Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Silent Observer fund set up for bike investigations
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — An anonymous donor has contributed $500 to establish a fund at Silent Observer to encourage tipsters to report hit-and-run drivers who strike bicyclists. It was apparent...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 20, 2017
Dowagiac man survives rollover
CASS COUNTY (WKZO AM/FM) — A Dowagiac man required treatment after he rolled his car multiple times at the intersection of Gards Prarie and Allegheny in Penn Township at about 8:00 Saturday nigh...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 20, 2017
Woman drowns in Allegan County
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Allegan County Deputies have released the name of the woman who drowned during a late night swim Selkirk Lake. They say 40 year old Anna Elizabeth Demshuk of Holl...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 20, 2017
Man involved in wreck faces multiple charges
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — A Kalamazoo man, who is already facing several serious charges after police say he tried to flee the scene of a crash on Stadium Drive, may face additional charges this ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 20, 2017
Teenager drowns in Battle Creek swimming pool
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM/FM) — Police are investigating after a 17-year-old Detroit girl drowned in a Battle Creek hotel swimming pool Friday. She was found unconscious by friends after 10 p.m. CPR...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017
Experts say the carp got by the barriers
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Tests conducted on the Asian Carp that was found just nine miles from Lake Michigan in June show it originated in the Illinois watershed. The researchers say during its ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017
Arcadia Ales relocating its Battle Creek operation
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) — Arcadia Brewing will be closing their downtown Battle Creek taproom on September 2nd after 21-years in that location. Owner Tim Surprise says he will be looking for a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017
The Kalamazoo Kid has a kid of his own
NEW YORK (WKZO AM/FM) — Retired Yankees legend and Kalamazoo Central Grad Derek Jeter has a new job, and its not just running a major league ball club... The Former New York Yankees Captain and ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017
One way parents can avoid raising Nazis
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — If there is a lesson to learn from Charlottesville for parents, it's that they should carefully monitor what their kids do online. Kalamazoo Pastor Nathan Dannison says ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017
UPDATE: 15-year-old found in South Haven, returned home
UPDATE – 8/19 at 7:58 a.m.: The child has been found safe at a home in South Haven. She has since been returned home. ORIGINAL STORY: BANGOR (WKZO AM/FM) — A 15-year-old girl is missing fr...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 19, 2017




