Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
St. Joseph County sheriff to retire at end of January
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) – St. Joseph County Sheriff Bradley Balk will be retiring at the end of January. The Sturgis Journal reports Balk shared a written statement with the Board of Commissioner...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2019
Kalamazoo County: voter turnout & election recap
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan voters approved election reforms last November and Kalamazoo voters made use of the new rules when they voted on November 5th. Kalamazoo County Clerk...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2019
KRESA Career and Technical Education millage passes
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters approved a new millage that proponents say will increase funding for technical education and career training for students in Kalamazoo County. The KRESA care...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019
Unlicensed marijuana bust leads to one arrest
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Southwest Enforcement Team (South Office) has announced that an unlicensed marijuana bust in Sturgis has lead to the arrest of one suspect. According to an officia...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019
Suspect pleads guilty in Portage armed robbery case
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Police in Portage have announced that an armed robbery suspect has pleaded guilty in a case that took place in January this year. As a result, Marcus Anthony Lambert w...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019
David Anderson elected Mayor of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — There’s a new mayor in Kalamazoo, but it’s a familiar face. Longtime city commissioner David Anderson has been elected mayor of Kalamazoo after all preci...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019
BCFD receiving grant for extrication equipment updates
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Battle Creek Fire Department has announced that a new federal grant will allow the testing of extrication equipment that they will soon purchase. According to...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Invests $250,000 into United Way
KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region (UWBCKR) that they will be receiving a grant of $250,000 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019
Lawton meth bust leads to several charges
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a meth bust in Lawton lead to the arrest of an unknown amount of suspects Saturday night. Around 11 p.m., ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019
UPDATE: WMU approves new apartment rates
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — UPDATE: New room and board rates for Arcadia Flats, the newest student housing project on the campus of Western Michigan University, have been approved by the WMU Bo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2019




