Category Archives: Top News Stories
Charges of open murder reauthorized for 16-year-old involved in shooting near Interfaith homes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The charge of open murder has been reauthorized for a 16-year-old Kalamazoo teenager. The Kalamazoo County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney issued a release on Thursday...
Dec 22, 2022 Rumble Press / CC
Blizzard Warning issued by the National Weather Service
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The National Weather Service of Grand Rapids has issued a Blizzard Warning that will be effect from 4 p.m. Thursday, December 22 to 1 a.m. Saturday, December 24. The warn...
Dec 21, 2022 Thermometer on snow shows low temperatures in celsius or farenheit. (Photo courtesy of AAA).
Driver survives initial crash, becomes victim of secondary fatal pedestrian collision
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland post are investigating a fatal pedestrian related crash that occurred Tuesday, December 20 around 5:40 p.m. on M-89 and 6t...
Dec 21, 2022 Photo provided by the Michigan State Police Wayland Post.
Kalamazoo County commissioners question operations at Treasurer's office again
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners had some hard questions for the county Treasurer at their meeting Tuesday, and they're demanding he get his books in order with...
Dec 21, 2022 (courtesy Kalamazoo County Treasurer's office)
Life in prison possible for man accused of triple shooting near I-94 in August
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of killing a Western Michigan University student and shooting two others near the I-94 park-and-ride by Oakland Drive appeared in court for a preliminary he...
Dec 20, 2022 Best Law
Another violation from the state for Graphics Packaging plant for annoying odors
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The State's Environmental watchdog agency has just slapped another violation on the Graphics Packaging plant for annoying odors. A week ago on Wednesday, December 14, act...
Dec 20, 2022 (Photo provided by John McNeill)
1 dead, 4 injured in house fire in Bangor
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One person is dead and another four were taken to the hospital for injuries following a house fire in Bangor on Tuesday, December 12. According to South Haven Area Emergency...
Dec 20, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
AUDIO: Kalamazoo City Commissioners debate speed of implementing anti-racist initiatives
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some Kalamazoo City Commissioners are not happy that its taking so long to implement anti-racist initiatives in city government, and at their meeting Monday night it was s...
Dec 20, 2022 Kalamazoo City Commission meeting Dec. 19, 2022
KDPS arrest 16-year-old suspect for Friday's fatal shooting on Interfaith Blvd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police have made an arrest in the Friday, December 16 shooting that killed a teenager. On Monday, December 19, authorities took a 16...
Dec 19, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Foul play suspected in case of missing Portage mother
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The investigation into the case of a missing Portage mother is now going into it's second week. 35-year-old Heather Kelley, and a mother of eight, was last seen on survei...
Dec 19, 2022
