Category Archives: Top News Stories
MSP release new arrest video of St. Joseph County sheriff
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police have released new video footage of the arrest of St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite in February for drunk driving. The footage shows police ...
Oct 25, 2023 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo to vote on ranked choice voting in November
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo voters will cast a symbolic vote on November 7 to decide if they will have ranked choice in future elections if a bill is approved by state lawmakers. Ranked cho...
Oct 25, 2023 hjl / CC
Fatal crash on Kalamazoo's Eastside remains under investigation; alcohol may be a factor
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A three vehicle accident Monday night that resulted in the death of one driver remains under investigation by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department. Deputies responded ...
Oct 24, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Safety opens downtown substation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is back in downtown Kalamazoo with a new substation. Chief David Boyson says it is their first presence downtown since 2017. The ...
Oct 24, 2023
Man arrested by BCPD in connection with Kalamazoo Twp missing person investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police have arrested a 44-year-old man on several warrants after helping with a missing person investigation. The police department stated in a news release...
Oct 24, 2023 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Gas prices in Michigan drop 7¢ in past week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gasoline price is down 7 a gallon from last week to $3.40. Triple-A Michigan says that is down 27 from last month and 66 lower than last year. A 15-gall...
Oct 23, 2023
Suspect arrested after Tobacco Shoppe break in, police say he admits to other area B and E's
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - One suspect is in the Calhoun County Jail while charges are pending against a second suspect following a Sunday morning breaking and entering incident at the The Tobacco...
Oct 23, 2023
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County has plan for new park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has a final plan for a brand new park, and it could be open this coming spring. The Woollam Nature Preserve is located next to the Al Sabo property in Tex...
Oct 23, 2023
New K9 helps Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Deputies arrest burglar near Gobles
GOBLES, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - One of the newest members of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department stepped up Sunday morning to thwart a burglar at a Gobles residence. According to Van Buren County Sheri...
Oct 22, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's K9 Jett with two fellow human deputies (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Office)
Lawrence woman killed in head-on crash in Allegan County Friday morning
TROWBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 30-year-old woman is dead and a 71-year-old man is hospitalized following a head-on crash in Allegan County's Trowbridge Township Friday morning. Around 10:00 ...
Oct 20, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
