Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Boy killed in Cass County farming accident
VOLINIA TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Deputies say they won't be releasing the name of a child who was run over and killed by a piece of landscaping equipment, at the request of the family. They do sa...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 22, 2017
Southwest Michigan says goodbye to Comstock fire chief [AUDIO, PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Southwest Michigan said goodbye to Comstock Township Fire Chief Ed Switalski at a funeral service attended by hundreds at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo on Wednesday. H...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 21, 2017
West Michigan firms score at top of beer poll
UNDATED (WKZO-AM/FM) — According to the American Homebrewers Association, the best two breweries in the country are located in west Michigan. They do an annual poll of their membership nationwid...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 21, 2017
Summer arrives and parks are open for fun
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kik Pool is scheduled to reopen today after a problem with a filtration pump delayed the opening of the pool at Upjohn Park. It will be open free this afternoon from 1:3...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 21, 2017
Senior millage may be on fall ballot
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — On the night that the Kalamazoo County Commission was asked to approve a budget for the Area Agency on Aging that calls for cuts, a number of individuals and agencies re...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 21, 2017
Daycare center ordered closed by state
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Agency has shut down a daycare on Reed Street in Kalamazoo for numerous violations, after they received a complaint and inspected t...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 21, 2017
Big funeral planned for today
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Kalamazoo County and around the state for Comstock Fire Chief Ed Switalski, who will be saluted today at a memorial service at Wings Ev...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 21, 2017
Driver hit Metro Transit bus going over 100 mph
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — The driver who was allegedly behind the wheel when his car flew into the front of a Metro Transit Bus a month ago was going in excess of 100 mph and accelerating in the ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 19, 2017
Battle Creek baseball star drafted by Detroit
DETROIT (WKZO-AM/FM) — A baseball standout from Battle Creek is working on a contract to join the Tigers organization. Former Lakeview High School star Jake Bivens was taken by Detroit last week...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 19, 2017
AAA: Michigan's gas price average down 8 cents
DEARBORN (WKZO-AM/FM) — AAA says the average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan slipped eight cents to $2.32 last week. Auto club spokesperson Susan Hiltz says that’s the second consecu...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 19, 2017




