Category Archives: Top News Stories
Sergeant Ryan J. Proxmire remembered one year after dying in the line of duty
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The families of the late Sgt. Ryan J. Proxmire released a statement on Monday, August 15, in remembrance of his death on August 15, 2021. Proxmire, a father of four, was ...
Aug 15, 2022 Fallen Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Sgt. Ryan Proxmire
MSP releases man wrongly charged with deadly crash: Suspected driver still at large
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police have released a man arrested in connection to a deadly crash in Van Buren County after discovering he was not the at-fault driver. After additiona...
Aug 15, 2022 Michigan State Police - File photo
Kalamazoo County Commissioners may finally decide how to spend American Rescue Plan funding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners may finally decide how to spend millions in American Rescue Plan funding meant to heal wounds left by the pandemic. The first subcommittee ...
Aug 15, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting Feb. 1, 2022 (courtesy of John McNeill)
Additional details released on armed robbery suspect who shot at KDPS officers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are searching for the suspect who fired shots at them while they were responding to an armed robbery. Officers first responde...
Aug 15, 2022 Images provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Kalamazoo youth get their chance to offer input at "Imagine Your Neighborhood" Youth Engagement Summit this Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo will host an all-day "Imagine Your Neighborhood" Youth Engagement Summit this Saturday, August 20. City officials say the event will create a space f...
Aug 15, 2022 City of Kalamazoo logo
Fatal crash causes major backup on NB US-131: At fault driver apprehended
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A fatal two-vehicle crash closed a section of northbound US-131 for several hours early Sunday morning, August 14. According to The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, it ...
Aug 14, 2022
KDPS searching for robbery suspect who fired shots at officers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are searching for the suspect who fired shots at them while they were responding to an armed robbery. Officers first responde...
Aug 14, 2022 Photo from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Bicyclist killed after being struck head-on by a car in Allegan County Friday morning
PULLMAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A bicyclist was killed Friday morning in Allegan County's Lee Township, after being struck head-on by a car that crossed the centerline. Around 10:15 a.m. first responders w...
Aug 12, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Suspect caught after armed robbery in Oshtemo Township parking lot Wednesday evening
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man has been arrested for an armed robbery in the Target parking lot in Oshtemo Township last night. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says around 7:30 p.m., ...
Aug 12, 2022
Police investigating possible other targets of the man who ran down and killed a woman in a Oshtemo Township parking lot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man has been charged with open murder for running over and killing an elderly woman in the Walmart parking lot in Oshtemo Township early Tuesday afternoon. Kalamazoo Cou...
Aug 12, 2022 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller at a press conference August 11, 2022 (courtesy of John McNeill)
