Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Biking update from Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) — On the day that a major forum on Bike safety was scheduled for Portage City Hall, charges were filed against the driver who struck and killed a bicyclist in Portage this s...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 07, 2017
Chief headed for Georgia, replacement named
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Now we know why Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley bailed out of the chase for the police chief’s post in Punta Gorda, Florida. He already had a new job as the Police...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2017
Gas Prices rise fast and high
DEARBORN (WKZO AM/FM) –As we reported last week, gas prices are up, way up. About 20-cents per gallon higher than they were a week ago according to AAA of Michigan. The statewide average is now ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2017
Carp Challenge draws hundreds of proposals
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — The deadline has passed for entries into the Great Lakes Invasive Carp challenge, a contest to find innovative solutions to keep the voracious invasive species from gettin...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2017
State Police and Bishop react to Texas shootings
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Police say 26 people are dead and more are wounded after an Air Force Veteran attacked a church congregation with an assault rifle in a small town near San Antonio. They...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2017
Road Construction season ends in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The old joke is that Michigan really has just two seasons...winter and construction season and it looks like the later is over, at least in the city of Kalamazoo. Utilit...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2017
Tuesday is Election Day
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Voters head to the polls for local elections across the state tomorrow. There are no statewide issues to decide, but Kalamazoo and Portage will be filling three seats ea...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 06, 2017
Battle Creek fire prevented from spreading to home
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) –It's hard to imagine a brush fire in weather like we have had this weekend, but that was what Battle Creek firefighters were dispatched to handle at about 5:30 Saturda...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2017
Major retailer plans holiday liquidation sale
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) –One of the last K-Marts in Southwest Michigan will be closing after the holidays. The K-Mart in Battle Creek will close in January. K-Marts in Mount Pleasant and Clint...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2017
Few details released about Kalamazoo shooting
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — A young man suffered a life-threatening wound to the torso when he was shot in the 500 block of Pearl Street in the Vine Neighborhood early Saturday morning. The first P...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 05, 2017




