Category Archives: Top News Stories
NWS says EF 1 tornado hit near Marshall early Wednesday morning, one person injured
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids has confirmed a tornado took place near Marshall during the early Wednesday morning hours which injured one person. They ...
Feb 29, 2024 Courtesy National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo man receives 20 years in prison on federal meth charges
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been sentenced in federal court to 20 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totte...
Feb 28, 2024 U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan seal
Kalamazoo woman injured in crash
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Township Police Department says a 32-year-old Kalamazoo woman is hospitalized in critical condition after a crash Tuesday night. Officers say she wa...
Feb 28, 2024 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Midnight tornado northeast of Marshall causes significant damage, power outages
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says a tornado that touched down just after midnight northeast of Marshall caused significant damage to trees, powerlines, home...
Feb 28, 2024 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Department Facebook page
Broncos Kitchen to celebrate 12th anniversary of feeding hungry area college students
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Broncos Kitchen, a non-profit organization that has been providing free dinners to food insecure Western Michigan University, is celebrating its 12th anniversary by holdin...
Feb 28, 2024 (courtesy Broncos Kitchen)
Carshare program using electric vehicles being launched in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new Kalamazoo rideshare service hopes to decrease carbon emissions, but also increase transportation accessibility. The Creamery, a mixed-income apartment complex in Kal...
Feb 27, 2024 (courtesy MDO Carshare)
Battle Creek police investigating Monday shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating after shots were fired at a home just after 10 p.m. Monday. No one was hurt, and officers found several bullet holes in the front ...
Feb 27, 2024
AUDIO: Over a million votes cast early in presidential primary
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over a million Michiganders cast their ballots early in the state's presidential primary. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says most of those were cast absentee, but over 7...
Feb 27, 2024 May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson answers reporters' questions in front of Holland City Hall during an appearance on Election Day. Gary Stevens/Midwest Communications
Kalamazoo home a total loss after fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a home on Clinton Avenue between Race and James streets is a total loss after an early morning fire Monday. They responded j...
Feb 27, 2024 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety graphic (courtesy of KDPS)
AUDIO: Lack of snow not saving city of Kalamazoo much money
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the forecast calling for more temperatures in the 50s, and even 60s this week and next, it's been a tough time to be the owner of a downhill skiing complex in souther...
Feb 26, 2024 City of Kalamazoo Utility Director James Baker at the City Commission meeting Sept 6, 2022
