Category Archives: Top News Stories
Public gets a look at proposed one way street revisions in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City is holding community meetings on plans to change Kalamazoo's network of one way streets to two-way but don't expect to see any orange cones until next year. The f...
May 25, 2023 (courtesy of John McNeill)
Lawton man facing open murder charge for stabbing death of Galesburg woman
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on Wednesday, May 24 authorized a criminal charge against a Lawton man for his role in the stabbing death of a Gale...
May 24, 2023 Best Law
Authorities seeking help from public in locating missing/endangered Allegan man
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is seeking help from the public in locating a missing and endangered person. Authorities say 58-year-old Ernest John Kieliszewski ...
May 24, 2023 (Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Drive-thru marijuana dispensaries can continue in Portage after council action last night
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council has approved the installation of drive-thru windows at marijuana dispensaries in town, if they can meet zoning requirements. Drive-thru windows were...
May 24, 2023 Paige Filler / CC
Infant with life-threatening injuries leads to child abuse investigation in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a person of interest is in custody in a suspected case of abuse and neglect of an infant. A State of Michigan Children's Pro...
May 24, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
KDPS investigating stabbing death of Galesburg woman, person of interest taken into custody
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety investigating a brutal stabbing death of a Galesburg woman. Authorities say public safety officers responded to a report of shots...
May 23, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Pope Francis names Lohse to replace Bishop Bradley for Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Paul J. Bradley and appointed Msgr. Edward M. Lohse as the fifth Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo. The resi...
May 23, 2023 Msgr. Edward M. Lohse has been named as the fifth Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo (courtesy Diocese of Kalamazoo)
Camper dumps raw sewage in Kalamazoo's Milham Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Services employees have cleaned up an estimated 50 gallons of raw sewage that was dumped in Milham Park by an RV camper Monday. Crews were sent to the par...
May 23, 2023 MIlham Park, Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Kzoo Parks)
State lawmakers and military officials break ground on renovations to Kalamazoo Armory which will better accommodate women soldiers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Army National Guard Armory in Kalamazoo is one of 33 military facilities across the state that's targeted for some serious modernization. The nearly 37,165 sq...
May 22, 2023 (Photo provided by Jerry Malec)
UPDATED: Missing Otsego woman found and now safe
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Otsego Police Department has confirmed that Emma Jan Mendoza has been found and is now safe. She was identified and contacted in South Haven, and is currently being tende...
May 22, 2023 (Photo of missing person Emma Jan Mendoza provided by the Otsego Police Department)
