Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Here comes the bride, all decked in holly
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — There will be more than Christmas bells ringing Saturday evening when Battle Creek's Christmas Parade rolls through the downtown, there will be wedding bells as well. WI...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 18, 2016
BRONCO FOOTBALL: Things to know
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Things you need to know about GameDay Saturday at WMU: The actual on-air program begins at 9 a.m. and runs until noon. They will open the area for fans a few hours before 9...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 18, 2016
Red Kettle Campaign underway in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Bell-ringers with the Kalamazoo branch of the Salvation Army have begun collecting donations for the agency’s annual Red Kettle Campaign. They began planting the kett...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 18, 2016
Serving time down on the farm
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — They grew everything from Acorn Squash to Zucchini in this year’s garden at the Kalamazoo County Jail. Rutabaga, kohlrabi and kale, and they also grew famili...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 18, 2016
Driver still sought after striking bicyclists
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Sheriff’s detectives in Kalamazoo County say they’re looking for the hit-and-run driver of a newer-model General Motors pickup truck or SUV who struck two bicyc...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 18, 2016
Hunting mishaps injure 3 people and one dog
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — There have been no fatal accidents so far this rifle deer season, but several incidents have been reported. A man loading Christmas trees onto a trailer was shot in both legs...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 17, 2016
Diabetes a growing health problem
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Michigan health officials are kicking off an awareness campaign in Lansing to mark American Diabetes Month. They say ignorance about the disease may be the thing that makes i...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 17, 2016
Kalamazoo Health gets new director
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County will have a new person in charge of its Health and Human Services Department, but he is no stranger to the area. James Rutherford, the current director of ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 17, 2016
The right team at the right time
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) It wouldn't be the first time that sports helped a community heal. Just as the Tigers helped riot torn Detroit in 1968, and the Yankees helped New York recover from 9-11, in its ow...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 16, 2016
Barry County probation officer charged
HASTINGS (WKZO-AM) — A Juvenile probation officer in the family division of Barry County Circuit Court has allegedly gotten caught with drugs. They aren’t releasing a lot of details about ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 16, 2016




