Category Archives: Top News Stories
WMU beats UMass 2-1, headed to college hockey's Frozen Four
FARGO, ND (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University men's hockey team is headed to the Frozen Four for the first time in program history with after a 2-1 victory over UMass Saturday night. The wi...
Mar 30, 2025
Thousands without power as thunderstorms hit southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Strong thunderstorms that roared through southwest Michigan late Sunday afternoon knocked out power to thousands in the region. As of 7:30 p.m. Sunday there were 7,867 Con...
Mar 30, 2025
Mattawan woman accused of being under the influence in accident that killed eight-year-old girl
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday afternoon 31-year-old Sheila Kershner of Mattawan was charged with eight criminal counts in the death of an eight-year-old Amish girl, whose buggy was rear ended Wedn...
Mar 28, 2025 Sheila Kershner appears in a Paw Paw courtroom via video linkup for her arraignment March 28, 2025 (courtesy Van Buren County District Court)
Suspect in custody on attempted murder charges after shooting in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police arrested a Battle Creek man, following a shooting incident on West Spaulding Avenue that left one victim in critical condition, Friday afternoon. The Battle Cree...
Mar 28, 2025 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
M-43/West Main Street expansion in Kalamazoo starts Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation and contractor Hoffman Bros. Inc. will start work this coming Monday to expand M-43/West Main Street between Drake Road and US-13...
Mar 28, 2025 Violka08 / Depositphotos.com
AUDIO: Linda Stermer's retrial underway
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In Van Buren County, the retrial of Linda Stermer has begun. She was convicted in 2010 for the death of her husband, Todd Stermer, who had asked her for a divorce the day be...
Mar 28, 2025 (courtesy Michigan department of Corrections)
Pedestrian killed after being struck by vehicle on South Sprinkle Road
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man crossing South Sprinkle Road late Wednesday night. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says at approximately 10:10 p.m. officers responded to a vehicle-versus-...
Mar 27, 2025
Kalamazoo Township police officer shot, suspect wounded too
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Township police officer is stable condition snd a suspect is in critical condition after both were shot trading fire late Thursday morning. According ...
Mar 27, 2025 An image from a bodycam video just before police say a suspect shot a Kalamazoo Township police officer March 27, 2025
AUDIO: Trump administration withdraws Fulbright grant for Mexican professor to teach at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University English professor Allen Webb is disappointed that the Trump administration has withdrawn a Fulbright grant for a professor from Mexico. The WMU...
Mar 27, 2025
Second trial for woman accused of 2007 Van Buren County murder of her husband begins this week
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opening statements are expected today in the retrial of a Van Buren County woman who had previously been convicted of killing her husband. It's been more than six years sinc...
Mar 27, 2025 (courtesy Michigan department of Corrections)
