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Rising costs prompt Van Buren Board of County Road Comissioners to postpone facility improvements
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Inflation over the past three years has claimed yet another construction project. In 2020, the Van Buren County Board of County Road Commissioners hired a firm to c...
Jun 20, 2023 Van Buren County courthouse (photo by John McNeil)
State Police arrest armed robbery suspect following high-speed chase, two additional suspects remain on the loose
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are searching for two suspects following a high-speed chase in Paw Paw that ended in a crash in Berrien County early Thursday morning on June 15. MSP...
Jun 15, 2023 (Photo provided by the Michigan State Police, Paw Paw Post)
Mattawan woman killed in crash with semi on I-94
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police troopers with the Paw Paw Post are investigating a crash that took place in Van Buren County on Tuesday, June 13 that killed a 19-year-old Mattawan w...
Jun 14, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Kalamazoo County Sheriff warns of ongoing law enforcement impersonator scam
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As there are no shortages of scams out there, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says those pretending to be members of law enforcement are at it again. According to th...
Jun 13, 2023 Gonzalo Baeza / CC
City of Fennville closes police department, signs agreement with Allegan County Sheriff's Office
FENNVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The police department in the Allegan County city of Fennville is closing after being in operation for the last ten years. Mayor Dan Rastall says the police chief stepped d...
Jun 08, 2023 (courtesy City of Fennville)
Positive monthly survey of regional economy issued
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It was an encouraging Current Business Trends report issued by Dr. Brian Long this week. The Director of Supply Management Research with the Seidman College of Business at...
Jun 07, 2023 Dr Brian Long (photo courtesy of Grand Valley State University)
Van Buren County man involved in New Year's Day fatal shooting pleads guilty to felony firearms
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Van Buren County man who allegedly killed two people by celebratory gunfire on New Year's Day pleadi guilty to a charge of felony weapons last Thursday, June 1. 6...
Jun 06, 2023 (Photo of Christopher Toppenberg provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
Search continues for Three Rivers woman missing since Monday, May 29
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search continues for a missing woman from Three Rivers with Alzheimer's and dementia. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says 73-year-old Marilee Furlong left he...
Jun 04, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Consumers Energy starts operating Covert power plant
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy announced on Thursday, June 1 that it is now operating the Covert Generating Station in Southwest Michigan's Van Buren County. "Consumers Energy is doing its...
Jun 01, 2023 (Photo provided by Consumers Energy)
Congressman Huizinga votes in favor as debt ceiling bill passes the U.S. House
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. House has passed a bipartisan bill that would suspend the nation's debt ceiling for two years. Lawmakers voted 314-117 on the measure Wednesday as the deadline ...
Jun 01, 2023 Congressman Bill Huizinga
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