Category Archives: Top News Stories
24-year-old D-Angelo Davis found guilty in double homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A verdict was reached on Monday, June 27, for a man charged with two counts murder in a deadly home invasion in Kalamazoo Township in December 2020. 24-year-old D-Angelo ...
Jun 27, 2022 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Nurses at Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System ratify new contract
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Registered nurses at Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System have ratified a new contract designed to help recruit and retain nurses. According to a news release date...
Jun 27, 2022 Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System in Three Rivers, Michigan (courtesy of Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System)
New proposal from Foundation For Excellence on how Kalamazoo can spend its American Rescue Plan Act money
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo officials have come up with a scheme to turn one-time COVID-19 relief dollars into long term financing for the city, but they say it will take some hard ...
Jun 27, 2022 (courtesy of the City of Kalamazoo)
WMU President to receive an additional $30,000 over three years to stay at the school
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saying it's not a performance bonus, but an attempt to retain him, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has agreed to set aside $10,000 a year in deferred com...
Jun 27, 2022 President Edward Montgomery of Western Michigan University. (Photo via WMU Announcement video).
Body of missing kayaker who fell into the St. Joseph River located by police
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police Marine Services Team recovered the body of a missing kayaker from the St. Joseph river. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, the ...
Jun 26, 2022 Three Rivers Police Department (Photo by John McNeil)
Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling brings out hundreds to protest at rally in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Hundreds of supporters of abortion rights gathered at Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo Friday afternoon, June 24, to protest the Supreme Court overturning the landmark ...
Jun 24, 2022 Photo by Jerry Malec.
UPDATE: Allegan County missing Dorr Township teen found
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Sheriff's Office reported at 5:48 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, that 16-year-old Izaih James Blair who was reported missing to police by family has b...
Jun 24, 2022 Photo from the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.
AUDIO: Kalamazoo City's Emergency Preparedness Director takes the reigns in newly created position
KALAMZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo now has its own Emergency Preparedness Director. Brandi Janes has spent the last two decades in southern Louisiana, working in counter-terrorism and ...
Jun 24, 2022
Verdict reached for man charged with killing young father and shooting three officers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A verdict has been reached in the trial for a man accused of breaking into a home and killing a 22-year-old father and shooting three law enforcement officers during a de...
Jun 24, 2022 William Paul Jones mugshot. (Courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office).
Motorcyclist is dead after crash at Business I-94 west at Sprinkle Road
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a semi tractor trailer just outside of Kalamazoo this morning. Michigan State Police say the crash happened on Business I-94 we...
Jun 24, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
