Category Archives: Top News Stories
Driver charged with crash that killed WMU student in November 2021 awaits trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo County judge ruling on Friday, June 30, that the case against the driver charged in the crash that killed a Western Michigan University student is headed towa...
Jun 03, 2022 Best Law
Zeigler to make NASCAR history with Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon reveal on #77 Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Zeigler will be making NASCAR history this weekend by announcing the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon 2023 date on the hood of its sponsored 77 Chevy Camaro driven by Josh Bili...
Jun 03, 2022
Portage Road total closure in Kalamazoo DELAYED to June 6 - 10
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A big road project scheduled for Kalamazoo this weekend has been postponed due to a delay with the delivery of materials. MDOT says now the closure of Portage Road betwee...
Jun 03, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Alavarez returned to Kalamazoo to face sexual assault charges from 12 years ago
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former Western Michigan University student who has been living in Florida is headed to court in Kalamazoo, based on evidence uncovered by the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Ki...
Jun 03, 2022 Florida arrest photo for former Kalamazoo resident Cameron Alvarez (courtesy of Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office)
Man accused of making "assaultive threats" in South Haven Township wanted on additional warrants
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- South Haven Police have released the identity of a suspect who reportedly made threats and then ran from police on Tuesday, May 31. Authorities say that additional warr...
Jun 02, 2022 Photo from South Haven Police Department.
Police quickly apprehend 12-year-old boy who robbed a Hartford gas station
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A gas station in Van Buren County was robbed of several thousand dollars in broad daylight by a 12-year-old boy on Wednesday, June 1. It happened around 3:52 p.m. in Hartf...
Jun 02, 2022 Jason Rojas / CC
Kalamazoo Police identify May 29 murder suspect
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police have identified the suspect involved in the murder of David Brown, who was killed at his home in the 1800 block of Fulford St...
Jun 02, 2022 Photo from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Five injured in head-on school bus, car crash in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Five people were taken to area hospitals and M-89 in Allegan was shut down for nearly three hours Thursday morning after a head-on crash between an Allegan Area Educational ...
Jun 02, 2022
Portage Road total closure in Kalamazoo June 3 - 7
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is announcing that Portage Road in Kalamazoo will be closed to traffic between the east and west legs of Kilgore Road over the w...
Jun 01, 2022 Photo by Jerry Malec.
Speed and alcohol likely factors in 9th Street fatal crash on Memorial Day morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is reporting that vehicle speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in a fatal crash that happened on Memorial Day Monday, May 30...
Jun 01, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
