Category Archives: Top News Stories
Consumers Energy prepared for all-hands-on-deck restoration effort after Wednesday's ice storm
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy is continuing to evaluate storm damage as more than 300 crews work to restore power to thousands. "We are responding to the damage caused by this storm wit...
Feb 23, 2023
City of Kalamazoo says all available crews are working on ice storm clean-up
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo said it's continuing to respond to reports of downed trees and power lines following the storm that passed through Wednesday night, and all availabl...
Feb 23, 2023 Jon Evans / CC
Paw Paw volunteer firefighter dies after responding to downed power line
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Paw Paw Fire Department volunteer firefighter is dead after an incident involving a downed power line. It happened Wednesday night in the 42,000 block of 30th Street in Al...
Feb 23, 2023 Paw Paw Fire Department patch (courtesy Paw Paw Fire Department)
Attorneys say man convicted of 1990 Kalamazoo County murders is innocent
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man charged with killing two hunters in 1990 in a Kalamazoo County state game area could be released from prison. According to newly-filed court documents, a federal ju...
Feb 22, 2023 Photo of Jeff Titus from the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Extreme caution advised for travelers in West Michigan over next 24 hours
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As the predicted winter storm makes it's way across West Michigan, the National Weather Service out of Grand Rapids is reminding drivers to expect slippery road condition...
Feb 22, 2023 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
Ice storm expected to make driving tough Wednesday, most area schools already closed for the day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A combination of freezing rain, sleet, and snow forecast for the state today has caused most schools in the area to close and could affect driving both Wednesday and into ...
Feb 22, 2023 A National Weather Service forecast graphic Feb 22, 2023 (courtesy NWS Grand Rapids)
Two children unharmed after intoxicated mother crashes car they were in into barn
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies responding to the area of East MN Avenue and 35th Street in Comstock Township on Monday, February 20 on a report of an unknown...
Feb 21, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
United Way to administer FEMA grants for nonprofits in Southwest MI
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- United Way of South Central Michigan has been awarded $460,437 in federal funds to support local food and shelter assistance programs. The emergency funding is provided thr...
Feb 21, 2023
Kalamazoo set to host USA Curling Mixed Doubles Nationals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo is getting set to welcome the 2023 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship from Tuesday, February 28 through Sunday March 5 at the Wings Eve...
Feb 21, 2023
Kalamazoo Vice Mayor calls on State Legislature to enact gun legislation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In the wake of the Michigan State University shootings that killed three and wounded five last week, City of Kalamazoo Vice Mayor Don Cooney is calling on the State Legisl...
Feb 21, 2023 City of Kalamazoo commissioner Don Cooney (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
