Category Archives: Top News Stories
Kalamazoo woman jailed after accident that killed a bicyclist in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 70-year-old Battle Creek man was killed in a vehicle-bicycle accident in the Urbandale neighborhood, late Sunday. Battle Creek Police responded to tye accident in the...
May 19, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Three men arrested by KVET, DEA, ATF
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three men have been arrested after the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team executed three search warrants on May 15 along with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration an...
May 19, 2025
AUDIO: Kalamazoo water plant facilities tours this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ever wonder what happens to the water that goes down the drain? This is Public Services Week in Kalamazoo and it's your chance to find out. Residents both inside and outsi...
May 19, 2025 City of Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo County board being asked to create search committee for youth sports complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County board will be asked Tuesday to create a search committee for the new $40 million youth indoor sports complex. There is already a list of nominees for ...
May 19, 2025 Possible layout for a new youth sports complex in Kalamazoo (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Consumers Energy says 90% of customers affected by storms have power back
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -As of Sunday evening, Consumers Energy crews have restored over 90% of the nearly 287,000 customers affected by the string of tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail that swept t...
May 18, 2025
Local state of emergency declared for Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has declared a local state of emergency after severe thunderstorms swept through the area Thursday evening, causing widespread damage and power outages. A...
May 18, 2025
Thousands remain without power after Thursday night storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While the number has dropped significantly, over 15,000 Consumers Energy customers in Kalamazoo County remain without power Sunday. That has dropped from around 50,000 in ...
May 18, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Red Cross and Consumers Energy to provide free water and meal in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Consumers Energy says they expect most customers who lost electric service from Thursday's tornadoes and thunderstorms to be restored by the end of Sunday, customers...
May 18, 2025 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
Missing teen found safe in Chicago, reunited with family
CHICAGO, IL (WTVB) - 15-year-old Glenn Lee Brown was found safe in Chicago Friday, nine days after disappearing from Pennfield High School. Brown was last seen entering a wooded area behind the school...
May 17, 2025 Glenn Lee Brown (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
City of Kalamazoo crews responding to storm damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the City of Kalamazoo say crews working "with all deliberate speed" to respond to storm damage throughout the city. City Public Services crews have responde...
May 16, 2025 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
