Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Battle Creek man charged with claw hammer robbery bound over for trial
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek man who allegedly used a claw hammer to attack a gas station clerk and rob the Citgo on Capital Avenue just three days after Christmas last year has been ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 14, 2016
Governor Snyder signs O'Brien bill to help recovering patients
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation sponsored by Sen. Margaret O’Brien, R-Portage. The measures would require that hospitals provide designated caregivers with the ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 14, 2016
Battle Creek shooting victim waits several hours before seeing a doctor
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Battle Creek police aren’t saying much about a shooting that occurred at around 3 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of 23rd Street. The victim was shot in the knee d...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 14, 2016
Kalamazoo shooting survivor to make first media appearance on Thursday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — One of the two survivors of the shooting rampage in Kalamazoo that left six dead in February will make her first press appearance on Thursday. Tiana Carruthers will be flan...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 13, 2016
One person treated after fire burns home in Sturgis [UPDATE]
STURGIS (WKZO-AM) — One person had to be treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation after a fire caused significant second-floor damage to a house in the 300 block of Clay Street in Sturgis. T...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 13, 2016
Teenager safe after flipping kayak in Paw Paw River
COLOMA TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A Coloma Township teenager is safe after flipping his kayak in the Paw Paw River, prompting an hours-long search Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Berrien County She...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 13, 2016
Reward boosted for information on Oaklawn Cemetery vandalism
STURGIS (WKZO-AM) — A $3,000 reward is now being offered for information leading police to the vandals who caused an estimated $50,000 damage to the Oaklawn Cemetery in Sturgis earlier this mont...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 13, 2016
Boy ejected, woman hurt in Bloomingdale Township rollover
BLOOMINGDALE TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A 3-year-old boy was ejected and a 26-year-old woman was seriously hurt in a single-vehicle rollover on County Road 665 in Bloomingdale Township. The child also...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 13, 2016
Legislators take testimony on active shooter alert proposal in Lansing
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Legislation inspired by a mass murder in Kalamazoo has received its first hearing in Lansing. No vote was taken, but the House Communications and Technology Committee heard t...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 13, 2016
Gun Lake Casino releases expansion plans
ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — The Gun Lake Tribe says it will spend $76 million to double the size of their casino in Wayland. Construction started in January and should be completed by the summer ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Apr 13, 2016




