Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo shooting memorial motorcycle ride set for May
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Perry Harley-Davidson is planning a 50-mile charity memorial ride on May 21 to benefit the victims of the February mass-shooting that left six dead in Kalamazoo. Randi Knil...
Apr 28, 2016
Youngest Kalamazoo shooting survivor to undergo surgery next month
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The youngest survivor of the Kalamazoo shooting rampage will undergo surgery on May 13 to replace a portion of her skull that remains missing after she was shot in the head...
Apr 28, 2016
Over 2,600 to receive degrees during Western Michigan University's spring commencement
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Four commencement ceremonies are set for Saturday at Western Michigan University. Spokesperson Cheryl Roland says over 2,600 seniors will pick up diplomas. “For under...
Apr 28, 2016
It's Take Your Child to Work Day
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Today is "Take Your Child to Work" day. That’s of course unless you work in a steel mill, a slaughterhouse or at some other establishment unsuitable for children. Carol...
Apr 28, 2016
More casino expansion in southwest Michigan, this time in Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC (WKZO-AM) — The Gun Lake tribe isn’t the only group with Casino expansion plans. The Pokagon Pottawatomi will add more parking and 70 more slot machines to their satellite casino ...
Apr 28, 2016
Gas prices spike in southwest Michigan and may continue to rise through Memorial Day
CHICAGO (WKZO-AM) — Gas prices have spiked to around $2.40 a gallon in west Michigan. Regular is selling for about $2.33 in Kalamazoo right now, which is about 20 cents higher than the average p...
Apr 28, 2016
Peregrine chicks hatching in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — There is some happy news to report from the Fifth-Third Bank building in downtown Kalamazoo. The Peregrine Falcon pair that nests atop the building has laid four eggs this ...
Apr 28, 2016
Covert man cited twice in the same week for the same violation
COVERT (WKZO-AM) — Some people just don't learn. Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputy Eric Calhoun spotted a driver he knew had a suspended license driving a Dodge Dakota on Wednesday night. ...
Apr 28, 2016
Pfizer to pay settlement linked to company it purchased
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Pfizer has agreed to pay $785 million to 35 states and the federal government because of shady business the drug maker didn’t commit. It was Wyeth that was charged with...
Apr 28, 2016
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller announces he wants another term
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller has formally announced that he will be running for a third term. He has been with the department for his entire 28-year career and said...
Apr 27, 2016
