Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Driver killed in Interstate 94 fatal near Marshall Identified
MARSHALL (WKZO-AM) — The man who was killed after his stopped car was rear-ended by a tractor trailer in the slow lane of eastbound Interstate 94 near the Interstate 69 interchange has been iden...
Apr 26, 2016
February foreclosure rate dips in Kalamazoo-Portage
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The foreclosure rate in Kalamazoo-Portage dipped fractionally in February, compared to numbers from the same month in 2015. Financial information firm CoreLogic said it set...
Apr 26, 2016
Shots fired call temporarily locks down Portage schools
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — At least four public schools in Portage were locked down as a precaution after 911 dispatchers fielded three calls about shots being fired near Isabelle Street, Robinswood St...
Apr 26, 2016
Nearly 40 establishments to participate in "Dining Out for Life" fundraiser Thursday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A group that helps in the fight against AIDS is urging southwest Michigan residents to dine out for a good cause on Thursday. Thirty-six establishments will donate a portio...
Apr 26, 2016
Bangor man takes a plea deal in a 28-year-old cold case murder
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A Van Buren County man who took his case all the way to the State Supreme Court to win a new trial in a 28-year-old murder case has now bargained it away for what he...
Apr 26, 2016
Barry County man sentenced by a Federal Judge for child pornography
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A Barry County man who preyed on young girls for 50 years has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Seventy-year-old David Heinsen of Nashville was turned into police by hi...
Apr 26, 2016
Golf ball-sized hail falls on southern Allegan County
ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — After days of great weather, west Michigan got a taste of the darker side of the spring last night, as rain, lightning and hail rolled through the region. Homeowners i...
Apr 26, 2016
Kalamazoo County Board green lights program to help the homeless
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Work has begun to screen families for Kalamazoo County’s expanded and unique housing initiative to combat homelessness. Voters approved an extra millage last year to ...
Apr 26, 2016
Sheriff's investigators: Paw Paw man found high, naked behind wheel of stolen vehicle
PAW PAW (WKZO-AM) — Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputies have jailed a Paw Paw man after he was found naked and high on methamphetamine while behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle. The arres...
Apr 25, 2016
Rice urging changes to M-STEP, not new state standardized test
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools says he’s not in favor of proposals to scrap the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress. Instead, Michael Rice w...
Apr 25, 2016
