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Elderly Kalamazoo man arrested for possessing child pornography
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 81-year-old Kalamazoo man has been arrested for possessing a large quantity of child pornography. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Friday executed a search war...
Oct 16, 2023 Descrier / CC
Record marijuana tax revenue in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County is expecting record tax revenue from marijuana sales. The draft budget for the 2024 fiscal year estimates $1.75 million in income from the cannabis excise...
Oct 16, 2023 Paige Filler / CC
Man found dead in Portage, police call the death "suspicious"
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities have not yet released the name of a man found dead Saturday in a Kalamazoo County ditch. P The Portage Department of Public Safety says the body was discovered a...
Oct 16, 2023 Ken Hawkins / CC
Allegan Co. Health Department discloses case of rabies found in bat
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC/WKZO) - A bat may be a familiar symbol of Halloween, but the Allegan County Health Department is not fooling around when it comes to the real flying mammal and rabies. On Friday depa...
Oct 13, 2023 amareta kelly / CC
WMU's "Scooby Doo Team" cold case investigators hired by the Michigan State Police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University's student Cold Case Program murder investigation team has announced it is not only getting a financial boost, but a real chance to be part of a...
Oct 13, 2023 Michigan State Police Lt. Chuck Christensen announced the new hires outside WMU's new Student Center Oct 13, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Wings have female goaltender in training camp
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings have a female goaltender in training camp as Mariah Fujimagari tries to make the ECHL team's roster. The 29-year-old Canadian played in Sweden last yea...
Oct 13, 2023
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office releases bodycam footage of Mattawan man's arrest
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bodycam footage has been released by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office of the arrest of 58-year-old Gregory Miller of Mattawan after he allegedly beat his 79-year-old n...
Oct 12, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
BC Police say second suspect has been arrested in Reinhardt murder investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police say law enforcement officials in Georgia helped in the arrest of a second suspect in the August 31 murder of 31-year-old Brett Reinhardt. The suspect...
Oct 12, 2023
Kalamazoo woman hurt in shooting Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 38-year-old woman suffered non life threatening injuries after beimg shot Wednesday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the shooting happened in the 400 bloc...
Oct 11, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (photo by John Mcneil)
GoFundMe launched for family who lost two children in fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A GoFundMe has been launched to help D.J. and Amy Blackport pay for the funerals of four-year-old Evelyn and seven-year-old Elliot Blackport after the children were killed...
Oct 11, 2023
