MSP: Woman charged with murder in Richland Township death
A Battle Creek-area woman was formally charged with murder Monday after police said a man was killed over the weekend in Richland Township.
Man gets decades in prison for fatal 2022 Kalamazoo shooting
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A man will be spending decades behind prison bars for his role in a fatal 2022 shooting in Kalamazoo. Vernon Powell was sentenced Monday to 38-60 years for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Aaron Lee Starling, 28, according to Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS).
Freddy’s Frozen Custard Officially Opens in Kalamazoo
A popular national burger chain has arrived in Kalamazoo as Freddy's Frozen Custard opens its first local restaurant on West Main.
Thief targets Portage spa, salon in latest Kalamazoo County break-ins
PORTAGE, Mich. — News Channel 3 has been tracking a crime spree of break-ins at Kalamazoo County salons and beauty parlors since last week. Early Sunday morning thieves hit two more businesses along Romence Road in Portage, shattering windows and taking cash. It marks at least six break-ins in...
Man in critical condition after early morning shooting in Kalamazoo
A 33-year-old Kalamazoo man is in critical condition after a shooting on Bosker Avenue early Saturday morning.
KDPS investigation into early Saturday morning continues
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – An early Saturday morning shooting in Kalamazoo has left a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Around 3:00 a.m. officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the 500 block of Bosker Avenue for a report of a shooting. When they arrived officers located a 33-year-old male
Rotary Club of Portage to honor Orwig with Community Service Award
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Rotary Club of Portage will honor Randy Orwig with its 34th Community Service Award at a special meeting Wednesday, August 5 at the Portage Zhang Senior Center. The group says this prestigious Community Service Award was first granted in 1992 when the Portage...
Back in business: Once robust, Kalamazoo’s chamber of commerce is rising from the ashes
KALAMAZOO, MI -- For more than a century, the chamber of commerce supporting the Kalamazoo area has served as a business advocacy organization, boasting companies big and small from around the county as members. And for most of that time, it was a robust organization. In 2011, the Kalamazoo Regional...
Storms Monday may be strong to severe
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday as a cold front approaches West Michigan. Severe weather meteorologists at the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) have placed all of West Michigan at "slight risk" (level 2 of 5) for severe storms. The primary threat from storms is damaging wind. Heavy ra
Teenage driver dead after crashing into tree in Barry County, passenger hospitalized
BARRY COUNTY, Mich. — A teenager died Saturday after crashing into a tree. Ottawa County | Neighbors grieve for family of 8 found dead in Grand Haven Township. A 17-year-old boy from the Freeport area driving a pickup truck west on east Brown Road near Fry Road in Carlton Township crashed into a tree, causing the truck

















