Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Portage Public Safety to put body cams to the test this summer
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage Public Safety Chief Richard White said their department of public safety will be putting new body camera technology through its paces this summer to work out the bugs...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 19, 2016
Jobless rate the same despite job gains in Michigan
LANSING (WKZO-AM) - Michigan’s unemployment rate hasn’t budged for the last three months, remaining at 4.8 percent in April, despite the fact that there were more jobs created in Michigan ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 19, 2016
Police investigating car-pedestrian accident on U.S. 131
WAYLAND (WKZO-AM) — A 61-year-old man is reported in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle trying to retrieve a television from the lanes on U.S. 131 south of Wayland. Michigan Sta...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 19, 2016
"Dark Store" bill sent to the State House floor
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Legislation on “dark stores” has cleared the House Committee on Tax Policy and is now headed for a vote. It's called the "dark store" bill because big box retaile...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 19, 2016
UPDATE: Fire destroys a Kalamazoo Township restaurant [PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A fire has destroyed the Sports Forum restaurant in Kalamazoo Township. Smoke was first spotted before 5 a.m. Thursday at the establishment just north of Kalamazoo...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 19, 2016
Man hurt after hit-and-run in Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage Public Safety is looking for the driver of a black Honda that sustained front-end damage after it struck another vehicle from behind. An ambulance rushed a 28-year-ol...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 19, 2016
Lorinda Swain is a free woman after 15-year struggle for justice
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Calhoun County’s Lorinda Swain, who spent seven years in a state prison for a crime she has always said she did not commit, is a free woman after the Michigan Supreme C...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Kalamazoo near top for "creatives" and working artists
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — SmartAsset.com has ranked Kalamazoo third in a listing of best cities for working artists and other creative people. The presence of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Co...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Child injures leg after running into passing car near Lakeview Middle School
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A 12-year-old boy suffered a leg injury after he ran into the side of a passing vehicle while trying to cross a street near Lakeview Middle School. It happened at West C...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Teen stabbed in Pennfield Township during fight over girl, break-in
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP (WTVB-AM) — The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says a fight over a 13-year-old girl led to a teenager stabbing another teenager early Wednesday morning at a home in the 1...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016




