Category Archives: Top News Stories
Broncos Kitchen Foundation withdraws LeVar Burton Library moniker
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After coming under fire from actor and activist LaVar Burton, the Broncos Kitchen Foundation, a hunger relief charity that serves free dinners to those in need in Kalamaz...
Jul 06, 2022 A screenshot of actor LaVar Burton from the Broncos Kitchen Foundation LaVar Burton Library website
City approves first monies for gun violence prevention programs, Kalamazoo County expected to follow suit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A plan to fund gun violence prevention programs has finally been approved by the City of Kalamazoo, and the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners may soon follow. Kalama...
Jul 06, 2022 Alyssa Stewart, the Chief Impact Officer with the United Way of South Central Michigan, spoke before the Kalamazoo City Commission July 5, 2022 (photo credit-John McNeill)
UPDATE: Missing Kalamazoo area teen located and safe
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department reports that Terra Allen has been located and is safe. The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department thanks those who contacted ...
Jul 05, 2022 Photo provided by the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department.
Two suspects from Kalamazoo arrested in attempted murder incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police arrested two suspects from Kalamazoo believed to be involved in attempted murder on Monday, July 5. The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department responded to a 9-1-...
Jul 05, 2022 Crime scene tape
Township of Kalamazoo Police Department investigating deadly car vs. tree crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A motorist is dead after crashing their car into a tree on Monday, July 4. It happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 2200 block of West Main Street with the Township of Kalama...
Jul 05, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Armed robbery suspect sought by WMU Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University's public safety department is on the lookout for a suspect in an armed robbery at West Hills Athletic Club that took place around 10 a.m. on T...
Jul 05, 2022 Jason Rojas / CC
City Commission to vote tonight on plan to allocate $550,000 for violence prevention programs in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a month of pleading from Kalamazoo's Mayor to see action on gun violence prevention, a proposal is finally on the agenda tonight. A City Commission subcommittee that...
Jul 05, 2022
City Commission to look at proposal to increase minority participation in legal marijuana business
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of Kalamazoo's fastest growing industries is the production and sale of marijuana, as it is in many Michigan towns. This afternoon, Kalamazoo City Commissioners will d...
Jul 05, 2022 Paige Filler / CC
Man in crisis shuts down U.S. 131 in Allegan County for about four hours Sunday night
GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A portion of U.S. 131 in Allegan County had to be shutdown Sunday evening while police negotiated with a man who was in the roadway. Just after 7:00 p.m. deputies...
Jul 05, 2022
Divers recover body of man who drowned while swimming in Barry County lake
BARRY COUNTY, MI ((WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a man who drowned while swimming from a paddleboat in Barry County early Sunday morning has been found. 37-year-old Richard Bryan Card had been swimming in...
Jul 03, 2022 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
