Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Fire Marshal will investigate
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Public Safety officials in Kalamazoo are calling an early morning fire in the 500 block of Ada Street suspicious. The home on the north side is currently vacant and that...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 09, 2017
Motorcyclist loses leg after I-94 crash
HARTFORD TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputies say a 26-year-old motorcyclist from St. Joseph lost a portion of their leg after rear-ending a semitrailer on eastbound...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 09, 2017
Kalamazoo's guitar legacy to be celebrated this weekend
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — One-hundred years of guitar-making on the north side of Kalamazoo will be celebrated Saturday at the old Gibson Guitar plant on Parsons Street. When Gibson left Kalamazo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2017
Michigan sends help hoping it's not needed
OSHTEMO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo Chapter of the Red Cross will be holding their Zero to Hero training sessions as the disaster relief organization ramps up its manpower with another disa...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2017
9-11 commemoration held at Capitol
LANSING (WKZO-AM/FM) — The Michigan Legislature marked the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington on Thursday. The commemoration of the terrorist attack has morphed into a ce...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2017
Missing Emmett Township girl returns home
CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO AM/FM) — The family of a missing teen from Emmett Township says she is back safely at home. They aren't saying where 16-year-old Taylor Perez has been since Sunday when she ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2017
Taphouse closes amid white supremacy scandal
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The Craft Draft 2-Go taphouse is no more. The local craft beer taproom on Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo became the target of a boycott after the Facebook page of one of the...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2017
Senator proposes bill to honor fallen fire chief
LANSING (WKZO-AM/FM) — State Sen. Margaret O’Brien, R-Portage, has introduced legislation that would rename a stretch of Interstate 94 for Comstock Township Fire Chief Ed Switalski. ItR...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2017
Paw Paw celebrates wine industry, harvest this weekend
PAW PAW (WKZO-AM/FM) — Wineries, breweries and other businesses in Paw Paw plan to celebrate the region’s wine industry this weekend. It’s part of the annual Paw Paw Wine and Harvest...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 07, 2017
9/11 memorial set for Monday at Bronson Park
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kalamazoo’s annual 9/11 memorial event is set for Monday at Bronson Park. It has become a tradition in Kalamazoo. “We’ve had, since 2008, the opportuni...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 07, 2017




