Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Police academy background check bill exits committee
LANSING (WKZO-AM/FM) — A bill allowing full background checks on those seeking law enforcement training in Michigan is now being considered by the full Senate. The Michigan Commission on Law Enf...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
Kalamazoo's new Trader Joe's looking for employees
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The soon-to-open Trader Joe’s in Kalamazoo has begun looking for employees. There’s a hiring event taking place through Friday at the under-construction stor...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
Homer man on trial for criminal sexual conduct
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) — Two young girls took to the stand yesterday in the trial of a Homer man who is charged with sexually molesting the two, after allegedly giving them alcohol and drugs....
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
Another Boy Scout troop stripped of camping gear
PARCHMENT (WKZO-AM/FM) — Boy Scout Troop 218 apparently isn’t the first to have all their gear stolen. It's happened in communities all over Michigan, including Lansing, Warren, and even T...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
Update: Suspect in Bangor laundromat fire charged
UPDATE: BANGOR (WKZO AM/FM) — The suspect in that weekend burglary and fire at a laundromat in Bangor has been ordered held on $500,000 bond. Because they claim he also escaped from the back of ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
New funding plan for consolidated dispatch in play
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) — The Portage City Council has adopted the new funding formula for consolidated dispatch after voters rejected a phone surcharge proposal last fall. The new funding mechanis...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
Men wanted for Edison Neighborhood gunpoint robbery, assault
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Officers with Kalamazoo Public Safety are looking for two men in their mid-20s who robbed and assaulted two victims at gunpoint in the Edison Neighborhood early Wednesda...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
Robber linked to two heists so far
CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO-AM/FM) — Emmett Township police are hunting for a robber who they now believe is responsible for multiple armed robberies in the area. The thief walked into a business in th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 13, 2017
Vicksburg water users can drink from the tap again
VICKSBURG (WKZO-AM/FM) — It’s safe to drink the water again in Vicksburg. That determination was made after a week of tests and treatments. The water system has passed the required protoco...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 12, 2017
Congressman demands that Enbridge close the gaps
ST. JOSEPH (WKZO AM/FM) — Congressman Fred Upton has sent a letter to Enbridge saying he expects immediate action and more transparency in its dealings, following the revelation that constructio...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 12, 2017




