Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Courser ordered to trial, Gamrat cleared
INGHAM COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Expelled State Representative Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, will not be tried for crimes after all. That's not the case for Todd Courser, R-Lapeer, who has been ordered to...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 15, 2016
Motorcyclist hits deer in Cass County
CASS COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A motorcyclist from Niles is recovering from injuries he suffered when his bike hit a deer on Peavine Street in Cass County’s Pokagon Township just before 10 p.m. T...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 15, 2016
Fire heavily damages Portage home
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a blaze that caused $100,000 damage to a home in the 1000 block of Schuring Road in central Portage on Tuesday night. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 15, 2016
UPDATE: Police exchange fire with barricaded suspect
UPDATE – 6/15 at 4:57 a.m.: The suspect, reportedly Jason Kohlhoff, is in custody. ORIGINAL STORY: GENEVA TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Police have surrounded a home in rural Van Buren County where...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 14, 2016
Portage City Council mulls gay, bisexual, transgender protections
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Just days after the nation was rocked by the assault on a gay nightclub in Orlando that left 49 dead, the Portage City Council has taken up an ordinance amendment to address ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 14, 2016
Armstrong, other cyclists complete Kalamazoo ride [PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — An estimated 800 to 900 cyclists appeared Tuesday evening in near-perfect conditions to complete the ride started by of nine members of the Chain Gang who were run down by ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 14, 2016
After tragedy, Proos to explore ways to improve road safety
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — State Sen. John Proos, R-St. Joseph, says he’ll look for legislative options to make Michigan roads safer for everyone after a pickup drove into a group of bicyclists...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 14, 2016
Drivers urged to "dump the pump" on Thursday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — With gas prices hovering near the $3 a gallon mark, officials with Kalamazoo Metro Transit are urging people to “dump the pump” on Thursday. The aim of the 11th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 14, 2016
Kalamazoo Public Schools budget offers pleasant surprise
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Schools trustees are counting their blessings after getting their first look at next year's proposed budget. For the first time in a while, it doesn’...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 14, 2016
After tragedy, Kalamazoo's Chain Gang rides
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Chain Gang Bicycle Club in Kalamazoo wants to complete the ride started by nine members of their group last Tuesday. Five were killed and four hospitalized when they we...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jun 14, 2016




