Category Archives: Top News Stories
One setback, but more testing continues for expansion of Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There is good news and bad news for Kalamazoo County based Pfizer and its blockbuster COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid that is made in Portage. The company is ending enrollment i...
Jun 15, 2022 Pfizer logo
Dead body reportedly found in boat floating in Kalamazoo River
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A report says a dead body was found inside a small fishing boat recovered in the Kalamazoo River in Comstock Township Tuesday afternoon. News Channel 3 reports Com...
Jun 15, 2022 Comstock Township Fire and Rescue boat (courtesy of Comstock Township Fire and rescue)
MSP investigating fatal crash involving Allegan County patrol vehicle
FENNVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving an SUV and an Allegan County patrol vehicle. It happened around 7:18 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, at M89 and 5...
Jun 14, 2022 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Police arrest woman charged in deadly hit-and-run in Barry County
BARRY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A woman that Barry Township Police identified on Monday, June 13, as the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash near Delton has been arrested. Alexandra Palme...
Jun 14, 2022 Photo from Barry Township Police Department.
AUDIO: Affordable housing a continuing challenge for Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The results of a new survey about the tight housing market in Kalamazoo County shows affordable housing continuing to be the biggest problem. It also showed the public is...
Jun 14, 2022 This chart shows that poorer families spend far more of their money on housing, as a percentage of income. (Photo/Graphic from John McNeill)
Thousands lose power as thunderstorms hit southwest Michigan Monday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO M/FM) - Thousands in Michigan remain without power this morning, after several waves of thunderstorms and strong winds roared through the state last night and early this morning. A...
Jun 14, 2022 Ian Livesey
Police identify person of interest in deadly hit and run crash of 21-year-old Barry Twp woman
DELTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry Township Police Department has identified a person of interest in the deadly hit and run of 21-year-old Mica LeBeau of Barry Township near Delton in Barry County o...
Jun 13, 2022 Photo from Barry Township Police Department.
Man charged in Comstock home invasion and murder in 2019 heads to trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- 35-year-old William Jones, who is charged with murdering a young father in his home in Comstock went to trial in Kalamazoo on Monday, June 13. According to police, Jones ...
Jun 13, 2022 William Paul Jones mugshot. (Courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office).
UPDATE: Portage Road total closures in Kalamazoo extended through Friday, June 17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The total closure of Portage Road between the east and west legs of Kilgore Road in Kalamazoo is extended until Friday, June 17, through 4 p.m. MDOT made the announcement...
Jun 13, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Multiple arrests made after shoot-out at Oshtemo Township liquor store parking lot
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate a shoot-out Friday night in a liquor store parking lot in Oshtemo Township. Police say shortly af...
Jun 13, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
