Category Archives: Top News Stories
Seven year anniversary of deadly Kalamazoo Uber shootings remembered Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As students, friends and families are still coming to terms with last week's mass shooting at Michigan State University, the Kalamazoo community is remembering a tragic e...
Feb 20, 2023 Jason Dalton mugshot - Kalamazoo mass shooting in 2016
State releases latest preliminary report on "big stink" on Kalamazoo's northeast side
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Environmental Officials have released their latest air samples taken around Kalamazoo's Wastewater Treatment Plant, in the ongoing effort to tackle the "big stink",...
Feb 20, 2023 Aerial Photos of the test sites (Courtesy EGLE)
Board of Education to pick firm tonight to assist in Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent search
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting tonight to pick an executive search firm as they look for a new superintendent. They have inter...
Feb 20, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting Feb 13, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Karamo defeats Kalamazoo attorney Matt DePerno for MI GOP Chair
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo, who was defeated by current Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in the 2022 Election, was chosen by fellow Republicans on Saturd...
Feb 19, 2023 Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo is set to be the next leader of the Michigan GOP.
17-year-old Battle Creek high school student dead after shooting; police looking for suspects
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are asking for help in locating suspects involved in a shooting that left a Battle Creek Central High School student dead. Authorities say the inci...
Feb 17, 2023
Hall and Nesbitt blast Democrats for quashing Republican tax cut plan already on the books
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Local Republican legislative leaders continue to blast Democrats for the passage of bills they say will trade tax relief for "corporate welfare." House Minority Leader Matt ...
Feb 17, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC
Discover Kalamazoo Sports surpasses pre-pandemic levels with $28.7 million in estimated economic impact
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Discover Kalamazoo is reporting a record year in sports tourism in 2022. According to a news release dated Thursday, February 16, a total of 60+ sports events which resul...
Feb 16, 2023
Lawrence man seriously injured as car gets split in half during one vehicle accident
PAW PAW MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An accident late Wednesday night in Van Buren County sent a man to the hospital with life threatening injuries, and resulted in his car being split in half. The Van Buren Cou...
Feb 16, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil)
Plainwell man facing several charges after gun incident Wednesday
PLAINWELL MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Plainwell Public Safety officers arrested a man Wednesday after he was reported to have pointed a gun at another person near two Plainwell Community School buildings. The s...
Feb 16, 2023 Plainwell authorities arrest man suspected of pointing a gun at another person
Western Michigan University students join in vigil for MSU students killed on campus Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Students and staff at Western Michigan University joined colleges across the country in remembrance of those who died in the mass shooting at Michigan State University and...
Feb 15, 2023 Spartan Strong logo
