Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Serious criminal charges result from Jan. 17 pileup near Hartford
HARTFORD (WKZO-AM)– A Kent County professional driver is being blamed for causing a deadly, massive pileup on Interstate 94 near Hartford. Timothy Martinez, 40, of Wyoming, has been charged with...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Pair of pileups snarl Interstate 94 in Van Buren County
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A pair of chain-reaction collisions on Interstate 94 in Van Buren County late Friday morning left four people injured, caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Robber on lam after attempted gunpoint robbery in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s deputies say a man is on the run after an attempted gunpoint robbery outside the Concord Place Apartments in Oshtemo Township. Inves...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Western, Eastern, MSU and U-M stand to get less from state compared to FY11 in Snyder's budget proposal
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University will be getting more money than they had last year, but while most State Universities will at least be back to where they were when Governor Snyde...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Letter sent home to parents after child brings airsoft gun to Oshtemo school
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Few details have been released about the Kalamazoo student who brought a broken airsoft gun to school Thursday for some unofficial ‘show and tell’ with his frie...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Two taken into custody after Kalamazoo drug sweeps [UPDATE]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team says a pair of drug busts in the Edison Neighborhood yielded high-dollar pure methamphetamine, cash and a loaded handgun. Both searche...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Cost to replace lead pipes in Kalamazoo in the millions
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says she could replace all the lead pipes in a year if she had $55 million dollars, and she wants the state and federal governments to pay for it. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Gailen woman dead following head-on crash in Berrien County
BERTRAND TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Berrien County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a head-on collision that killed a woman from Galien. They aren’t saying which driver was responsible...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Kellogg sales up, total earnings down compared to previous quarter
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Sales were up at Kellogg in the fourth quarter. The Battle Creek company beat expectations, but it earned $41 million less than in the previous fourth quarter. Economist...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
Calhoun County Sheriff's sergeant back to work after shooting armed robbery suspect
SPRINGFIELD (WKZO-AM) — A Calhoun County Sheriff’s sergeant will return to duty today after a routine review by the department’s office of professional standards. The panel was of th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 12, 2016
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