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One man shoot, two others arrested on weapons charges in overnight incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo police are piecing together information on a shooting incident overnight. At approximately 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, a 25-year-old male arrived at an area hospital s...
Aug 24, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Senator Stabenow talks mental health and substance abuse treatment reform during Kalamazoo visit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan paid a visit to Kalamazoo where she stopped off at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine off of Oakla...
Aug 23, 2022 State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo addresses U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan on the shortage of funding for positions by the Federal Government for qualified professionals to be able to help those suffering a mental health crisis during a meeting at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine on Tuesday, August 23. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
Jury convicts Fox and Croft of plotting to kidnap Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A federal jury in Grand Rapids has convicted two men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer over of anger over her handling of the pandemic....
Aug 23, 2022 Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. (courtesy of Kent County Sheriff's Department)
Kalamazoo County Housing director to pitch affordable housing plans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County's Housing Director Mary Balkema says she's hitting the road to pitch her plans to build new affordable housing to local City and Township boards. Her cou...
Aug 23, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners chambers (courtesy of John McNeill)
Former WMU hockey player pleads guilty to lesser offense after originally being charged with sexual assault
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Western Michigan University hockey captain Paul Washe has pled guilty to seduction after being charged with criminal sexual conduct with force or coercion. Washe wa...
Aug 23, 2022 Best Law
11-year-old boy drowns in private pond near Vicksburg Sunday
VICKBUERG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the drowning death of an 11-year-old boy in a private pond Sunday afternoon. According to the Sheriff's Office, it h...
Aug 22, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Van Buren County
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says speed appears to be a factor in a single vehicle crash that killed a man on Saturday, August 20. Authorities say the cr...
Aug 21, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
One year anniversary of deadly shooting at South Haven pier
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Saturday, August 20, marked the one-year anniversary of a deadly shooting at the South Haven Pier. It happened last year when 19-year-old Aidan Ingalls shot a couple at...
Aug 21, 2022 South Beach at South Haven, MI (courtesy of southhaven.org)
Kalamazoo County back to 'high' COVID-19 spread level
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services says COVID-19 cases in Kalamazoo County have escalated back to a "high" community spread level. The announcement made on ...
Aug 19, 2022 Image provided by Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services.
Legal abortion access to remain in Michigan for now following Friday ruling
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Access to legal abortion in Michigan will remain in place for now. This follows the ruling that came from Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Cunningham on Frid...
Aug 19, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
