Category Archives: State News
UPDATE: Two-year-old, four-year-old, and 11-year-old killed as tree falls on vehicle in Kalamazoo County
CLIMAX TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office Monday morning said the fatal victims whose vehicle was struck by a tree in Climax Township during a thunderstorm Sunday were a...
Mar 31, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary to tour Battle Creek VA Center this morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - United States Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will visit and tour the Battle Creek VA Medical Center this morning. VA officials say during his vis...
Mar 31, 2025 United States Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins
Three killed in Kalamazoo County storm as tree hits vehicle
CLIMAX TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - At the height of Sunday's thunderstorms in Kalamazoo County, three people were killed and another three were injured after their vehicle was struck by falling tree. ...
Mar 30, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Mattawan woman accused of being under the influence in accident that killed eight-year-old girl
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday afternoon 31-year-old Sheila Kershner of Mattawan was charged with eight criminal counts in the death of an eight-year-old Amish girl, whose buggy was rear ended Wedn...
Mar 28, 2025 Sheila Kershner appears in a Paw Paw courtroom via video linkup for her arraignment March 28, 2025 (courtesy Van Buren County District Court)
Maximum weeks extended and payouts bigger for Michigan unemployment benefits beginning next month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Major changes in Michigan's unemployment insurance law go into effect next week. Wednesday, April 2 the law increases the maximum benefit amount by $84 a week, extends the m...
Mar 28, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo Township police officer shot, suspect wounded too
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Township police officer is stable condition snd a suspect is in critical condition after both were shot trading fire late Thursday morning. According ...
Mar 27, 2025 An image from a bodycam video just before police say a suspect shot a Kalamazoo Township police officer March 27, 2025
Second trial for woman accused of 2007 Van Buren County murder of her husband begins this week
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opening statements are expected today in the retrial of a Van Buren County woman who had previously been convicted of killing her husband. It's been more than six years sinc...
Mar 27, 2025 (courtesy Michigan department of Corrections)
AG Nessel promises full accounting of costs with Flint water crisis investigation in eight weeks
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will provide a full accounting of the costs her office has incurred in the Flint water crisis case in the next eight weeks. Ne...
Mar 26, 2025 U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy shoots, kills attacking dog in Menards parking lot
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputy has shot and killed a dog that was attacking him in the Menards parking lot on Gull Road in Comstock Township. He was making co...
Mar 25, 2025
Governor Whitmer, other state officials, on economic development trip to UK, Ireland
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in the United Kingdom and Ireland this week on an economic development trip. She is joined by Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Quen...
Mar 25, 2025
