Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Plans for more apartments on west side approved
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo City Commission has rezoned the property next to Linden Grove Elementary just off Drake Road for a new upscale apartment complex. It had been zoned for commer...
Dec 06, 2016
Old newspaper building to be put to better use
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Bronson Methodist Hospital says it plans to take the old Kalamazoo Gazette property and find a better use for it. It has been vacant for a while. Bronson Healthcare doesn&#...
Dec 06, 2016
State Police say get your head out of your app
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Get your head out of your app! That’s what Michigan State Police are calling their new campaign to reduce distracted driving. It's already been introduced in other stat...
Dec 06, 2016
Man dies in trainwreck
CASS COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A Chicago man is dead after his KIA minivan was struck by a freight train in Cass County on Monday. Sheriff’s deputies believe 43-year-old John Morris ignored a sto...
Dec 06, 2016
Police: Arson to blame for car fire
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating after a car was intentionally set on fire on the city’s north side early Tuesday. It was reported in the 1400 block of Prince...
Dec 06, 2016
Man shot during drug deal
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety says a 17-year-old is jailed for shooting an 18-year-old in the arm during a drug deal. The victim claims he was fired upon while trying to purchase...
Dec 06, 2016
Recount underway pending appeals
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The recount has begun in Ingham and Oakland counties and will begin in six more, including Kalamazoo and Ottawa counties, Tuesday morning after Detroit Federal Judge Mark G...
Dec 05, 2016
KVCC foundation hoping to raise $50K for scholarships
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation says it’s hoping to raise around $50,000 during its annual holiday fundraising drive. “We’ve got a six, ...
Dec 05, 2016
OPEC decision means likely gas price hikes
DEARBORN (WKZO-AM) — For the first time in a long time we can blame OPEC for a spike in prices at the pump. As we reported last week, after years of disarray, the Organization of Petroleum Expor...
Dec 05, 2016
Home burns, occupants require treatment
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage’s fire marshal is looking for the cause of a fire that gutted the home in the 2000 block of Eckener Drive early Sunday morning. They estimate the fire caused $1...
Dec 05, 2016
