Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Pizza delivery man held for armed robbery
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — We have heard of pizza delivery men being targets for armed robberies, but this is the first time we heard of this. Public Safety first became aware of the robbery last ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 17, 2017
UPDATE: Victims in bridge crash identified
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM/FM) — Police in Battle Creek have released the names of the two people who were killed when their plunged into the Kalamazoo River early Friday as 31-year-old Marcus Parson...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 17, 2017
Man jailed for intoxicated driving after crashing car into swamp
MARCELLUS (WKZO-AM/FM) — A 22-year-old Lawton man is jailed for driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car into a swamp in Marcellus. The vehicle was found submerged in at least four fee...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 17, 2017
Police: Woman rolls vehicle after falling asleep
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM/FM) — Drowsy driving may be to blame for a roll-over on Sprinkle Road in Portage that sent a woman to Bronson Methodist Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Portage Publ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 16, 2017
Fire found inside Portage cleaning business
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM/FM) — It took around 25 minutes for firefighters to contain flames at a home cleaning business in Portage. First-arriving Portage Public Safety crews found smoke and fire inside...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 16, 2017
Stabenow against plans to eliminate Great Lakes restoration funding
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, is speaking out against Trump administration plans to eliminate Great Lakes restoration funding. Trump reportedly wanted to slash 97 pe...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 16, 2017
What's in a name...could be money
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan's Superintendent of Schools wants to know if he has the authority to withhold funding from schools that have offensive mascots. Brian Whiston has asked the Attorn...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 16, 2017
Child neglect case linked to cold
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) — A sharp-eyed Battle Creek Police Officer was headed down Capital Avenue when he spotted what he thought was an unclothed infant in the arms of a woman on a side stree...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 16, 2017
Consolidated dispatch vote coming up
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The campaign to convince voters to approve a new phone surcharge to fund 9-1-1 consolidation in Kalamazoo County has been launched. The vote will be May 2nd. The proposa...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 16, 2017
UPDATE: Suspect charged in Detroit Police shooting
DETROIT (WKZO-AM/FM) — The Detroit man who was involved in the shooting of two police officers on Wednesday is now being called the prime suspect in the murder of Wayne State University Police O...
localnews@mwcradio.com Mar 16, 2017




