Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
EZ Memorial Ride fundraiser returns this weekend
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The sixth annual EZ Memorial ride will be held Saturday starting in Kalamazoo and ending in Marshall. Sponsored by the Sons of Malta, the now annual event is a fundraiser f...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
12-year-old struck by car in front of Pennfield Middle School
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A student at Pennfield Middle School is in serious condition at Bronson Methodist in Kalamazoo after the 12-year-old was struck by a car crossing Pennfield Road, a...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
K-Wings announce affiliation with Tampa Bay
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo Wings have signed a one-year affiliation deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. The agreement will send some of the Lightning’s top prospects to ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
Over 80 veterans to participate in honor flight next week
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Talons Out Honor Flight is planning to take over 80 local war veterans to Washington D.C. next Saturday. Dan Moyle is with the non-profit and says World War II and Korean W...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
Fort Custer Cemetery planning for Memorial Day ceremony
AUGUSTA (WKZO-AM) — Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta is getting ready for its annual Memorial Day ceremony. Volunteers will spend Saturday placing American flags at the graves of the ove...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
Upgraded "Good Samaritan Bill" clears the House
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — People of all ages who share drugs would be exempted from prosecution if they report a friend having an overdose under legislation that cleared the House this week. In too ma...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
Attorney General asks governor to halt Flint investigations
LANSING (WKZO-AM)– Attorney General Bill Schuette joined other prosecutors, sending a letter to Gov. Rick Snyder asking him to suspend independent internal investigations into the Flint Water Cr...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
Portage may add the LGBTQ community to its anti-discrimination ordinance
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage may be the next city in Michigan to recognize gay rights. They wouldn’t be the first. In fact, 40 other Michigan towns have already beaten them to that mileston...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
Woods Lake Park reopens in Kalamazoo [PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — After several delays, months of work and thousands of dollars in expenditures, Woods Lake Park has been reopened to the public, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. O...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 27, 2016
Two jailed in vehicle theft, stolen property ring
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s detectives say they’ve arrested two suspects in a stolen vehicle and theft ring. Both suspects, who were found in a car stolen out of...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 26, 2016




