Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Driver runs stop sign in Van Buren Co; 1 killed
ANTWERP TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A Lawton man is dead after a driver blew through a stop sign, causing a 2-car rollover crash in Van Buren County. It happened around 8 p.m. Wednesday at the i...
Sep 13, 2019
Street Rod Nationals North cruises into Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Some cool cars are cruising back into Kalamazoo this weekend. More than 2,500 different types of vehicles, manufactured more than 30-years ago at the least, will be ...
Sep 13, 2019
UPDATE: Chance found guilty in murder/dismemberment trial in GR
**UPDATE: A jury has found Jared Chance guilty of second-degree murder, three counts of tampering with evidence, mutilation of a dead body and guilty of concealing the death of an individual in the de...
Sep 13, 2019
Suspicious item prompts evacuation of Oshtemo Target
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff deputies are investigating a suspicious package that prompted an evacuation of a store in Oshtemo. It occurred around 3 p.m. Thursday...
Sep 12, 2019
Suspects at large after armed bank robbery in Oshtemo
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff deputies are searching for two armed suspects after a bank robbery in Oshtemo. It happened just before 5 p.m. Thursday at the Chemica...
Sep 12, 2019
Kalamazoo woman accused of multiple bank robberies arrested
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A woman wanted for a series of robberies around Kalamazoo is now in custody. An arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday for 51-year-old Earlisa Johnson who was wanted...
Sep 12, 2019
Grant will help WMU recruit more female students to teach STEM classes
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) – Western Michigan University is sharing a nearly a million-dollar grant to find ways to encourage more women to teach in the fields of science, technology, engineering an...
Sep 12, 2019
Kalamazoo and Three Rivers to get electric school buses
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) – 7 school districts throughout Michigan, including 2 in SW Michigan, will receive 17 electric school buses through a state pilot program. The program is aimed at promoting ...
Sep 12, 2019
Drinking coffee could pay off
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) – A company is looking for someone to taste-test coffee for a month, and you’ll receive $1,000 upon completion. Business.org is looking for a candidate to ditch the ch...
Sep 12, 2019
Gruesome evidence in murder & dismemberment case
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Testimony continues in the trial of Jared Chance, after his own brother took to the stand on Wednesday. Jared is accused of murdering and dismembering the body of...
Sep 12, 2019
