Category Archives: Top News Stories
Traffic stop leads to drug bust in South Haven
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) - A 33-year-old South Haven man is behind bars after a traffic stop led to a large-scale narcotics bust on Tuesday. According to Van Buren County Sheriff's ...
Jul 12, 2023 Fentanyl and Xanax pills confiscated during a July 11 traffic stop in South Haven (photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Dept.)
AUDIO: Heated crowd makes their voice heard at Portage City Council meeting over plans for housing developments
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tensions flared at the Portage City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 11 as residents and the council squared off again over plans for a pair of new housing developments in t...
Jul 12, 2023 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
Concern About Mosquitoes & EEE Grow After Two Positive Pool Tests
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) - A dry late spring into early summer hasn't prevented an annual scourge from returning. Last week, the Barry-Eaton District Health Department reported mosquito...
Jul 12, 2023 Enrique Dans / CC
Suspect in Saturday's fatal shooting of Kalamazoo teen charged with murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect accused of fatally shooting a Kalamazoo teenager has been charged with murder. Authorities say 46-year-old Tieshawn Matthews was charged on Tuesday, July 11 with...
Jul 11, 2023 Best Law
New behavioral health urgent care & access center opens in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new behavioral health urgent care facility opened it's doors in Kalamazoo on Monday, July 10. Located in a 7,900 square foot building, Integrated Services of Kalamazoo's...
Jul 11, 2023 The new facility, located at 440 West Kalamazoo Avenue, will offer same-day access, urgent care treatment for mental health, and assist those needing help with substance use disorders. (Photo from iskzoo.org)
Pedestrian hit and killed by Amtrak train in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Monday morning, July 10. Authorities say it happe...
Jul 10, 2023 Richard Eriksson / CC
Spillage of half a million gallons of untreated wastewater in St. Joseph River near Three Rivers prompts no contact advisory
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Health officials are urging residents in Southwest Michigan communities near the St. Joseph River to steer clear of it until further notice. This they say comes af...
Jul 10, 2023 St. Joseph River image from google.com/maps/
36-year-old Kalamazoo woman victim of what KDPS says is a "suspicious death"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police have released the name of a victim of who's death they say is suspicious. Authorities identified the victim on Monday, July 10...
Jul 10, 2023 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Teen dies in shooting Saturday in Kalamazoo Saturday, suspect to be arrainged Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo teen has died in the city's 11th shooting death of the year. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says 17-year-old Corleon Antonio Gordon died of his inju...
Jul 10, 2023
One killed, one hospitalized after head-on crash SE of Hamilton
HEATH TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - One man was killed and another was hospitalized after a two-vehicle, head-on crash southeast of Hamilton Saturday. Allegan County Sheriff's Sergeant Kyle Baker didn't dis...
Jul 08, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
