Category Archives: Top News Stories
New agreement with KVCC and WMU to make transferring from 2-year to 4-year easier
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University wants to boost the number of students who make the leap from Kalamazoo Valley Community College to their 4-year university, by making it easie...
Jan 24, 2023 KVCC President Dr. L. Marshall, left, and WMU President Dr. Edward Montgomery signed the agreement on Monday, January 23 which will make it easier for students attending KVCC to transfer to WMU. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
AUDIO: Partnership announced with WMU's Aviation School and Skywest Airlines
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University announced Monday that their Aviation School in Battle Creek has an agreement with Skywest Airlines to train potential pilots and mechanics for...
Jan 23, 2023
Otsego man identified after vehicle ends up in Lake Macatawa near Holland
PARK TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 52-year-old Otsego man lost his life as his vehicle ended up in Lake Macatawa on Sunday morning. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, first responders we...
Jan 23, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Marine Unit (file photo)
73-year-old man dies after being rescued from Calhoun County swamp
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 73-year-old man died Sunday night after he went missing for six hours and had to be rescued from a Calhoun County swamp. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office say th...
Jan 23, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Free human trafficking training offered by KAAHTC and YWCA Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- To help put a bite in the human trafficking crisis, the Kalamazoo Area Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition and YWCA Kalamazoo are teaming up to offer a free day of training ...
Jan 23, 2023
2023 road construction expected to be extensive in the Kalamazoo area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's said Michigan has two seasons, winter and road construction, but while one has been easier on drivers, the other has not. After the two snow events in November and De...
Jan 23, 2023 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Xylazine-Involved fatality in Van Buren County prompts warning from health officials
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There has been a recent death in Van Buren County of a person testing positive for Xylazine according to health officials. Xylazine is a sedative used in veterinary clinic...
Jan 22, 2023
KDPS officer on leave as new details of alleged insurance fraud are investigated
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- New details are out on a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer who is being charged with insurance fraud in Georgia this month. Documents obtained by FOX 17 say P...
Jan 22, 2023 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County Treasurer says office is catching up on reports
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It appears that the Kalamazoo County Treasurer's office is getting its ducks in a row with their annual audit just ahead. County Treasurer Thomas Whitener reported to the ...
Jan 21, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo County Treasurer's office)
Eight local students receive Youth Social Justice Awards
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners say their favorite meeting of the year comes when they get to hand out Youth Social Justice Awards. They did it this week, the same week the n...
Jan 20, 2023 Pictured are (top l to r) Jaliyah Harris, Tarab Alam, Aija Hodges,Thomas Clark.
(bottom l to r) Adrian Ryan, Eliza Crouse, Gordon Percy, Amady Mboup.
