Category Archives: Top News Stories
Senator Bernie Sanders bringing his national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour to Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Kalamazoo Saturday, August 23 as a part of his national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. In Kala...
Aug 18, 2025
Kalamazoo County commissioner to be sentenced August 26 on domestic violence charge
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A member of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to be sentenced later this month on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, after admitting to slapp...
Aug 18, 2025 A screenshot of St. Joseph County District Judge Jeffrey Middleton at a hearing August 15, 2025 (courtesy St. Joseph County District Court)
Amtrak train stuck near Battle Creek four hours Friday night
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Passengers on an Amtrak train were stuck for four hours Friday night near Battle Creek. Mechanical problems are blamed for the issue, and Amtrak says the passengers ...
Aug 18, 2025 Richard Eriksson / CC
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County helping fund a Kalamazoo Public Safety program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board has approved funding for a Kalamazoo Public Safety program to provide bus rides for the homeless who need a way back home. In fact, it's called ...
Aug 18, 2025 A Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus (courtesy of Metro Transit)
AUDIO: Centreville couple has fourth child born in McDonald's parking lot in Schoolcraft
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Centreville couple's fourth child was born last Monday morning in the parking lot of the McDonald's restaurant in Schoolcraft. Kevin Rotunda was driving 100-miles-an-h...
Aug 18, 2025
Two paddleboarders injured after being hit on Gourdneck Lake
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people on a paddleboard were injured Saturday when they were struck by a tube being pulled by a speedboat on Gourdneck Lake. The Portage Department of Public Safety says...
Aug 17, 2025 (courtesy Gourdneck Lake Association)
17-year-old from Kalamazoo and 19-year-old from Paw Paw killed in fiery crash
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two teens were killed early Sunday morning when their vehicle slammed into a traffic signal pole and burst into flames in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township. At 3:...
Aug 17, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
West Nile virus detected in dead bird in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A dead bird in Calhoun County has been found to have had West Nile virus. It is the first confirmed animal case of West Nile virus in Calhoun County in 2025. Official...
Aug 15, 2025 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
Kalamazoo receives historic preservation grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Kalamazoo has been awarded a $15,500 grant from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office to fund assessments for reviewing repairs to Kalamazoo City Hal...
Aug 15, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in the fall. (Photo by John McNeill).
Julius Robinson Jr. charged in 2021 shooting death of Gerryon Kye
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A second man has been charged with felony murder, first-degree home invasion, armed robbery, and three felony weapons charges for the 2021 shooting death of 33-year-old Ge...
Aug 15, 2025
