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North Carolina man to stand trial for alleged 2012 sexual assault in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A North Carolina man has been bound over to stand trial in the 9th Circuit Court on one count of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct for an alleged 2012 sexual assault in...
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Broncos win first ever conference championship with win over North Dakota Friday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 6-4 home win Friday night gave the Western Michigan University men's hockey team something that has eluded them throughout the programs stories history, and that is a re...
Mar 01, 2025
Road to Restoration clinic coming to Kalamazoo March 6
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Area drivers who have lost their license can get information on ways of getting it back, as the Secretary of State and other community partners host aRoad to Restoration c...
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AUDIO: Senator Nesbitt wants DOGE-like effort in Michigan
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As the federal government has been shaken up by cuts and reforms from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, could such a house cleaning happen in Michigan? Aric Ne...
Feb 28, 2025 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
MDOT starts work on US 131 Business Route interchange with US 131
KALAMAZOO, MIM (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation and contractor Anlaan Corporation have started work to expand the US 131 interchange with the US 131 Business Route north of Kal...
Feb 28, 2025
Drug kingpin sentenced to 27 years in federal prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Department of Justice says a 44-year-old man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for being a multi-state drug trafficking "kingpin." Jason Demyers dealt kilo...
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Kalamazoo man sentenced to life in prison for killing woman in Walmart parking lot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo man who ran over and killed 65-year-old Sandra Villarreal in the parking lot of the Oshtemo Township Walmart store in August 2022 will spend the rest of his ...
Feb 28, 2025 Photo of Xuan Thanh Vo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
City of Kalamazoo combating increase in water main breaks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo officials say they are implementing measures to address an increased occurrence of water main breaks and Boil Water Advisories throughout the city. The city's re...
Feb 28, 2025 Top down close up color photo of a water supply manhole cover in a paved street with green grass around the perimeter
Economic blackout rally planned for Friday in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An organization called People's Union USA is organizing a 24-hour economic blackout Friday to protest what they say are rising prices, corporate greed, and the rollback of...
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Man who ran over woman in Oshtemo Township parking lot sentenced to life in prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man found guilty of running down a woman in a Kalamazoo County Walmart parking lot has been sentenced. Prosecutors say Xuan Thanh Vo of Kalamazoo hit and killed 65-year-...
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