Category Archives: Top News Stories
Former KPS superintendent gets $225,000 buyout as part of her resignation agreement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The sudden resignation of Kalamazoo Schools Superintendent Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri has left staff and some board members unhappy with the district and the Board of Education...
Dec 19, 2022
City officials say it will take time and money to eliminate stink from Kalamazoo's wastewater treatment plant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Tonight Kalamazoo City Commissioners will get their quarterly update on efforts to end the city's "big stink", a pervasive odor that comes from the city's wastewater treatm...
Dec 19, 2022 City of Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Man killed dies after crashing into tree while passing another vehicle near Galesburg
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 61-year-old man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a tree near Galesburg Sunday afternoon. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says it happened around 5:30 p.m. i...
Dec 19, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
17-year-old Kalamazoo teen involved in shooting dies in hospital
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 17-year-old Kalamazoo resident injured during a shooting on the afternoon of Friday, December 16 has died. The teen who's injuries were first considered serious and lif...
Dec 18, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Portage police investigating suspicious death of 18-month-old boy
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage police continue to investigate what they call the suspicious death of an 18-month-old. On Thursday, at approximately 5:50 p.m., Portage Department of Public Safety P...
Dec 17, 2022 (photo by John McNeil)
17-year-old suffers serious injuries in Friday afternoon shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are still looking for a suspect involved in a Fridag afternoon shooting in Kalamazoo. At approximately 4:00 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public S...
Dec 17, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Jackson woman dies after being struck by vehicle on I-94 near Verona Road
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP (WNWN/WTVB) - A 26-year-old woman from Jackson died Saturday morning when she was struck by a vehicle on I-94 near Verona Road. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says deputies were...
Dec 17, 2022
AUDIO: New mental health coordinator joins Portage Public Schools
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A new Mental Health Coordinator has joined the ranks at the Portage Public Schools District to support both students and staff. Marianne Joynt began her new role as Mental ...
Dec 16, 2022 Photo of Marianne Joynt provided by the Portage Public Schools District.
Students in WMU's cold case program gain national recognition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- WMU's hot new Cold Case Program, which has received quite a bit of national attention, got the spotlight at the university's most recent Meeting of the Board of Trustees....
Dec 16, 2022 Known as the "Scooby Doo Crew," students with WMU's Cold Case Program help law enforcement agencies crack unsolved crimes by researching case files all the way to attending MSP Homicide School. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Former WMU football player being charged with assault after incident near campus in October
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Western Michigan University football player La'Darius Jefferson is being charged with two counts of assault and battery. According to WOOD-TV 8, court records show ...
Dec 16, 2022 (courtesy Ashley Huss-WMU Photographer)
