Category Archives: Top News Stories
Thousands in Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties without power, some maybe off line until Friday
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The power is going to remain off for another day or two for some Consumers Energy customers in Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties. The utility reported Wednesday morning t...
Aug 31, 2022 Photo courtesy of Consumer's Energy
Paw Paw man facing 2nd federal charge in Planned Parenthood arson
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo is now facing a second federal charge after already being charged with arson. 25-year-old Joshua...
Aug 30, 2022 Surveillance photo of Joshua Brereton provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Five year probation sentence for Kalamazoo man involved in child sex sting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One of the six men that were arrested in a child sex sting in Kalamazoo was sentenced to five years probation on Monday, August 29. 39-year-old Brian Malone of Byron Cent...
Aug 30, 2022 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
AUDIO: Kalamazoo City Commission holds special session to discuss water rate increases
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo city commissioners held a special session Monday afternoon, August 29, to discuss increases in future water utility rates. But there was one catch. Even though ...
Aug 30, 2022 City of Kalamazoo Director of Public Services James Baker addresses Kalamazoo City Commissioner members on proposed water rate increases that are higher than previously proposed due to skyrocketing inflation. (Image take from YouTube.com live stream broadcast on Monday, August 29, 2022)
UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal shooting outside party store in Kalamazoo Monday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting outside a party store in Kalamazoo Monday night has left one person dead. Authorities have identified the victim at 31-year-old David Postawa of Kalamazoo. The ...
Aug 30, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Storms cause power outages, damage to trees, and downed power lines across multiple counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Severe thunderstorms ripping through West Michigan Monday afternoon, August 29, following warm and muggy air that was prevalent earlier in the day. The National Weather S...
Aug 29, 2022 Photo of storm damage in Calhoun County near I-94 and Helmer Road. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Davis)
Kalamazoo named one of 2022 top 100 best places to live by Livability
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo named one of 2022 Top 100 Best Places to Live according to Livability.com. With a total population of just over 76,000, Kalamazoo outpaced more than...
Aug 29, 2022
Consumers Energy preparing for potentially hazardous thunderstorms for Monday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy is preparing for damaging winds and severe thunderstorms that are expected to impact the lake shore, Grand Rapids, and the areas south of I-96 starting M...
Aug 29, 2022 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Two injured in shooting incident on Lake Street in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were struck by gunfire in a shooting in the 1100 block of Lake Street in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:00 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Dep...
Aug 29, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety vehicle. (Photo by John McNeil).
AUDIO: School is back in session Kalamazoo County: Are you ready?
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Today, Monday, August 29, is the first day of school in Kalamazoo County, and for the first time in a few years, classes will begin in it's largest school district withou...
Aug 29, 2022 Bill McChesney / CC
