Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
"Smart 911" now available in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Officials from all of the police agencies in Kalamazoo County met this morning to launch their Smart 911 phone system. As we reported on Friday, it's a computer based in...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 16, 2017
Introducing Kindergartners to The Promise
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Schools Superintendent Michael Rice and Promise Director Bob Korth were on hand this morning at Lincoln International Elementary School for a special signing c...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 16, 2017
Broncos lose rain-delayed Homecoming game
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) –Near record rain storms dumped up to 8 inches of rain this weekend, bringing an extreme end to what had been nearly a month of dry weather in Kalamazoo, Van Buren and Cal...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2017
Body found in Kalamazoo River
ALBION (WKZO AM/FM) — The Calhoun County Major Crimes Task Force has been activated to investigate the discovery of a body found in the Kalamazoo River Saturday afternoon near Albion. Dispatch g...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2017
Man who clears airport claims he was joking
NEW YORK (WKZO AM/FM) –A Michigan man brought air travel at LaGuardia Airport in New York to a halt Saturday morning when he allegedly told an airline employee he had a bomb in his bag. Airport ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2017
Thief armed with hammer robs store employee
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) –Battle Creek Police are looking for an armed robber who attacked his victim with a hammer. An employee at Sam's Discount Party Store had just locked up the business ea...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2017
UPDATE: waters slowly receding downtown
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Weekend flooding in Kalamazoo has caused some closures today and some businesses will be waiting for water levels to fall before they begin their recovery. At Crosstown ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2017
Calhoun County cockfighting ring discovered
ATHENS TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) — Calhoun County Deputies responding to a landlord-tenant dispute think they have stumbled across a cockfighting ring in Athens Township. ' They were dispatched to t...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 14, 2017
United Against Hunger drive this week
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) — The United Way will need volunteers on Monday in Battle Creek and in Kalamazoo on Wednesday to help package meal kits for this year's United against Hunger ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 14, 2017
Man who grabbed girl wanted by Public Safety
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a scruffy old man who grabbed at a young girl as he rode by on a bike. She was walking on a sidewalk on her way to school Friday m...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 14, 2017




