Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board approves buying hotel for housing shelter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board has voted to purchase a Holiday Inn on the northeast side of Kalamazoo for their new transitional housing shelter. It will fill a major gap in l...
Oct 02, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Schoolcraft man charged with Open Murder in the shooting death of his neighbor Sunday night
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 45-year-old Schoolcraft man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his neighbor Sunday night. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says Eric Newman was...
Oct 01, 2024 Eric Newman of Schoolcraft, MI (courtesy of Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office)
Two injured in stabbing, shooting in Lee Township; stabbing suspect at large
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Lee Township residents are hospitalized being treated for stab and gunshot wounds suffered on Tuesday morning. The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says the shooting...
Oct 01, 2024 Anthony Steven Vincent (2015 photo courtesy Allegan County Sheriff's Dept.)
AUDIO: Anti-Semitic flyers distributed in South Haven Friday night
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - South Haven police are investigating a man who allegedly distributed anti-Semitic flyers around the city Friday night. Carolyn Normandin is the regional director of the ...
Oct 01, 2024
Kalamazoo Nature Center getting grant to install EV charging stations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Public Service Commission has awarded the Kalamazoo Nature Center a $1.29-million grant that will be used to add 24 electric vehicle charging stations along w...
Oct 01, 2024
Three hospitalized after Allegan County crash
SALEM TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people are hospitalized after a crash between a SUV and a truck in Allegan County Monday afternoon. The sheriff's office says calls came in to dispatch just aft...
Oct 01, 2024 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Hunter rescued from Gourdneck State Game Area
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Utilizing drones and cellphone GPS data, Portage Public Safety Police and Fire personnel were able to safely locate a man who had become disoriented and lost while hunting i...
Sep 30, 2024 Portage Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Armed robbery suspect who also shot at KDPS officer sentenced to 17-40 years in prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man who pled guilty to 14 felonies during an armed robbery and assault last August has been sentenced to 17-40 years in prison. Juan Alvarado-Lopez also receiv...
Sep 30, 2024 Juan Alvarado-Lopez (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
One arrested for allegedly shooting, killing neighbor in Schoolcraft
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect for allegedly shooting and killing their neighbor Sunday night in Schoolcraft. Deputies were called along wi...
Sep 30, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: Former Congressmen Upton, Schauer taking part in Protecting Democracy discussion at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Congressmen Fred Upton and Mark Schauer will take part in a Protecting Democracy event Tuesday at Western Michigan University. Upton joined WKZO Kalamazoo Mornings ...
Sep 30, 2024 Former US House Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) in a file photo. (photo courtesy office of Congressman Fred Upton)
