Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
State Senate approves bills easing penalties on underage drinkers
LANSING (WKZO-AM) The Michigan State Senate has approved two bills that would decriminalize a person's first arrest for being a minor in possession of alcohol, making it a civil infraction instead of ...
Mar 04, 2016
Coalition of Great Lakes groups asking for tests to determine if there is radiation in the environment
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO-AM) — Over 100 Environmental and anti-nuclear power groups in the Great Lakes states and Canada are asking for testing to see just how much radiation is loose in the region...
Mar 04, 2016
Surviving victims of Kalamazoo's mass murder continue to improve
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Abigail Kopf and Tiana Carruthers, the two survivors of the Feb. 20 shootings in Kalamazoo that left six dead, both continue to make progress toward recovery, and their ...
Mar 04, 2016
Proposed state law would restrict use of seclusion and restraints in public schools
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County has developed policies on child restraints and seclusion in schools that Sen. Margaret O'Brien, R-Portage, says should be adopted statewide. The policy was d...
Mar 04, 2016
One of the nation's best places to work is in Kalamazoo
KALMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Fortune Magazine has released its latest list of the “Best Places to Work” in the United States, and four of the top 40 firms are here in Michigan. The Kalamazoo...
Mar 04, 2016
South Haven mother of two sentenced for drunken driving
HOWELL (WKZO-AM) — A South Haven mother who had her two children in her car when she was arrested near Howell with a blood-alcohol level four-and-a-half times over the legal limit has been sente...
Mar 04, 2016
Competency evaluation ordered for Kalamazoo mass-killing suspect
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A judge has ordered a competency evaluation for the man accused of killing six people and wounding two others in three separate shootings in the Kalamazoo area on Feb. 20. ...
Mar 03, 2016
Toxic shock syndrome cases spike in west Michigan, state health officials urging better product awareness
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan Department of Public Health is warning women to follow the instructions on tampon packages after an increase in toxic shock syndrome cases in west Michigan. Spok...
Mar 03, 2016
Burglar wanted for breaking into unlocked cars in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A car burglar who used a white Cadillac Escalade as he getaway car is being sought by police who says he may be responsible for a series of larcenies on Blue Spruce Lane...
Mar 03, 2016
Muskegon Heights, Kalamazoo basketball teams take stand against gun violence, play "unity game"
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS (WKZO-AM) — Two basketball teams from two cities stunned by gun violence met in Muskegon Heights on Wednesday in what they called a “unity game.” Six were killed in ...
Mar 03, 2016
