Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
HopCat prepares for opening weekend [PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — HopCat is putting the finishing touches on its 11th location in downtown Kalamazoo in advance of its Saturday opening. Chris Knape, who is the marketing vice president for ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 06, 2016
Conservation Officers cross-train for emergencies
WALES TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — The DNR has been gearing up for deer season, training their conservation officers to deal with medical emergencies out in the woods, everything from heart attacks to a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 06, 2016
Gas prices spike in upper midwest
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Gas prices have spiked again in the Great Lakes states to near $2.40 a gallon. A couple of factors are at work and a third could make the situation even worse, according to...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 06, 2016
Portage man hopes to legalize "Selfies" when voting
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — It has been illegal in Michigan to snap a photo of someone voting since 1891 under a law designed at the time to protect the secret ballot from this new-fangled technolo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 06, 2016
Economic stats contradict nation's mood
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — It’s difficult to imagine why people are so angry about the economy right now, especially in the Kalamazoo region, if you listen to the numbers. The man assigned the ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 06, 2016
Pennfield student busted for tweeting threats
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A 14-year-old who threatened other students using a Twitter account at Pennfield High School has been booked into the Calhoun County Juvenile Home while they sort ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 05, 2016
Campus Classic 1k and 5k this Saturday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University is getting ready to hold its traditional pre-homecoming football Campus Classic 1K and 5K runs on Saturday. The event usually draws over 1,400 r...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 05, 2016
Kalamazoo Valley Museum hosting Chemistry Day
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Over 100 chemists will be on hand at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum for its 30th-annual Chemistry Day this Saturday. “We are doing liquid nitrogen, and slime and magic s...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 05, 2016
Tree-trimmer dies after 50-foot fall
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office says a tree-trimmer is dead after falling 50 feet from a bucket truck while working on a residential property in the 16000 block...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 05, 2016
Gov. Snyder signs police training legislation
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a 17-bill package that will upgrade the training requirements for police officers, particularly auxiliary officers. Snyder said one goal is to avo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 05, 2016




