Category Archives: Top News Stories
Semi drivers say they were shot at on I-94 in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of semi drivers have told Battle Creek police someone in a black Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra pickup fired at least one shot at them Wednesday night. They w...
Jun 14, 2024
AUDIO: KPS vice president resigning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools board is losing another trustee. Board vice president Jermaine Jackson announced last night that he will be leaving the board, with just six m...
Jun 14, 2024
Motorcyclist killed in crash north of South Haven
CASCO TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A motorcyclist lost his life after crashing his machine with a truck that was hauling a trailer north of South Haven on Thursday afternoon. The Allegan County Sheriff's D...
Jun 13, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Ascension says accidental malicious file download led to cyberattack
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ascension officials say an employee accidentally downloaded a malicious file they thought was legitimate and that led to a cyberattack. The attackers did not get access to...
Jun 13, 2024 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
Coldwater man arrested for allegedly trying to kill two with car
KINDERHOOP TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police have arrested a 22-year-old Coldwater man on charges of attempted murder and leaving a crash scene causing impairment. Troopers say Macain ...
Jun 13, 2024 Michigan State Police - File photo
Warning sirens malfunctioning in SE Allegan Co. with possible Thursday storm looming
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - Something that most residents take for granted won't be there for the Otsego/Plainwell area right now. Allegan County Emergency Management Coordinator Sarah Clark said in a ...
Jun 12, 2024 Severe weather siren (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Fires at two vacant homes in Kalamazoo Wednesday morning are believed to be arson
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two more suspicious house fires are under investigation by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday officers responded to the 500 block of Wal...
Jun 12, 2024
AUDIO: Portage still getting reports of tornado issues
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage continues to get reports of problems caused by last month's tornado. Last night several residents from the Ashton Woods area off Centre Avenue said the t...
Jun 12, 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
AUDIO: Help still available for tornado victims
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Help is still available for anyone struggling with the aftermath of last month's tornado in Portage. Chris Buckley at the Portage Community Outreach Center told the Portage ...
Jun 12, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Three houses demolished after Kalamazoo fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three homes have been demolished after they were badly burned yesterday morning in Kalamazoo. One was occupied and the other two had been vacant for years. The fire starte...
Jun 12, 2024
