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UPDATE: Man charged in Oshtemo Township murder
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A suspect has been charged and arraigned in a shooting death that occurred in Oshtemo Township last week, according to a report from MLive Monday. According to the...
Will Kriss Apr 12, 2021 Joriel Cruz. (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office).

Barry County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal motorcycle crash
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred at M-179 Highway near Briggs Road. Accor...
Will Kriss Apr 12, 2021 Jason Rojas / CC

Kalamazoo County Health Department announces new expansion for COVID-19 vaccination clinics
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, the Kalamazoo County Health Department announced that it is expanding vaccination clinics being held at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center to three days a wee...
Will Kriss Apr 12, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC

UPDATED - Eight injured after house explodes in Marshall early Monday morning
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM ) -- UPDATE: Police and Fire officials in Marshall provided a public update regarding a house explosion that took place early Monday morning. While the explosion is still unde...
Brandon James Apr 12, 2021 Matt Barber / CC

Sightings reported in Chicago of woman missing from Kalamazoo-area since late March
CHICAGO, IL (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police in Chicago have provided an update about a woman missing from the Kalamazoo area. 40-year-old Anne Amanda Bushek of Kalamazoo Township was reported missing on March ...
Brandon James Apr 12, 2021 Anne Amanda Bushek (Photo courtesy Township of Kalamazoo Police Department).

Fatal shooting in Kalamazoo Sunday continues recent uptick in gun incidents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's been a steady increase in shooting incidents and arrests related to weapons in recent days in the Kalamazoo area. Some have resulted in fatalities and Kalamazoo p...
Brandon James Apr 12, 2021 James Case

Portage beginning East Milham Avenue reconstruction Monday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction on East Milham Avenue from South Westnedge Avenue to Portage Road will begin on Monday, April 12 at 7 a.m. Traffic delays are expected in this area and motorist...
Will Kriss Apr 11, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)

Severe Spring weather rips through Southwest Michigan leaving structural damage and power outages
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A southern Kent County neighborhood saw it's fair share of damage from Saturday's Spring storms that blew through Southwest Michigan. WOOD TV reporting that residents of ...
Jerry Malec Apr 11, 2021

Felonious Assault leads to arrest and three handguns seized
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police responded to the 100 block of East Maple Street Friday around 4:30 a.m. on a report of a felonious assault involving a handgu...
Jerry Malec Apr 10, 2021

Suspect sought in Allendale shooting injuring 4, one critically
ALLENDALE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Four people were shot with one critically injured at an apartment complex in Allendale Saturday. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office reporting that deputies responded to t...
Jerry Malec Apr 10, 2021




