Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
With priest shortage looming, Kalamazoo bishop to visit Benton Township with reorganization plan
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo will be in Benton Township on Monday to speak about reorganizing the Diocese to avoid closing churches. Paul Bradley will also make a...
Feb 29, 2016
Commissioners to consider whether to declare Battle Creek a 'welcoming community'
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — City commissioners in Battle Creek will be asked to vote Tuesday night on a resolution to declare the community a welcoming one for immigrants. It has become a controver...
Feb 29, 2016
Bootland wins No. 300 in K-Wings 4-2 victory over Orlando
ORLANDO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Wings Head Coach Nick Bootland broke a team record over the weekend. He became the first K-Wings coach to rack up 300 career wins after a 4-2 win over the Orlando S...
Feb 29, 2016
Teenager in critical condition after Kalamazoo shootings off ventilator, showing improvement
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The family of 14-year-old Abigail Kopf, the child critically wounded in a shooting at the Cracker Barrel in Texas Township that left four dead, says the teenager has been t...
Feb 29, 2016
Gun sales, concealed weapons permit applications up in wake of deadly Kalamazoo shootings
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Gun sales spiked following the Feb. 20 shooting spree in Kalamazoo, and the Kalamazoo County Clerk’s Office has also seen a rise in the number of people seeking conce...
Feb 29, 2016
Fire at abandoned elementary school in Fulton labeled suspicious
FULTON (WKZO-AM) — A fire early Sunday in Fulton at an old elementary school that’s been closed for decades is being called suspicious, simply because there is no other likely way to expla...
Feb 29, 2016
Loy Norrix High School closed Monday, per district Facebook post
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — There are reports that school officials have canceled Monday classes at Loy Norrix High School because of unspecified threats made on social media. Authorities have reporte...
Feb 28, 2016
Bag full of snacks, children's items prompts bomb squad call-out [UPDATE]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A duffel bag that turned out to be harmless prompted a bomb squad call-out to Millham Park in Kalamazoo, near the campus of Loy Norrix High School. Kalamazoo Public Safety ...
Feb 28, 2016
Memorials, funerals and vigils held over the weekend for Kalamazoo shooting victims
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — It was weekend filled with funeral services, memorials, vigils and salutes at sporting events following a shooting rampage that left six dead and two others seriously wo...
Feb 28, 2016
Kalamazoo city commissioners hold special meeting to look at new revenue sources
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo city commissioners will finally meet Monday afternoon to discuss what they’ll do with a set of recommendations from a Blue Ribbon Revenue Panel assigned to ...
Feb 28, 2016
