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Traffic stop leads to seizure of two firearms and narcotics
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A traffic stop turned into a weapon and drug bust for Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers Saturday evening. It happened around 10:37 p.m. when officers conduct...
May 08, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Schoolcraft woman killed in Texas Township crash
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM - A Schoolcraft woman was killed Saturday when her vehicle hit a tree in Kalamazoo County's Texas Township. Deputies with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office were sent...
May 07, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
15-year-old Kalamazoo resident wounded by gunshot in stable condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 15-year-old teen is in stable condition after sustaining a gunshot wound early Saturday, May 7. Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers responded to the 1200 block of James St...
May 07, 2022
KRESA Superintendent to round out 35 career in education with upcoming retirement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After a 35 year career in education, KRESA Superintendent Dave Campbell will retire. The Superintendent made his announcement public on Friday, May 6, with the KRESA Boar...
May 06, 2022 KRESA Superintendent Dave Campbell. Image from kresa.org
Prosecutor rules KDPS officers acted in self-defense during 2021 bus station shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County prosecutor Jeff Getting ruled on Friday, May 6, that police officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot a man who had shot three people at the ...
May 06, 2022 Best Law
Michigan State Police stepping up enforcement of Michigan's Move Over Law in Van Buren and Kalamazoo County today
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Troopers from the Michigan State Police will be patrolling I-94 in Van Buren and Kalamazoo Counties Friday in search of violators of Michigan's Move Over Law. Troopers are c...
May 06, 2022 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Local COVID-19 cases on the rise, with over 100 Kalamazoo Public Schools students testing positive since late April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The daily COVID-19 case rate locally has risen every day for eight straight days, according to the latest data released by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Serv...
May 06, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
Local colleges, K-12 schools, and pediatric psychiatric care to see increased funding under State House budget plan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Work continues on finalizing the State of Michigan budget for next year, with a plan voted out of the State House this week. Among some of the local highlights: Western Mich...
May 06, 2022 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
Commissioners approve an additional $7,500 bonus for Kalamazoo County "essential workers"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Essential Kalamazoo County employees who continued to work during the pandemic will be getting some of the largest pandemic bonus checks paid out by any county in the stat...
May 05, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting May 4, 2022
Kalamazoo Public Schools to ease mask mandate next week, fully lifted on May 30
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will lift their mask mandate next Monday, but only for recess and other outdoor events. But on May 30, they will also make masks optional indoors....
May 05, 2022 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC
