Kalamazoo County sets September 1st deadline for organizations to spend COVID-19 relief money
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – All the organizations that have received federal COVID-19 recovery grants from Kalamazoo County will be given a given a deadline to use it or lose it. Kalamazoo County received over $51 million five years ago this month from Congress to reimburse local governments for...
Southwest Michigan Weather: Storms And Sunshine From May 18 To 24
This week in Southwest Michigan, expect a rollercoaster of weather from thunderstorms and high winds to sunny skies, with highs peaking at 86°F before cooling down by the weekend.
A roofer died after falling headfirst onto driveway in Marshall
MARSHALL, Mich. — A roofer died on Tuesday after falling headfirst onto a concrete driveway. Wyoming | Man wanted in connection to shooting that hospitalized woman, hurt man in Wyoming. Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) officials reported on Monday that a 26-year-old roofer, while working
Two Lansing residents arrested after wrong-way drive on I-69 near Tekonsha
TEKONSHA, MI (WTVB) – Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 29-year-old Domonique Nicole Gibson and her 35-year-old male passenger early Saturday morning after she drove northbound in the southbound lanes of I-69 near Tekonsha. The incident began around 2:51 a.m. Saturday morning, when the Calhoun County
“She didn’t hesitate”: Neighbors witness rescue of baby from burning apartment
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A four-month-old baby is unharmed after she was tossed from the second story of a burning building in Kalamazoo, and caught by a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) officer. Now neighbors are praising his actions, after they saw the fire consume the second-story steps around...
Kalamazoo mom faces new heartbreak nearly a month after deadly hit-and-run crash
Nearly a month has passed since Azariah Smith died after a crash in Kalamazoo Township. The mother of Smith’s three children, Samantha McCoy, says life has completely changed since that day.
Volunteers clean neglected headstones of veterans in Lawton
LAWTON, Mich. — Volunteers gathered at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lawton on Saturday to honor forgotten heroes. Members of the American Legion Post 220, local businesses, and members of the community teamed up to clean the headstones of veterans, namely headstones that have been neglected. Local: New "Kalapalooza" festival.
Harper Creek boys win second straight regional championship in track
WILLIAMSTON — The Harper Creek track team continues to make history. The Beavers are back-to-back regional champs for only the second time in school history after Harper Creek won a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 regional tournament in boys track at Williamston on Friday, May 15. A Harper Creek te
Kalamazoo schools see big drop in student suspensions
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Three years ago, Superintendent Darrin Slade came to Kalamazoo with a “no-nonsense” approach to leadership and intense focus on strengthening the district’s discipline policies. New data from Kalamazoo Public Schools shows positive results. Total suspensions in the district during the 2025-26 school ye
Stolen Dodge Ram Found 25 Feet Underwater After Fisherman’s Sonar Discovery Sparks New Questions
A stolen Dodge Ram pickup that disappeared months ago has now resurfaced in one of the strangest ways possible, sitting 25 feet underwater at the bottom of Wolf Lake after a fisherman spotted it using advanced sonar equipment. What started as a day on the water in Van Buren County...

















