Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo Public Schools files suit against the SRO
LANSING (WKZO-AM/FM) — It’s official, Kalamazoo Public Schools has slapped Gov. Rick Snyder’s School Reform Office with a lawsuit after the agency threatened to close two elementary ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 23, 2017
Men jailed after knifepoint robbery
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM/FM) — Two men are jailed after investigators with the Battle Creek Police Department say they tied up two women at knifepoint during a residential robbery on Baughman Court...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 23, 2017
Report: ACA repeal could affect 887,000 residents
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — A new report from the Michigan People’s Campaign claims the repeal of the Affordable Care Act would eliminate healthcare for around 887,000 people in Michigan. The grou...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017
Fuller: Legislation would protect jailers from waste
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller is lobbying in favor of a House bill that he says will protect jailers. If signed into law, the legislation would make it a felon...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017
Kalamazoo high schools rank high
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kalamazoo Central and Loy Norrix High Schools have ranked at the top of a state magazine's top academic list. Bridge Magazine has put Loy Norrix at number one and Kalama...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017
Boil water advisory issued on east side
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — A boil water alert has been issued for homeowners on Dearborn Avenue in Kalamazoo's Eastside neighborhood. The area affected is a six block section between Wallace and L...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017
New approach to homelessness needs homes
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — A first-of-its-kind program to solve homelessness in Kalamazoo for families with kids is off to a good start, according to officials who oversee the program. The funds w...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017
State Trooper says he barely survived attack
BENTON TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Two men from Berrien Springs and Plainwell are being hailed as heroes after they came to the rescue of Michigan State Trooper Gary Guild as he was losing a fight w...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017
Portage's newest hot spot about to open
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM/FM) — Chick-fil-A will open its first franchise in Portage on Thursday morning and Portage Public Safety has already mapped out a strategy to handle the traffic that will be gen...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017
Clearing the air
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM/FM) — Kalamazoo City Manager Jim Ritsema says his office has been getting a lot of calls from confused taxpayers. He says the city has just mailed out tax assessments and resi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 22, 2017




