Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Cass County Sheriff's deputies investigate car crash
CASS COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Tests are being conducted to determine if a 38-year-old man was under the influence following a crash on Rudy Road near Dewey Lake Street in Cass County's Wayne Township....
localnews@mwcradio.com May 30, 2016
Woman jumps from fleeing car during police chase
ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A 53-year-old Kalamazoo man is sitting in the Allegan County Jail this Memorial Day weekend after leading Michigan State Police on a high-speed chase Saturday afternoo...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2016
Battle Creek man stabbed after argument
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A domestic dispute that ended with a stabbing in the 200 block of Laurel Drive in Battle Creek on Saturday night has put one man in the hospital and a relative in jail. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2016
Boaters rescued in Barry County after their boat capsized
BARRY COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Barry County dispatched their Marine Patrol to Algonquin Lake near the Old Iroquois Trail at 9:30 Friday night, when they got calls about a capsized boat with two people...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2016
EZ Memorial Ride roars out of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Hundreds of bikers gathered at the Maple Hill Mall for the 6th annual EZ Memorial Ride and fundraiser, to honor slain Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata Saturday afternoon. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 28, 2016
UPDATE: Body of missing dad found in Gull Lake Sunday evening
GULL LAKE (WKZO-AM) — The body of 39-year-old Danyelle Phillips Sr. of Kalamazoo was first detected by a sonar unit brought to the lake by State Police The search had been moved to a location in...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 28, 2016
Flint, Michigan, pipe-replacement cost nearly doubles: newspaper
(Reuters) – The cost of replacing water lines in Flint, Michigan, has nearly doubled amid a health crisis from high lead levels in drinking water, the Detroit Free Press reported on Saturday. Th...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 28, 2016
Memorial Day 2016 means traveling barbecues and parades
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — AAA's Tamra Johnson says this Memorial Day could be one of the most traveled in history. She credits the improving economy, the low price of gas nationally and favorable weat...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 28, 2016
Michigan AG challenges White House on transgender bathroom order
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — As we were first to report Friday morning, Attorney General Bill Schuette has asked the federal government to rescind President Barack Obama's order that School Districts n...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 28, 2016
"Dark Stores" bills get boost from court ruling
LANSING Rep. Dave Maturen of Vicksburg says he wants to proceed with his “Dark Stores” legislation, even though a fresh Court of Appeals ruling may accomplish what he wanted to do with his...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 28, 2016




