Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Aaron Pelletier goes on trial for his role in police chase and fatal shootout
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A jury has been seated in the trial of Aaron Pelletier and the first witnesses have been called. Pelletier is charged with fleeing and eluding and gun felonies for his role...
Mar 22, 2016
Collision in Allegan County kills teenager from Plainwell
TROWBRIDGE TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Distracted driving may have been the cause of a violent collision that killed an 18-year-old girl from Plainwell, who crashed into a home at 102nd Avenue and M-40...
Mar 22, 2016
Man who lives in Battle Creek wounded in the Brussels terrorist attacks
BRUSSELS (WKZO-AM) — Several sources are confirming that a Battle Creek resident and former Oakland University basketball player was injured in the Brussels terror attack on Tuesday. Sebastian B...
Mar 22, 2016
Jones expecting passage of school water testing bill
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — State Sen. Rick Jones says he’s expecting his bill requiring mandatory water testing at Michigan schools to be on Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk within the next three ...
Mar 22, 2016
Western Michigan University pilot program gives college credit opportunity to disadvantaged students
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University is touting a pilot program set to launch next year that would give disadvantaged high school students interested in healthcare careers an opp...
Mar 22, 2016
Hearing for Battle Creek man charged with beating a dog delayed
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek man who could get life in prison for allegedly beating a dog with a baseball bat will have to wait to find out if prosecutors have enough evidence to take...
Mar 22, 2016
Derek Jeter in Cuba with the President
HAVANA (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo’s most famous face, retired Yankee Derek Jeter, is part of the delegation practicing what can only be called “baseball diplomacy,” as the Tampa Bay...
Mar 22, 2016
Michigan State Police get break in a year-old shooting death of Three Rivers man
THREE RIVERS (WKZO-AM) — A gun used to kill a Three Rivers man has been recovered from a Kalamazoo teenager, Michigan State Police said. The body of Phillip Feek Jr. was found in the former home...
Mar 22, 2016
Abigail Kopf, the youngest Kalamazoo shooting victim, walking and talking "entirely on her own"
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — The father of Abigail Kopf, the youngest victim of last month’s mass shooting in the Kalamazoo area, says his 14-year-old is climbing out of bed and walking “...
Mar 22, 2016
Michigan United urges Kalamazoo commissioners to approve "fair chance" policy
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Would you hire an ex-offender? A group trying to find jobs for violators who have served their time and are trying to restart their lives made their case to the Kalamazoo C...
Mar 22, 2016
