Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Unusual crash in Wisconsin kills Kalamazoo man
STURGEON BAY, WISC. (WKZO-AM) — Police in the Wisconsin town of Sturgeon Bay say a 65-year-old man from Kalamazoo was killed when his car went into the water between a couple of bridges near a m...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 26, 2016
Foreclosure rate edges lower in Kalamazoo-Portage
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The foreclosure rate in Kalamazoo and Portage declined one-fifth of a percentage point in June, compared to figures from a year ago. The local rate settled at 0.43 percent....
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
Bees close Linear Park pathway
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — An infestation of bees has forced the closure of a path at Linear Park that extends from about Wagner Drive to Bailey Park. City staff located multiple hives near the Ba...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
"Tiny house" under construction on east side
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Volunteers with Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity are busy constructing Kalamazoo’s first “tiny house” on the city’s east side. Construction Man...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
Eighty headstones damaged at Riverside Cemetery
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A $500 reward is being offered for information leading police to the vandals responsible for cracking and toppling 80 granite headstones at Riverside Cemetery. Wendy Burlin...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
Saturday tornado count up to six
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has now concluded that there was a sixth separate tornado that was generated out of that powerful storm cell that struck Sat...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
Arson blamed for Battle Creek fire
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Battle Creek’s fire marshal has determined that a fire that caused $20,000 damage to a home that was being refurbished at 49 Roosevelt Avenue last Friday was damag...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
Kitchen magnet could prevent next oil disaster
SOUTH HAVEN (WKZO-AM) — Wolverine Pipeline Company has announced that a diesel oil spill from a fractured transmission line in Geneva Township has been cleaned up and the land restored. In June,...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
Mom struck by SUV dies from injuries
WHITE PIGEON (WKZO-AM) — A woman who was struck from behind in White Pigeon earlier this week has now died from her injuries at Bronson Methodist Hospital. Kaylan Rider, 24, was a single mom who...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 25, 2016
UPDATE: Decatur woman found
UPDATE – 8/25 at 8:13 a.m.: The woman has been found. DECATUR (WKZO-AM) — Michigan State Police need your help finding a missing Decatur woman. Debra Fitz, 60, was last seen by family arou...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 24, 2016
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