Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
"Stuff the Bus" project by Kalamazoo students a success
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — High school students in Kalamazoo students ran a food drive on the same day this past weekend that mail carriers were collecting food, and for the same reason. With the lon...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 17, 2016
Niles man hurt in Cass County wreck with tractor trailer
CASSOPOLIS (WKZO-AM) — An 18-year-old Niles resident is hospitalized after driving past a stop sign and and getting struck by a tractor trailer in Cass County. Sheriff’s investigators say ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 17, 2016
Portage man involved in police shooting sentenced
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — What could be a final chapter in the bizarre story of the Pelletier family of Portage may have been written in the Kalamazoo County Circuit Courtroom of Judge Alexander Lip...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 17, 2016
Fireworks at City Hall as Growlers plans for fireworks almost fizzle
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo city commissioners approved a permit for a Fourth of July fireworks show at the Kalamazoo Country Club and fireworks for the opening home game on Western Michigan...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 17, 2016
Kalamazoo city commissioners approve "fair chance" ordinance
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — City commissioners in Kalamazoo have approved a “fair chance” ordinance that will “ban the box” from the job applications of firms that do more than...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 17, 2016
Drug bust on Kalamazoo's southeast side
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Acting on tips about illegal drug sales from a vehicle parked at a local business, Kalamazoo Public Safety has taken a 27-year-old woman into custody, but not without a str...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 17, 2016
Youngest Kalamazoo shooting survivor home again after skull surgery
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The 14-year-old girl who survived the shooting rampage in Kalamazoo that left six dead in February is out of the hospital and home again after successful surgery on her sku...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 17, 2016
Wayland man charged with driving drunk causing death
ALLEGAN (WKZO-AM) — A Wayland man is being held on $250,000 bond following arraignment on charges that he was responsible for causing a fatal crash early Saturday morning. Investigators claim 58...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2016
Pre-K Kalamazoo Public Schools students to get new materials
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The youngest students in Kalamazoo Public Schools will be thumbing through new course materials. About 530 pre-kindergarten students in 13 schools will crack reading, writi...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2016
Strong demand nudges Michigan's average gas price higher
DEARBORN (WKZO-AM) — AAA says the average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is up to $2.26. Spokesperson Susan Hiltz says that’s a nickel higher compared to last week. “The good ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2016




