Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Upton: Expect no quick replacement of late U.S. Supreme Court justice
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Congressman Fred Upton says it could be a while before we see nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court bench again. The St. Joseph Republican guarantees a party line deadloc...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Kalamazoo searches for community critiques through new "open town hall" web portal
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The city of Kalamazoo has opened a new web portal that aims to improve the quality of discussion about what people want out of their community. City Planner Rebekah Kik say...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Kalamazoo Growlers to wear special "emojersies" in August
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo Growlers will wear a jersey next season covered with emojis. Emojis are the smiley face icons used on the Internet and in text messages to express emotion. Th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Pscholka generally happy with Snyder's budget proposal
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Michigan House Appropriations Chairperson Al Pscholka is happy with Gov. Rick Snyder’s plans to boost funding levels for infrastructure and education that were outlined...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Schuitmaker: Bill to reduce "doctor shopping" for opioids is making progress
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — State Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker of Lawton says progress is being made on a bill she introduced to curb the over-prescription of opioids to reduce Michigan’s growing heroin...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Toxicology tests ordered after man, woman from Niles were discovered at bottom of creek
NILES (WKZO-AM) — Police have ordered toxicology tests following the autopsies of two people whose bodies were found in a overturned car sunk in Brandywine Creek. It was determined that 26-year-...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Urbandale credit union participates in bank robbery drill with police
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — It may have looked like the Post Community Credit Union in Urbandale had just been robbed on Monday, but police say it was only a drill. Officers from the Battle Creek P...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Battle Creek officers settle with department over illegal locker room filming
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Battle Creek has reportedly reached a settlement with current and former female officers that sued the city’s police department after a camera caught them undressi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Former Kalamazoo police officer given posthumous promotion to sergeant
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The city of Kalamazoo has awarded Robert “Al” Goodwin a posthumous promotion to sergeant to honor his years of service to the community. Goodwin was the first A...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 16, 2016
Diminished road conditions blamed for Kalamazoo crash that injures woman, her son
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Investigators say diminished road conditions are to blame for a head-on crash that injured a 38-year-old woman and her seven-year-old son in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo Public Saf...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 15, 2016




