Category Archives: Top News Stories
14-year-old apprehended after attempting to flee authorities in stolen pickup
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 14-year-old juvenile from Comstock Township was taken into custody early Wednesday after attempting to flee from deputies in a stolen pickup truck. Kalamazoo County Sher...
Apr 26, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil).
UPDATED: Two killed, one hospitalized after two vehicle crash in Portage Tuesday night
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage police says two people are dead and one is injured after a crash just before 9:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the intersection of South Sprinkle Road and East Milham Ave...
Apr 26, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
US-131 rebuilding in Kalamazoo and St. Joseph Counties starts Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is starting work May 1 to rebuild and repave 13.4 miles of US-131 from the Rocky River in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County,...
Apr 25, 2023 Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
AUDIO: Interviews begin for new Superintendent for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education held virtual interviews with the first three of the six semi-finalist seeking the Superintendent's post Monday night. It's ...
Apr 25, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting April 24, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
After controversial dismissal of former chief, Kalamazoo Township now has new head of fire department
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township has a new fire chief after a 4-3 vote by the township board of trustees to ratify the contract agreement with former battalion chief Jairus Baird. He ta...
Apr 25, 2023 (courtesy Charter Township of Kalamazoo)
"Living Jane Doe" positively identified by Michigan State Police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police have identified a young woman they've been calling a "Living Jane Doe" since last Thursday, April 20. 22-year-old Takai Crute of Kalamazoo was identi...
Apr 24, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post)
Lillywhite gets one year probation after entering guilty pleas to drunk driving related counts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - After entering guilty pleas to a pair of misdemeanor drunk driving offenses, St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was placed on probation for one year on Monday mornin...
Apr 24, 2023 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo Marathon draws more than 2,500 runners to downtown Kalamazoo Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More than 2,500 people converged on downtown Kalamazoo's Arcadia Creek Festival site Sunday morning for the running of the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon which featured both a...
Apr 24, 2023 Participants in a previous Kalamazoo Marathon (courtesy Ziegler Kalamazoo Marathon)
AUDIO: Nationwide health survey includes Kalamazoo County residents this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Centers for Disease Control has begun survey interviews in Kalamazoo County for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. County Health Director Jim Ruther...
Apr 24, 2023 Dr. Tony Nguyen is the Chief Medical Officer for the NHANES Program at the CDC (courtesy John McNeill)
60-year-old South Haven man shot in the head during domestic dispute
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The South Haven Police Department is investigating an incident where a man was shot in the head during a domestic dispute on Sunday, April 23. Authorities say officers r...
Apr 23, 2023
