Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo theatre icon James Carver passes away at age 90
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tributes are pouring in for James Carver, after word of his passing appeared on social media via his family. Carver, 90, joined the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre in 1958, beginni...
Sep 25, 2022 Kalamazoo theatre icon James Carver passes away at age 90 (photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre)
Allegan County accident remains under investigation
ALLEGAN MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Allegan County Sheriff's deputies continue to seek a cause in an accident Saturday evening in Trowbridge Township. Authorities received a call around 6:15 pm that a vehicle t...
Sep 25, 2022
Stabbing incident under investigation in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is continuing its search for a suspect in an early morning stabbing incident Saturday. Officials report that a 42-year-old man was...
Sep 25, 2022
Three suspects arrested in Battle Creek drive by murder of two year old
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police announced on Friday they have arrested three young people in their mid- to late-teens in Tuesday morning's drive by shooting death in the 100 block o...
Sep 23, 2022
Driver who flew over Allegan County US-131 overpass in his car in January pleads to drug charge
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man who made his car go airborne over an overpass along US-131 in Allegan County earlier this year pleaded guilty to an impaired driving charge. According to WOOD-...
Sep 22, 2022 Best Law
Three complaints filed against suspended Kalamazoo public safety chief
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A third person has alleged inappropriate workplace conduct against suspended Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety chief Vernon Coakley through an email sent to the city ...
Sep 22, 2022 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
Battle Creek police find suspected vehicle used in Cliff Street drive-by shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police believe they now have the vehicle involved in a drive-by shooting on Cliff Street that killed a toddler early Tuesday morning, September 20. Accord...
Sep 21, 2022 Photo provided by the Battle Creek Police Department.
Driver who allegedly killed 21-year-old WMU student facing felony charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Criminal charges have been filed against the suspected drunk driver who allegedly killed a Western Michigan University student back in August of this year. Angel Hostigui...
Sep 21, 2022 Booking photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
KDPS identifies man accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at police cruiser
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a police cruiser has been identified by police. According to Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers, 30-...
Sep 21, 2022
$120 million Kalamazoo County budget approved by commissioners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has approved their 2023 budget. Again this year, the vote wasn't unanimous, but it went relatively quickly last night. Commissi...
Sep 21, 2022 GotCredit / CC
