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Triple shooting suspect arrested by MSP & Portage police
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police and Portage Department of Public Safety Police Division have arrested a suspect in the triple shooting that occurred at the Oakland Drive entrance...
Jerry Malec Nov 17, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Winter Storm Warning in effect through Saturday morning across West Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are eleven west Michigan counties, including Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, under a Winter Storm Warning through 7:00 a.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service sa...
Ken Delaney Nov 17, 2022 (courtesy National Weather Service-Grand Rapids)

South Bend IN man killed in single-vehicle crash in St. Joseph County
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a South Bend Indiana man. Authorities say it happened ju...
Jerry Malec Nov 16, 2022

Kalamazoo man pleads guilty to financial elder abuse
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo County man has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of financial elder abuse according to a news release from the Michigan Attorney General's Office on Wednesday...
Jerry Malec Nov 16, 2022 Best Law

Icy road conditions believed to be cause of at least 17 vehicles crashing on Verona Road overpass
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Icy road conditions are believed to have been a contributing factor in a crash that damaged at least 17 vehicles west of Marshall on Wednesday morning. Michigan State Police...
Jim Measel Nov 16, 2022 State Farm / CC

Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners split over possible pay raises for road commission members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Kalamazoo County Road Commission haven't had a raise in 30 years, but Kalamazoo County commissioners are split on whether they deserve a pay hike. The five ...
Ken Delaney Nov 16, 2022 Road Commission of Kalamazoo County logo

Two separate crashes occur within 1 hour of each other during Tuesday's snowy morning commute
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday morning's wintery weather caused a number of challenges for drivers in Kalamazoo County. Law enforcement reported two separate crashes during the prime commuting ...
Jerry Malec Nov 15, 2022

Portage man dead after two-vehicle crash: MSP investigating
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Portage man is dead following a crash on Sprinkle Road Monday morning, November 14. Michigan State Police say the crash happened on Sprinkle Road near the I-94 overpass...
Jerry Malec Nov 14, 2022 Photo provided by Michigan State Police.

Suspect arrested in shooting death of Kalamazoo man near the WMU campus last Friday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Lansing resident has been arrested and is expected to be charged in the shooting death of a Kalamazoo man last Friday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says at ...
Ken Delaney Nov 14, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC

Housing officials still looking for spot to locate pods for the homeless in the Kalamazoo area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's been a mild fall weather-wise but that ended this weekend with long range forecasts calling for a colder snowier winter. Kalamazoo County area housing officials have ...
Ken Delaney Nov 14, 2022 The interior of one of the pods for homeless housing in Kalamazoo County (courtesy Housing Resources Incorporated




