Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Rare February lightning blamed for apartment fire in Ottawa County
SPRING LAKE (WKZO-AM) — Storms that brought blizzards to the plains states and northern Michigan and tornadoes to the south have only brought rain and thunder to southwest Michigan. Tenants are ...
Feb 03, 2016
Midnight snack blamed for apartment fire in Emmett Township
EMMETT TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A midnight snack may be to blame for a fire that displaced at least 15 people from a three-story apartment building in Emmett Township. Lt. Tony Geigle with Emmett To...
Feb 03, 2016
Bad heroin listed as cause of four deaths, one near-death in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A bad batch of heroin has resulted in 14 overdoses and four deaths in Calhoun County in the last two weeks. There might have been a fifth death on Monday, but a man su...
Feb 03, 2016
Upton: Expect fewer Republican presidential candidates before Michigan's primary
WASHINGTON (WKZO-AM) — A west Michigan congressman who has been watching presidential politics play out from close range for decades says it won’t take long before Republican candidates st...
Feb 03, 2016
Kalamazoo County law enforcement millage up for renewal May 5
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Taxpayers in Kalamazoo County will be asked on May 5 to renew a law enforcement millage vital for the operations of several local police agencies. Local officials say it...
Feb 03, 2016
Kalamazoo County's health director: "We do not have a functioning lead-prevention program."
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo does have children with high levels of lead in their blood, but the health director of Kalamazoo County says they don’t know how many children are affected....
Feb 03, 2016
Basketball coach at Martin High School arrested for sending explicit message to player
MARTIN (WKZO-AM) — A junior varsity basketball coach at Martin high School is on administrative leave after he was charged with sending an explicit message with pictures to one of his players la...
Feb 02, 2016
Battle Creek man charged with assault with intent to murder after baseball bat beating of pregnant woman
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek man who was arrested for beating a pregnant woman with a broken baseball bat on Friday has been formally charged with assault with intent to murder. Polic...
Feb 02, 2016
Battle Creek man charged for beating of woman with hammer
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A 58-year-old Battle Creek man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly striking his wife in the head with a hammer. The victim remains in critical condition...
Feb 02, 2016
Woman finds eight one-pot methamphetamine labs after returning to Bangor home
BANGOR (WKZO-AM) — A Bangor woman thinks she knows who may have set up eight one-pot methamphetamine labs in her home after she moved out of the residence on Second and Bangor streets. The woman...
Feb 02, 2016
