Category Archives: Holland News
South Haven Police make arrest and recover a discarded handgun with K9 assistance
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- South Haven Police made an arrest, and recovered a discarded handgun thanks to the help of a K9 and his handler on Monday, April 18. It all began around 5:15 a.m. when ...
Apr 18, 2022 Officer Kevin VanBrussel and K9 Ryker pose for a photo after locating a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol which was discarded during a suspect pursuit on Monday, April 18. (Photos courtesy of the South Haven Police Department)
State Police traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Van Buren County
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police Troopers and detectives from the Southwest Enforcement Team arrest a suspect tied to an organized crime group originating from southern Texas. And wit...
Apr 15, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Southwest Enforcement Team and Michigan State Police.
Kalamazoo episode of John McGivern's Main Streets television show to air April 17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo will be featured in a new half-hour TV show called John McGivern's Main Streets which will air Sunday morning, April 17, on CW7 at 10:30 a.m. The sh...
Apr 14, 2022 Photo from Dana Wagner, Director of Marketing and Communications,
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Two Michigan college entrepreneur teams to be judged in national venture competition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two Michigan college entrepreneur teams are set to lay it all on the line in a national venture competition that holds a $50,000 dollar grand prize. Both Grand Valley Sta...
Apr 14, 2022 Bronco statue on the campus of Western Michigan University (Photo by John McNeil)
Consumers Energy says be prepared for possible outages during severe weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- With severe weather an even greater possibility as Spring and Summer approach, Consumers Energy is calling on their customers to be ready for the possibility of severe th...
Apr 13, 2022 Benjamen Benson / CC
MSU Extension resources highlight how to keep food safe in emergency situations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - From tornadoes to floods and everything in between, natural disasters and emergencies can test preparedness on a variety of levels. But once the dust clears, questions can l...
Apr 12, 2022 Photo courtesy of MSU Extension
A number of Southwest Michigan counties accused of illegally profiting from tax foreclosure auctions
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- About half of Michigan's counties have been named in a class-action lawsuit over profits from the sale of tax foreclosed homes. Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, ...
Apr 08, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Upton announces on House floor he is retiring from Congress after 36 years
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The dean of Michigan's Congressional delegation emotionally announced Tuesday morning on the U.S. House floor he will be retiring at the end of this year. Republican Congressman F...
Apr 05, 2022 Former US House Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) in a file photo. (photo courtesy office of Congressman Fred Upton)
Allegan County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal crash between semi and SUV
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Allegan County Sheriff's Deputies investigating a fatal crash that took place on Monday, April 4, around 1:39 p.m. in Trowbridge Township. Authorities say it happened at th...
Apr 04, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Rep. Griffin secures funding for Van Buren County to assist Mattawan bridge project
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A major bridge project in Mattawan will benefit through a budget measure recently approved by the Michigan Legislature and signed into law. 66th District Representative Be...
Mar 31, 2022 Rep. Beth Griffin (R - Mattawan). - Photo courtesy of Michigan GOP House.
