Category Archives: Top News Stories
Winter Storm Warning begins this afternoon and continues through early Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A sharp cold front moving through the region late this afternoon with a combination of winds gusting over 40 mph, lake effect snow, and temperatures falling through the 20...
Dec 04, 2024 (courtesy National Weather Service-Grand Rapids)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Sheriff says gun violence needs to end
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says four people were injured in a shooting in Kalamazoo Tuesday. KDPS says the victims' injuries are not believed to life-threat...
Dec 04, 2024
AUDIO: Portage honors former council member Dr. Romeo Phillips
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council has approved a special resolution for former member and local leader, Dr. Romeo Phillips, for a lifetime of service to the community. A community wi...
Dec 04, 2024
AUDIO: Plan offered to distribute $3 million in tornado relief funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A plan has been offered for the distribution of three-million-dollars granted to Kalamazoo County for tornado relief. The May twister touched down in Texas Township, rippe...
Dec 04, 2024 Lori Higgins took this picture of a tornado touching down on Prairie Corners Road, just south of Mendon. Courtesy Clayton Lyczynski II - Community Connector Facebook page
UPDATE: Four injured in shooting near Little Caesars Pizza on West Main Tuesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says four people were injured in a shooting in Kalamazoo Tuesday, police say. KDPS says the victims' injuries are not believed to ...
Dec 03, 2024
Deadly crash under investigation in St. Joseph County
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 29-year-old man on several felony charges after a deadly crash Monday in Sherman Township. Deputies say the Vi...
Dec 03, 2024 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
AUDIO: WMU, KCC launching EV, semiconductor program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University and Kellogg Community College are teaming up to help train people for high-tech jobs with new training programs for electric vehicle and semico...
Dec 03, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: 241 apartments possible for West Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has given initial approval for a brownfield redevelopment plan for 241 new apartment units off of Michigan Avenue just west of the Western Michigan U...
Dec 03, 2024 Kalamazoo City Hall in winter. (Photo by John McNeil)
Man convicted of sexually assaulting girl in 2005 in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 39-year-old man has been convicted of two charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a then-14-year-old girl in 2005. Shawn Hopkins was charged in Fe...
Dec 03, 2024
AUDIO: Homicides down 57% in Kalamazoo this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo has seen a sharp decline in homicides this year, and city officials hope it will continue to drop now that a full court press is in place to prevent gun violence...
Dec 03, 2024
