Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
100 years later, Sam Dunlap celebrated on campus
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Long before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and long before Joe Louis was pummeling opponents in the ring, Western Michigan University’s “...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 27, 2017
Local LGBT Community shocked by Trump tweets
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — President Trump's latest tweets announcing a ban on transgender service personnel has sparked demonstrations and negative reactions across the nation. Jay Maddock The dire...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 27, 2017
Charges leveled against double murder suspect
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Formal criminal charges have been authorized against suspected double murderer Zachary Patten in Kalamazoo, but his first court appearance is being pushed off until a we...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 27, 2017
Filing deadline for city races has passed
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The deadline for filing for city races in Kalamazoo and Portage has come and gone and we now know who will appear on the fall ballot. Mayor Bobby Hopewell is running uno...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 27, 2017
Cold case heats up in Cass County
CASS COUNTY (WKZO-AM/FM) — Investigators say he almost got away with murder. Raymond Richmond has cut a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to the 1977 death of 25-year-old Robert Stasiak, wh...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 26, 2017
Medical marijuana focus of Kalamazoo forums
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Big changes are coming in Michigan for medical marijuana users and suppliers. A pair of forums on how Kalamazoo will address those changes will be held at city hall this...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 26, 2017
UPDATE: Niles murder case takes strange twist
NILES (WKZO-AM/FM) — A man who walked into the Niles Law Enforcement Complex and confessed to murder apparently told police that he failed to follow through on his end of a suicide pact. An affi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 26, 2017
UPDATE: Young boy killed by car identified
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) — Portage Police are waiting for test results before deciding whether to proceed with charges against the driver of a car who struck and killed a 7-year-old Texas Township b...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 25, 2017
UPDATE: Victim ID'd in Washington Square killing
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — A small memorial has appeared near the spot in a parking lot where a 31-year-old Kalamazoo resident was shot to death early Tuesday. Kalamazoo Public Safety is still loo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 25, 2017
UPDATE: Niles man turns self in for Friday murder
UPDATE: The suspected killer, 52-year-old James Huffman, is being accused of failing to follow through on his end of a suicide pact. ORIGINAL STORY: NILES (WKZO-AM/FM) — A 52-year-old Niles man ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jul 25, 2017




