Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Suspect in Hartford stabbing charged with assault with intent to murder
HARTFORD (WKZO-AM) — A 39-year-old Hartford man has been formally charged with three felonies for allegedly stabbing a 61-year-old woman multiple times in the chest and back. Charlotte Young sur...
Mar 31, 2016
Charges could be coming in a 32-year-old Vicksburg cold case murder
VICKSBURG (WKZO-AM) — Prosecutors are seeking warrants in the 32-year-old cold case homicide of 16-year-old Erik Cross of Vicksburg. It had been reported that it was a hit-and-run crash, but the...
Mar 31, 2016
Custody hearing reveals new allegations in suspicious death case
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The mother of the 4-year-old Kalamazoo girl who was found dead on Saturday has been temporarily relieved of custody of her other children after it was revealed in court tha...
Mar 30, 2016
Hoadley: Dangers of lead to be highlighted at Kalamazoo resource fair and forum
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Rep. Jon Hoadley, D-Kalamazoo, will host a forum and resource fair on the dangers of lead in Kalamazoo on Thursday. The event will “inform Kalamazoo residents about t...
Mar 30, 2016
Additional boil water advisory posted for portion of Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — System work has prompted the city of Battle Creek to post a boil water advisory for residents on Hazel and Seedorf streets. The closure on Hazel spans from Walter Avenue...
Mar 30, 2016
Cass County farmer found guilty of having sex with child over seven-year span
CASSOPOLIS (WKZO-AM) — A 67-year-old man has been found guilty of having sex with a young girl multiple times over a seven-year span on his Cass County farm. The girl, now 15, testified against ...
Mar 30, 2016
Fewer foreclosures reported in Kalamazoo-Portage to start 2016
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Foreclosure numbers in Kalamazoo and Portage were a bit lower to start 2016. Financial information firm CoreLogic says the foreclosure rate was 0.53 percent in January, whi...
Mar 30, 2016
Two hospitalized after 85-year-old rolls past stop sign in Howard Township
HOWARD TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Cass County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after an 85-year-old woman rolled past a stop sign at M-60 and Reum Road in Howard Township, injuring a passeng...
Mar 30, 2016
New Field & Stream outlet opens this weekend in Oshtemo
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — They have snipped the ribbon on the new Field & Stream store in Oshtemo. It's a shopping center for everything outdoors. The store, which is located next to the ...
Mar 30, 2016
Intoxicated veteran briefly barricades himself inside Marshall Township home
CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A veteran is in custody after threatening a woman with a gun in a home in Marshall Township. Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the residence o...
Mar 30, 2016
