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KDPS identifies man killed in confrontation with police, say he had history of violent offenses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the man killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday had an extensive history of violent offenses. 60-year-old Timothy Kur...
Oct 09, 2024 Officer Involved Shooting graphic (courtesy Michigan State Police)
City of Kalamazoo to celebrate 5,000th lead service line replacement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo will hold a celebration on Thursday, October 17 to mark the 5,000th lead service line replacement. The work has been going on since 2017 and the city...
Oct 09, 2024 City of Kalamazoo logo
Kalamazoo lottery club claims $1 million Mega Millions prize
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The two-member Blue Bridge lottery club in Kalamazoo has claimed a $1 million prize in the September 3 Mega Millions game. They matched all five white balls of 12, 41, 43, 5...
Oct 09, 2024
Detroit Tigers to host first playoff game at Comerica Park since 2014
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Postseason baseball is returning to Comerica Park in downtown Detroit today for the first time since October 5th, 2014. The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians will play ...
Oct 09, 2024 Detroit Tigers logo (courtesy of the Detroit Tigers)
AUDIO: Portage city council recognizes "First Time Voter" sticker contest winner
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage city council introduced the winner of their "First Time Voter" sticker contest at this week's meeting. Alexia Faison is a 5th Grader at 12th Street Elementary. T...
Oct 09, 2024
AUDIO: Today is national Ageism Awareness Day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's a kind of prejudice that impacts one in four Kalamazoo residents regularly. It can shorten their lives and make them less enjoyable. Today, October 9th, is Ageism Awa...
Oct 09, 2024
Two killed in Allegan County crash with semi
MONTEREY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people in a passenger vehicle lost their lives in a collision with a semi north of Allegan last evening. No names were immediately disclosed by the Allegan Cou...
Oct 09, 2024 The 2024 Allegan County Sheriff's Department patrol vehicle. (photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Department)
AUDIO: Man dies after being shot by Kalamazoo Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man has been shot and killed by Kalamazoo Public Safety officers after he pulled a gun on them Tuesday. He died at an area hospital, and no officers were hurt. Public ...
Oct 09, 2024 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
19-year-old convicted in Mother's Day 2023 deadly drive-by shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A teenager has being convicted for a deadly drive-by shooting in Kalamazoo. On Mother's Day in 2023, 33-year-old Marcus Pierce was fatally shot and two others were injured...
Oct 08, 2024 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
Two plead guilty in federal court for Kalamazoo fentanyl case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men have entered guilty pleas in federal court for distributing cocaine laced with fentanyl in 2023 that caused at least six deaths and ten hospitalizations in Kalamaz...
Oct 08, 2024 Joe Gratz
