Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
West Nile Virus identified in Kent County
KENT COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kent County Health Department officials are confirming that the West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Kent County. According to a news release dated Tuesda...
Jul 13, 2022 Enrique Dans / CC
Kalamazoo law enforcement veteran picked as Kelley's potential running mate
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo native Jamie Swafford has been selected by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Kelley as his lieutenant governor candidate. He introduced her at a candidate foru...
Jul 13, 2022 (courtesy of ryandkelley.com)
Decatur man suffers serious injuries in Van Buren County motorcycle accident overnight
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Decatur man suffered what's described as life threatening injuries after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in Van Buren County's Porter Township early ...
Jul 13, 2022 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office logo
Partnership between National Naval Aviation Museum, National Medal of Honor Museum and Air Zoo brings historic aircraft to life for new museum
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A special project that began 10 years ago, when an FM-2 Wildcat fighter plane was recovered from its 68-year slumber on the bottom of Lake Michigan, has recently taken an e...
Jul 12, 2022
Indecent exposure suspect sought by Allegan County deputies
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man they say exposed himself outside of a gas station in Allegan County over the weekend. Investigators releas...
Jul 12, 2022 Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.
City of Portage to send corrected summer tax bills to Portage property owners
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage City officials say that the 2022 summer tax bills that were mailed to Portage property owners on Friday, July 8, contain incorrect tax information. The error occurr...
Jul 12, 2022 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Hartford man charged with murder in the April 2021 death of 18-month-old
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 22-year-old Hartford man has been arrested and charged with homicide and child abuse in the death of his girlfriend's baby last year. Sheriff Daniel E Abbott reports that...
Jul 12, 2022 The booking photo of 22-year-old Jacob Tanner of Hartford, MI (courtesy of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
UIA warning of text message phishing scam
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) says those that have filed for unemployment benefits who receive a text message claiming to be from the agency need to igno...
Jul 12, 2022 Image provided by the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency.
Family and friends rally around KDPS officer paralyzed from weekend crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer who was injured in a weekend crash is now paralyzed from the waist down. Officer Tom Maher was struck by a suspected drunk...
Jul 12, 2022 GoFundMe page for Officer Maher and family.
Pat McGinnis takes over as Portage City Manager today
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage will welcome their new City Manager to his new post today, throwing him straight into the deep end of the pool. Mayor Patricia Randall says Patrick McGinnis will pre...
Jul 12, 2022 City of Portage logo
