Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Drivers may have to give cyclists a wide berth
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo city commissioners will consider a new ordinance Monday requiring that motorists give cyclists three feet of space, steering to the left, when the driver is passi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 15, 2016
Battle Creek bank robber on the run
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Battle Creek police are looking for a bank robber who stuck up the Fifth-Third Bank branch on Capital Avenue Southwest late Saturday morning. The male was obviously over...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2016
Woman hospitalized after house fire [UPDATE]
EMMETT TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A house fire in Emmett Township near Battle Creek has left a woman in her 60s in critical condition in the Bronson Methodist Hospital Burn Unit in Kalamazoo. She mana...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2016
Drunk driver arrested after crash in Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage Public Safety says a male driver escaped injury, but won’t escape justice after he sheared off a power pole near South Sprinkle Road and Winthrop Avenue, blacki...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2016
Public Safety seeks charges against pit bull owner
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Warrants are being sought against the owner of a pit bull that attacked a Kalamazoo man late last month, mauling his arms. Ron Bardo, 60, was pedaling a bike along Egleston...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 14, 2016
Much needed rain storm causes damage
ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Rain finally fell, ending the longest period without rain in many west Michigan Communities. It fell harder and for longer in some areas than others, and came through ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 13, 2016
NTSB issues preliminary report on biker tragedy
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on the biker tragedy in Cooper Township, that killed five and left four injured. The report details...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 13, 2016
Heritage Hall wins Governor's Award
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University’s renovated Heritage Center, which sits high on Prospect Hill overlooking Kalamazoo, has just won the Governor’s Energy Excellence A...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 13, 2016
Jason Dalton still waiting for mental exam
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Accused mass murderer Jason Dalton was scheduled to be in court on Monday for a status hearing but Prosecutor Jeff Getting says it's been delayed until September 30th. Dalt...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 13, 2016
Washout repairs to force I-94 lane closure
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan Department of Transportation says repair work will force single-lane closures on eastbound Interstate 94 next week. The freeway suffered weather-related damage...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 12, 2016




