Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Room and board rates to increase at Western Michigan University
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Room and board rates at Western Michigan University will jump 3.5 percent next academic year. Students in residence halls this fall with 15-meal plans will pay just over $9...
Apr 22, 2016
Driver dead after collision with tractor trailer on Interstate 94 [UPDATE]
MARSHALL (WKZO-AM) — A driver is dead after a tractor trailer rear-ended a passenger vehicle on eastbound Interstate 94 near the Interstate 69 interchange. It happened after 2 a.m. Friday, promp...
Apr 22, 2016
Women sue Berrien County Jail claiming they were coerced into sex
BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A lawsuit claiming there was sex between inmates and guards at the Berrien County Jail has been filed in federal court. Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said he hasn...
Apr 22, 2016
Albion police have man in custody for a shooting death two days ago
ALBION (WKZO-AM) — One man is in custody for the shooting death of a 58-year-old from Albion. The shooting reportedly ended an argument over a $6 debt, according to detectives. Ernest Lee Embry ...
Apr 22, 2016
Earth Day, despite being on Friday, will be celebrated Saturday in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Today is Earth Day, but the big celebration in Kalamazoo will be staged Saturday at the Kalamazoo Nature Center when more people can participate. The day will start with a ...
Apr 22, 2016
Moms Demand Action chapter forms in Kalamazoo to fight gun violence
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A local chapter of Moms Demand Action is forming in Kalamazoo. The issue of gun violence has never been more on the minds of area residents following the mass-killing in Fe...
Apr 22, 2016
Murder suspect Jason Dalton due in court for competency exam in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A hearing will be held this morning to determine if Kalamazoo mass-shooting suspect Jason Dalton, 45, is competent to stand trial. The state psychologists who examined Dalt...
Apr 22, 2016
Man jailed after apartment break-ins, assaults in Oshtemo
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s deputies have jailed a suspect wanted for assaulting residents at the Centre Apartments in Oshtemo Township during a pair of break-i...
Apr 22, 2016
Several rescued after Oshtemo apartment fire
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Six people are safe after they were pulled by firefighters from the balcony of a burning apartment building in Oshtemo Township. Investigators say it started while s...
Apr 21, 2016
Police: Scam targets Consumers Energy, South Haven Electric customers
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Police in South Haven say they’re noticing a spike in scam calls from people claiming to be with the “disconnect” departments of Consumers Energy and Sout...
Apr 21, 2016
