Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Senate Republicans unveil proposed changes to Michigan's energy plan
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Just weeks after seven coal-fired power plants shut down in Michigan, Senate Republicans have introduced bills that would change the state’s comprehensive energy plan. ...
Apr 29, 2016
FEMA gives Palisades Nuclear Plant a passing emergency response grade
PAW PAW (WKZO-AM) — The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office is reviewing FEMA’s recent assessment of the emergency response plans at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Townshi...
Apr 29, 2016
Kalamazoo Township police: Two men jailed, third remains at large after vehicle, foot pursuit
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Police in Kalamazoo Township say two of three suspects are jailed and a handgun stolen from the city of Kalamazoo has been recovered after a vehicle pursuit and fo...
Apr 29, 2016
UPDATE: Teenager killed in crash near Mattawan
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A teenager is dead after his vehicle was struck by a minivan. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office said the woman’s minivan collied with the 18-year-old...
Apr 29, 2016
Talk about "old school" these driving lessons go back an entire century
HICKORY CORNERS (WKZO-AM) — The Gilmore Car Museum is offering a rare opportunity for the general public to take driving lessons in their fleet of Model-T Fords. Henry Ford didn’t design t...
Apr 29, 2016
White Pigeon man hurt after rollover near Union
UNION (WKZO-AM) — A White Pigeon man is hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover at U.S. 12 and Sunset Boulevard east of Union. Sheriff’s investigators say 30-year-old Thomas Defreese ...
Apr 29, 2016
UPDATE: boil water advisory lifted on Kalamazoo's east side
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — City utilities in Kalamazoo have lifted their boil water alert for the neighborhoods on Kalamazoo’s east side. It was prompted by a water main break on Gull Road on T...
Apr 28, 2016
Drug officers arrest Las Vegas man for allegedly dealing crystal meth
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team has made a significant methamphetamine bust. Drug enforcement officers with the agency say a 27-year-old Las Vegas was working out of ...
Apr 28, 2016
Interstate 94 wreck in Van Buren County kills northern Michigan woman
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A high-speed collision on Interstate 94 in southern Van Buren County has left a woman from Traverse City dead. Michigan State Police Lt. Dale Hinz said the crash occ...
Apr 28, 2016
Federal judge permanently spikes Michigan's so-called "gag order" law
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Schools Supt. Michael Rice announced a victory on Thursday over an attempt by the legislature to stifle the release of information about ballot items by lo...
Apr 28, 2016
