joseph County
CENTREVILLE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were killed and a third arrested in connection with an accident late Friday night in St Joseph County. Deputies were summoned to Indian Prairie Rd near Kalamaz...
Jim McKinney Jul 01, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

Cass County accident remains under investigation
CASSOPOLIS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County authorities are continuing their investigation of an accident Tuesday afternoon in Porter Township. Deputies were called to US 12 near Sunset Blvd. just after ...
Jim McKinney Jun 27, 2023 Cass County Deputies looking into three vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon (photo by Cass County Sheriff's Department)

Portage man found dead at McDonald's location Sunday afternoon
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Safety is continuing its investigation into an unknown death that may have occurred Sunday morning. Officers were dispatched to the McDonald's location on Port...
Jim McKinney Jun 25, 2023 Accident in Portage Tuesday seriously injures Kalamazoo man (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)

Hands-free law takes effect Friday in Michigan
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Motorists beware...Michigan's hands-free law goes into effect this Friday. The state joins a growing list of states that have enacted the law, which is designed to reduce the...
Jim McKinney Jun 25, 2023 MIke Kline / CC

Two injured in multi-vehicle accident in Comstock Township
COMSTOCK TWNSHIP MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department is continuing its investigation into a multiple vehicle accident that occurred late Saturday morning in Comstock Township. ...
Jim McKinney Jun 25, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)

Motorcycle accident in Cass County injures one
CASSOPOLIS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Cassopolis man suffered injuries in a motorcycle accident Wednesday morning. 64-year-old Terry Goodger, was traveling east on Beeson Street in LaGrange Township at aroun...
Jim McKinney Jun 22, 2023 One vehicle accident in Cass County injures one (photo courtesy of Cass county Sheriff's Dept)

Three Rivers woman reported missing
CENTREVILLE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department is asking the public for assistance in locating a Three Rivers woman who has been reported missing 73-year-old Marilee Furlong ...
Jim McKinney May 29, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)

Sheriff urges motorists and bicyclists to share the road safely
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is reminding motorists and bicyclists about co-existing on area roads as the weather improves. Fuller said that "following the rules...
Jim McKinney May 14, 2023 ewan traveler / CC

Bike rodeo planned for Wednesday, May 17th, at Mayors' Riverfront Park
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Parks Department and the County Sheriff's Department are teaming up during Bike Week to help kids prepare for the biking season. The Bike Rodeo is set for Wed...
Jim McKinney May 14, 2023 Bike Rodeo is set for Wednesday, may 17th, in Kalamazoo

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...
Jim McKinney May 14, 2023 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)




