Category Archives: Kalamazoo News

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A 36-year-old man spent his Friday morning in the Kalamazoo County Jail after Kalamazoo Public Safety says he got drunk, went out of control and sheared off a power pole in...

LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Michigan health officials have confirmed the first case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever they have seen since 2009 in a child in Cass County. The bacterial infection, which is...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Twenty five years after her death and five years after Kalamazoo Public Safety reopened her case, detectives say they may be close to solving the murder of Annette Jones. T...

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WKZO-AM) — An Allegan County man has been charged with two counts of murder in North Carolina, a crime they say he committed without stepping foot in that state. They cla...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The city of Kalamazoo “banned the box” years ago. Just last month, the city commission adopted a “fair chance" policy that requires that any firm that doe...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A coalition of local groups has taken the first step to try and get at the root causes of violence in the Kalamazoo community, with the ultimate goal of reducing the proble...

KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The 38th-annual Kalamazoo Klassic 5K and 10K events are set to get underway Saturday morning. Organizer Bonnie Sexton said around 1,000 people are currently slated to run i...

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Binder Park Zoo says it’s trying to raise $50,000 for a new digital X-ray machine. Spokesperson Kari Parker said the Battle Creek facility currently houses a 15-ye...

THREE RIVERS (WKZO-AM) — A Three Rivers Bible Church pastor has resigned amid allegations that he used his church position to coerce an 18-year-old female member of his congregation into a sexua...

MOTTVILLE (WKZO-AM) — A northern Indiana couple has been sentenced to 18 months probation and will be forced to pay nearly $4,500 restitution after 20 exotic animals were seized from their home ...