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One shot, two injured during home invasion at Gull Run Apartments
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One person was shot, and two others were injured during a home invasion Friday night, July 29. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's office working to piece together of what exa...
Jerry Malec Jul 31, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil)

1 injured in overnight shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Hawley Street near Douglass Avenue and north of West Kalamazoo...
Jerry Malec Jul 30, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)

UPDATE: One ticket in Illinois matches all numbers for $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot
SPRINGFIELD, IL (WKZO-AM/FM) - The Illinois Lottery says a winning Mega Millions ticket worth over a billion dollars was sold in Illinois. The state lottery website says one ticket in Illinois matched...
Sean Watson Jul 30, 2022 Mega Millions logo. (Courtesy Mega Millions Consortium)

UPDATED: Missing South Haven area woman found and safe
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is reporting that 31-year-old Chelsea Ann Kalleward from the South Haven area has been located and is safe. They thank all of those who ...
Jerry Malec Jul 29, 2022 Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.

Avelo Air to provide non-stop service from Kalamazoo to Orlando
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's some exiting news for those in Southwest Michigan who've may have been a bit hesitant to travel by air recently, along with those who've been restricted due to co...
Jerry Malec Jul 28, 2022 Photo provided by AveloAir.com

South Haven man dies in hospital after being upside down in vehicle and submerged in water during crash
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A South Haven man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Allegan County on Thursday, July 28. Authorities say 76-year-old Thomas Tamandl was found 9:30 a.m. in his...
Jerry Malec Jul 28, 2022

Man arrested after assaulting son and threatening him with a firearm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man early Thursday morning, July 28, for felonious assault with a firearm. Kalamazoo County Dispatch received a call around...
Jerry Malec Jul 28, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).

Two armed robberies within minutes of each other in Osthemo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office responded to two armed robberies in Osthemo Township early Thursday morning, July 28. The first incident occurred around 2:48 a.m. a...
Jerry Malec Jul 28, 2022

Public input sessions begin tonight for Kalamazoo's "Streets for All" project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has already begun their "Streets for All" project to reshape how traffic of all kinds flows through the downtown. The public participation component ...
Ken Delaney Jul 28, 2022 Kalamazoo Avenue at Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of imaginekalamazoo.com)

Body of missing Allegan County man found found between Hamilton and Dorr
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The body of an Allegan County man who went missing while returning home from a concert Sunday night in Grand Rapids has been found. Michigan State Police confirmed Wed...
Ken Delaney Jul 28, 2022 The body of 31-year-old Logan Sweet of Hamilton, MI was found July 27, 2022




