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K9 Bruno, drone bring parole absconder to justice in Van Buren Co.
BANGOR TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - Thanks to a Van Buren County Sheriff's Department canine unit and a drone, a 36-year-old Covert man wanted for being a parole absconder was apprehended late on Thursday ...
Jan 27, 2023 Brian Smith (photo courtesy Van Buren Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
KPS school board president says investigation continues into Business Office
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation continues into the practices in the Kalamazoo Public Schools Business Office, following the firing of former Operations Director Jim English and the resi...
Jan 27, 2023 Kalamazoo Puublic Schools board President Ti’Anna Harrison (courtesy KPS)
Man accused in 115 mph car crash in Schoolcraft Townwhip death found not guilty
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of killing an elderly couple in a car crash near the village of Schoolcraft in 2021 was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, Ja...
Jan 26, 2023 Best Law
Speed and icy roads believed factors in fatal Osthemo Township crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 70-year-old Paw Paw man was killed in a single vehicle crash on Thursday morning, January 26. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened just before ...
Jan 26, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Portage City searching for permanent home for Farmer's Markets
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage City Officials are looking around for a more permanent place to hold their Farmer's Markets in the Future. So far, they have been holding the open air markets in th...
Jan 26, 2023 An artist's rendering of what the open air shelters at a new farmers market could look like. (Image provided by John McNeill)
Van Buren County Administrator leaving to take Finance Director post for Kalamazoo County
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County Administrator Ryan Post is leaving the job to become the new finance director for Kalamazoo County. The board of commissioners accepted his resignation this...
Jan 26, 2023 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Marshall man facing multiple charges including vehicle theft and property damage including deputy vehicles
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County Prosecutor's Office issued multiple charges on Wednesday, January 25 against a Marshall man who led police on a multi-county pursuit. It all started t...
Jan 25, 2023 Eaton County deputies use their own vehicles to end a multi-county chase in Charlotte, MI, and arrest Michael Bilbrey on multiple charges. (Photo from Eaton County Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo man killed in I-94 roll over crash at Beadle Lake exit
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 55-year-old Kalamazoo man was killed Wednesday morning when his vehicle rolled over on the Beadle Lake Road entry ramp from eastbound I-94. Troopers from the Michigan ...
Jan 25, 2023 Photo courtesy Michigan State Police
After the dramatic rescue of a man trapped on railroad tracks, two Portage firefighters honored
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two Portage firefighters were honored by the City Council last night for a dramatic rescue that was caught on video last Friday. A man flipped his Jeep on its side on the ra...
Jan 25, 2023 City of Firefighters Ron Leatherman and Jacob Mahoney (courtesy John McNeill)
Kalamazoo County visitor spending reached all-time high in 2021
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County visitor spending reached an all-time high in 2021 according to recently published visitor spending figures published by Travel Michigan. The figures from...
Jan 24, 2023 Downtown Kalamazoo at night - Brandon James WKZO
