Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County has plans for new Animal Shelter
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County has unveiled their preliminary plans for a new Animal Shelter to replace the undersized and aging facility they currently operate near the County Jail. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 07, 2017
West Michigan economy hums despite auto jitters
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan economy is still heavily reliant on the auto industry for its health. West Michigan Industrial economist Brian Long says despite concerns about decreasing a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 07, 2017
Its graduation time.
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The graduation season is well underway in Kalamazoo. In the town that prides itself as the "Education City", it is a finish line for some and a stepping stone for others...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 07, 2017
Three Rivers man dies after head-on crash in Portage
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — A 74-year-old Three Rivers man has died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash last Wednesday on Sprinkle Road in Portage. Portage Public Safety says William Ste...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 06, 2017
Borgess Emergency Center diversifies
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The Borgess Hospital Emergency and Trauma Center will soon open a new wing that will specialize in helping mental health patients who are in crisis. It is adjacent to th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 06, 2017
Syracuse to play WMU football in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Western Michigan University football will welcome Syracuse to Waldo Stadium in 2018. The Power Five school from the ACC will visit Kalamazoo on Sept. 1, 2018, as part of...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 06, 2017
Fire at abandoned house deemed suspicious
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM/FM) — Investigators are looking into a suspicious early Tuesday fire at an abandoned home on Summer Street in Battle Creek. Firefighters arrived before 3:30 a.m. The front ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 06, 2017
Michigan gets new voting equipment
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County Commissioners will be asked tonight to pursue state and federal funding to replace all the voting equipment the County uses to hold elections. The Elect...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 06, 2017
They got away the first time but not the second
SOUTH HAVEN (WKZO AM/FM) — Two Van Buren County men are in custody after they were pursued by deputies, who broke off the chase for safety reasons over the weekend. Deputies caught up to them la...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 06, 2017
Mother enters guilty plea in child's death
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — A Kalamazoo woman who was charged following the drowning death of her 7-month-old daughter has cut a deal with prosecutors and may reduce her sentence if she can stay of...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 06, 2017




