Category Archives: Top News Stories
Huizinga returns to Congress for eighth term
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Congressman Bill Huizenga officially took the oath of office to represent Michigan's 4th Congressional District in the 119th Congress Friday. It will be his eighth term ...
Jan 04, 2025
AUDIO: Western Michigan University grad makes Forbes 30 Under 30 list
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University graduate Tinashe Chaponda has been named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list just days before his 30th birthday. He was a Kalamazoo Promise scholarship...
Jan 03, 2025
Unemployment rates rise for area counties in November
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Figures released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget showed unemployment rates for area counties in November near steady from October...
Jan 03, 2025 Kevin Smith / CC
Death of Kalamazoo woman in November now ruled a homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Medical Examiner's Office has now ruled the death of 68-year-old Minette Suzanne Weaver in November 2024 a homicide. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety of...
Jan 02, 2025 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
Two Allegan County Sheriff's Office K9s to receive bullet, stab protective vests
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office will receive bullet and stab protective vests for K9 officers Kyro and Zadok. The vests are expected to be delivered within the next ten ...
Jan 02, 2025 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
AUDIO: Discover Kalamazoo director expecting tourism to continue to grow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tourism is one of Michigan's biggest industries and it continues to grow in Kalamazoo County, post-COVID, setting a record for visitors last year, and could do it again th...
Jan 02, 2025 Discover Kalamazoo CEO Jane Ghosh speaks to the Kalamazoo City Commission
Man injured in shooting in Battle Creek on New Year's Day
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police say a 37-year-old man was injured in a shooting early Wednesday morning. Officers were called to Manchester Street near Kendall Street just after mi...
Jan 02, 2025
Single vehicle crash kills one Tuesday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) ' One person was killed in a rollover crash on I-94 in Kalamazoo County Tuesday morning. Michigan State Police say tge single-vehicle crash happened just after 9:00 a.m. on ...
Dec 31, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Battle Creek Police arrest man on unrelated charges while investigating shots fired report
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man has been arrested while police were investigating a separate shooting incident Monday. Officers were called to 20 Goguac Street East for a report of ...
Dec 31, 2024 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Man arrested in Bangor Township after standoff Friday night
BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Bangor Township man is facing seven charges from allegedly holding his wife hostage and threatening to kill Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies Friday night. 33-ye...
Dec 31, 2024 Scott Davidson / CC
