Category Archives: Top News Stories
Man facing six felony charges for attack on Kalamazoo K-9
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 49-year-old man is facing six felony charges after stabbing Kalamazoo Public Safety K-9 Sledge several times Tuesday night. Frederic Walker was arraigned yesterday with ...
Feb 09, 2024 Joe Gratz
Applications being accepted for Portage Farmers Market
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Vendor applications are now being accepted for the Portage Farmers Market for 2024. It will be open every Sunday from May 5 to October 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Portage Ci...
Feb 08, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Governor calls FY25 budget a "Roadmap for Making it in Michigan," Republicans call it "unsustainable"
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing an $80.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025. She unveiled the budget proposal to a joint session of the House and Senate App...
Feb 08, 2024 Gov. Whitmer unveils her FY25 Budget proposal Feb.7, 2024 (courtesy Office of the Governor)
Pennsylvania man sentenced for stealing diabetic test strips from VA Center
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday for his role in a multi-year conspiracy to traffic stolen diabetic test strips from the B...
Feb 08, 2024 Rumble Press / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County approves spending to prevent killings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - On the day that Jennifer Crumbley was convicted of manslaughter for being the neglectful mother of the young gunman who killed four at Michigan's Oxford High School, the K...
Feb 07, 2024 Kalamazoo County Government logo
App giving Plainwell students mental health support
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - High school and middle school students in Plainwell are getting mental health support through the Clayful mobile app. Charlie Wynne is the district's compliance coordinati...
Feb 07, 2024 Plainwell Community Schools logo (courtesy of Plainwell Community Schools Facebook page)
VIDEO: Suspect in custody after stabbing Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety K-9
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police have arrested a suspect who they say injured a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety K-9 last night. Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday officers responded to what they descri...
Feb 07, 2024 K-9 Sledge leaves the hospital in Bryon Center after being attacked by a suspect in Kalamazoo Feb 6, 2024 (courtesy KDPS)
AUDIO: Portage doesn't rezone area for national restaurant location
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Plans for a popular national restaurant at one of the hottest corners in Kalamazoo County was shot down by the Portage City Council because of its impact on the neighborhood...
Feb 07, 2024
Early In Person Voting for Michigan Presidential Primary starts February 17
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds Kimberly A. Hinkley has announced a collaboration with 19 municipalities in Calhoun County for the Early In-Person Voting Si...
Feb 07, 2024 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Nine guns seized over weekend in Kalamazoo, totaling 44 to date in 2024
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety continues its push to get guns off the streets, seizing another nine over the weekend. KDPS says the firearms were illegally poss...
Feb 06, 2024 (courtesy KDPS)
