Category Archives: Top News Stories
Ten years after WMU campus rape, charges brought by Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel along with the Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative announced on Wednesday, May 3 the arrest and arraignment of a Milford m...
May 03, 2023 Best Law
Kalamazoo County ID program to celebrate 5th anniversary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Clerk & Register of Deeds Meredith Place is inviting residents to a public celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Larry Provancher Kalamazoo County...
May 03, 2023
AUDIO: Road Commission of Kalamazoo County redesign proposal top of mind of County Commissioners on Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A controversial proposal to redesign the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County will be back before the County Board this Wednesday afternoon, and its fate could be decided. ...
May 03, 2023 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo
Overwhelming "yes" votes, but a few "nos" in May 2 elections held in and near Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) Enhancement Millage Renewal Proposal got nearly 60% percent of the vote for approval on Tuesday. The 1.5-mill ren...
May 03, 2023 Voting sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Names of 2 people killed in Portage crash released by police
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police have released the names of two people killed in a fatal crash last week in Portage. 60-year-old Cindy Richmond of Portage and 20-year-old Gabriel Alonzo of Kalamazoo ...
May 02, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
Body found in Wayland identified as missing man
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities have released the identity of a body found in Wayland last month. According to the Wayland Police Department, the body found on April 11 has been identified as 6...
May 02, 2023 A photo of Ronald Jensen, courtesy of Wayland Police.
KDPS offers the public a feedback tool for interaction with the department
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not your grandfather's Public Safety Department, or your fathers, or even your older brother's. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is the first in the state to...
May 02, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Dave Boysen at the City Commission meeting May 1, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Kalamazoo City Commissioners approve spending $2.2 million in federal dollars for housing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The effort to create more affordable housing in Kalamazoo continues to be a struggle. Last night the Kalamazoo City Commission approved their action plan for spending fede...
May 02, 2023 City of Kalamazoo logo
Hasting man killed while making U Turn in front of another motorist.
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a 41-year-old Hastings man on Monday, May 1. Authorities say it happened around 10:20...
May 01, 2023 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
Arrest made in 1988 St. Joseph County cold case murder investigation
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - St. Joseph County Prosecutor David Marvin announced on Monday that a suspect has been charged in connection with a cold case murder investigation that goes back to Decemb...
May 01, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
