Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Oil spill at Cook Nuclear in Bridgman
BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Emergency crews at the Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman spent the weekend cleaning up a sizable oil spill that occurred on Friday when a huge transformer failed, spillin...
Apr 11, 2016
Shooting at a house party in Battle Creek under investigation
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A shooting in the 100 block of Cliff Street in Battle Creek brought a party to an end, but not right away. An unidentified male was shot in the arm as he stood with outs...
Apr 11, 2016
West Michigan economy looking good
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The weather is warming up and so is the west Michigan economy, Kalamazoo-based industrial economist Brian Long said. He said, after a slight slowdown at the end of last yea...
Apr 11, 2016
Hit and run driver sought by Kalamazoo Public Safety
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a driver who crashed a car in the Winchell neighborhood and ran from the scene, leaving four passengers with minor injuries behind. I...
Apr 11, 2016
WMU Professor says rising ocean levels could flood major cities
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Rising water levels on the Great Lakes is mixed news, because while it makes shipping and boating easier for big ships and small boats alike, it can erode the shoreline and...
Apr 10, 2016
Woman dies after violent collision in Bedford Township
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Battle Creek police are investigating to determine if distracted driving may have contributed to a fatal crash in Bedford Township on Saturday. They say a 54-year-ol...
Apr 10, 2016
West Michigan man dies in rollover crash in Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — An autopsy has been ordered to help police in Portage determine why a man from Revenna man drove his pickup off U.S. 131 into wooded area south of Centre Street. Investigator...
Apr 10, 2016
Police say Battle Creek shooting triggered by jealousy
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — He was the odd man out in a love triangle and now he is in jail after Battle Creek police say he fired rifle shots at his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. It happene...
Apr 09, 2016
Michigan Republicans meeting in Lansing to pick delegates for summer convention
LANSING (WKZO) — Its been a very unusual presidential race and its calling for a new level of strategy at this weekend's GOP Convention, as the party faithful pick delegates to the National Conv...
Apr 09, 2016
Calhoun County Prosecutor issues warrants in disturbing domestic abuse case
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) — The suspect in a troubling case of domestic abuse in Battle Creek is expected to be formally charged with murder on Monday. Friends and investigators say that Joyce Carpent...
Apr 09, 2016
