Category Archives: Top News Stories
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County to open new park soon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Parks Department is poised to open its newest park following another successful year of operations. Director David Rachowicz says they are finishing u...
Apr 17, 2024
Former Fabius Township Supervisor sent to prison after convictions for 2010 rape
KALAMAZOO, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Former Fabius Township Supervisor Kenneth Dwyane Linn was ordered to serve between 18 and 50 years in prison on Tuesday after he was convicted last month on four counts of ...
Apr 17, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo Public Safety looking for assault suspects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people are being sought by Kalamazoo Public Safety after officers say they attacked someone Saturday evening. The assault was "unprovoked" and left the victim with s...
Apr 17, 2024
Kalamazoo Metro launches new on-demand rideshare service called Metro Link
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new rideshare service from Kalamazoo Metro rolled out this week, offering up to 10 free rides for those why try it through mid-May. Kalamazoo Metro says Metro Link is an...
Apr 17, 2024 (courtesy Kalamazoo Metro)
No injuries as garage on Alcott Street goes up in flames
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries in a Tuesday afternoon fire that damaged a garage at a home in Kalamazoo. At approximately 5:45 p.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers ...
Apr 16, 2024 jonel hanopol / CC
Whitmer: Anyone in Michigan illegally should not get state benefits
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer says anyone in the state illegally should not have any access to state benefits. She said that in response to a question in Grand Rapids yesterday abou...
Apr 16, 2024 Gov. Whitmer signs legislations No. 20, 2023 at the YWCA in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Office of the Governor)
AUDIO: Senator Nesbitt discusses visit to Mexican border
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt is back in Michigan after he took a trip to the Mexican border in Texas. The Van Buren County Republican was joined on the trip to ...
Apr 16, 2024 State Senator Aric Nesbitt filing for paperwork for the 20th Senate District (submitted photo)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo residents upset about POD community plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group of determined and angry residents told Kalamazoo city commissioners in no uncertain terms that they oppose plans for a POD community on an empty lot near Lake St. ...
Apr 16, 2024 The interior of one of the pods for homeless housing in Kalamazoo County (courtesy Housing Resources Incorporated
AUDIO: Kalamazoo expanding "Streets for All" program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo city commissioners took two more steps in expanding the city's "Streets for All" program last night. They approved a contract to add bike lanes to Lovell Avenue,...
Apr 16, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Van Buren County man sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for striking and killing road worker last year
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hartford man convicted of striking and killing a Van Buren County Road Commission worker last year has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. 58-year-old Rene Rangel,...
Apr 15, 2024 Photo of Rene Rangel provided by the Van Buren County Road Commission.
