Category Archives: Top News Stories
Latest in wave of gun related crimes in Kalamazoo leaves teenager in emergency room
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo police are investigating another shooting in the city that happened early this morning. WWMT reports that a 17-year-old male was rushed to an emergency room aft...
Apr 29, 2021
AG Nessel shares tips to avoid COVID-related scams
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to ensure Michiganders don't fall for fake advertisements or too-good-to-be-true treatments related to COVID-19. Her Consumer Al...
Apr 29, 2021 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Portage - Intersection of Claremount Street and Cedarcrest Avenue closed until Tuesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The intersection of Claremount Street and Cedarcrest Avenue in Portage is closed for the extension of underground utilities. The work began this morning. Motorists are advi...
Apr 29, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Galesburg boy in critical condition after being shot with BB gun
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 12-year-old Galesburg boy is in critical condition after he was shot in the head with a BB gun, according to a report from WOOD TV Tuesday. According to the report, 12-...
Apr 28, 2021
St. Joseph County Sheriff's office warns of phony arrest warrant scam
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Phone scams are circulating through Michigan lately, and St. Joseph County is no exception. On Wednesday, the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office warned residents ...
Apr 28, 2021 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
Gov. Whitmer names Detroit Tigers great Miguel Cabrera as co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today that Detroit Tigers great Miguel Cabrera has volunteered to serve as a co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission, which is meant ...
Apr 28, 2021 Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera hits a home run against the Chicago White Sox April 27, 2021 (courtesy of Detroit Tigers)
Driver sought who crashed into Kalamazoo County home then took off on foot
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County authorities are looking for the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a home earlier this week. It happened in the 300 block of Drake Rd. near W. Main...
Apr 28, 2021 Credit- Oshtemo Township Fire Department
Man involved in January 6 U.S. Capitol riots threatened Calhoun County dispatch 143 times the day before
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man from New York accused of assaulting a federal officer during riots at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, apparently made over 100 threatening call...
Apr 28, 2021 Credit: Tyler Merbler - U.S. Capitol riots on January 6, 2021
Sen. Stabenow announces $3.4 million investment to improve water quality and fishing in West Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced a new $3,429,770 investment to...
Apr 28, 2021 Shoreline at Hagar Beach in Hagar Township, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
MSP reports traffic crash involving school bus, no children on board
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wayland Post responded to a traffic crash involving a Thornapple Kellogg school bus on Tuesday around 3:50 p.m. It happ...
Apr 27, 2021 Michigan State Police - File photo
