Category Archives: Top News Stories
Three-year-old Kalamazoo girl injured in accidental shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it's actively investigating an accidental shooting involving a three- year-old child that occurred Saturday evening, which t...
May 04, 2025
Trail improvements delayed after construction equipment damaged
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Damage to construction equipment are causing delays to a trail improvement project in Kalamazoo County. Generation III Excavating owner Heath Meyer says over $100,0...
May 03, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
One in custody after drugs and guns bust in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is in custody and facing multiple felony charges after a gunshot and drug bust in Portage. Wednesday members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) and C...
May 03, 2025
Kalamazoo celebrating May as Bike Month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo is celebrating Bike Month in May. The city has a full calendar of bike-friendly events, activities, and community rides for everyone from seasoned cyclists to fi...
May 02, 2025 Bike riders in Kalamazoo (Photo by John McNeil)
Northville Township man charged with kidnapping, raping Barry County girl
NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 14-year-old girl from Barry County has been rescued from a home in the Detroit suburb of Northville Township. She was allegedly kidnapped by 22-year-old Charle...
May 02, 2025
Kalamazoo Public Schools still investigating internet outage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools have begun an investigation into a security incident that knocked out their internet and e-mail access on Wednesday. They have engaged a third-par...
May 02, 2025
KVET arrests 17-year-old for having stolen gun, meth
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team has arrested a 17-year-old boy after searching a home during a drug sale investigation. Officers were executing a search war...
May 01, 2025
Threat closes Gull Lake Community Schools for Thursday
RICHLAND, MI (WZO AM/FM) - Gull Lake Community Schools are closed today as the district and Richland police investigate a threat of violence against Gull Lake High School. The anonymous threat specifi...
May 01, 2025
AUDIO: Coalition outlines effects of Trump's first 100 days
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first 100 days of the Trump administration has been tough on local at-risk communities according to a coalition of 39 area social service organizations, some already t...
May 01, 2025
Portage to hold one-year anniversary event of May 7, 2024 tornado
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage will host an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the May 7, 2024 tornado. The commemoration will honor the community's resilience, remember the challenges face...
Apr 30, 2025
