Category Archives: Top News Stories
Veterans services millage proposal could be on the Kalamazoo County ballot in November
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will get their first look this afternoon at a proposed millage request to fund veterans services, that could possibly appear on...
Apr 04, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo County Veterans Services Office)
Man sentenced 54 months to 15 years for 2022 deadly hit-and-run of WMU student
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man is on his way to prison for the death of a Western Michigan University student in 2022. Angel Hostiguin received a sentence on Monday of 54 months to 15 y...
Apr 03, 2023 Photo of Angel Hostiguin provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.
Ascension Borgess Hospital named a top-50 cardiovascular hospital in U.S.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Ascension Borgess Hospital has been named one of the nation's 50 best cardiovascular hospitals by PINC AITM after an independent quality analysis. And Ascension Borgess H...
Apr 03, 2023 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
Economic strategies for Kalamazoo to be discussed at commission meeting tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners will get an update at their meeting tonight from Southwest Michigan First on their new approach to job development, which will likely include ...
Apr 03, 2023 Downtown Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Southwest Michigan First)
Three killed, four injured in Calhoun County wrong-way head-on crash on I-94
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Three persons were killed early Monday morning in a two-vehicle head-on crash that took place on westbound I-94 east of 22 1/2 Mile Road in Calhoun County's Marengo ...
Apr 03, 2023 One of the vehicles involved in triple fatal accident on I-94 in Calhoun County April 3, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
No injuries in early morning house fire in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three people managed to escape safely after their Kalamazoo home caught on fire early Sunday morning. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers responded to the 400 ...
Apr 02, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Financial boost on the way for Kalamazoo substance abuse remediation programs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Communities now use alcohol tax revenue to fund substance abuse services, but some are about to get a windfall that could keep them well-funded for years. And Ka...
Mar 31, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
$20,000 reward offered by the FBI for information on missing Portage woman
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a missing Portage mother of eight who police has been killed. 35-year-old Heather Mae Kelle...
Mar 31, 2023
AUDIO: City of Kalamazoo approves $40-million contract to have sludge waste hauled out of town
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It is Kalamazoo's end product, and it's going to cost a lot more to get rid of it. The City of Kalamazoo has just approved a $40-million dollar contract to have Bio-solid...
Mar 31, 2023 Screenshot of the Kalamazoo City Commission meeting Jan. 17, 2023
Amtrak train hits vehicle in Pennfield Township, two minor injuries reported
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons escaped serious injury on Friday morning when their vehicle was struck by a Amtrak train in Pennfield Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office say...
Mar 31, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
