Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
WMU-Cooley professor: Suits against Michigan, Flint have merit but could be thrown out
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A professor at the Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School in Lansing says three lawsuits filed against the state and Flint in the wake of the city’s water cris...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 01, 2016
Robber on lam after gunpoint hold-up of Battle Creek gas station
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Police need your help to find a robber who flashed a gun at the Citgo gas station in the 2400 block of West Michigan Avenue in Battle Creek. An unshaven male in his 30s ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 01, 2016
Battle Creek man jailed for striking wife in head with hammer during altercation
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek man is facing charges for allegedly hitting his wife in the head with a hammer. The victim is reported in critical condition. Police say she was attacked ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 01, 2016
Kalamazoo County Commission to attempt to clarify weapon rules on Tuesday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County commissioners will get a briefing on what weapons can and cannot be brought into county buildings, and by whom, when they meet on Tuesday. It began with wh...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 01, 2016
WMU professor: Iowa caucuses a toss-up for Republicans, Democrats
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — A political science professor at Western Michigan University says the Iowa caucuses are a toss-up for Republicans and Democrats, with contested races in both parties. The pol...
localnews@mwcradio.com Feb 01, 2016
Flint Update: Feds deny food assistance, Clinton campaign proposes debate in Flint
FLINT (WKZO-AM) — Gov. Rick Snyder has issued a press release, saying the U.S. Department of Agriculture has turned down the state’s request to send supplemental funding through the Women,...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 31, 2016
Suspect in Battle Creek shooting returned to Michigan after being found in Arizona
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — The suspect in the shooting death of a Battle Creek man has been returned to Michigan from Arizona and is expected to be charged with manslaughter and felony gun charges...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 31, 2016
Weekend fire at Crown Vantage plant is the latest in a series
PARCHMENT (WKZO-AM) — There has been another suspicious fire at the Crown Vantage Paper Mill in Parchment. It happened Saturday afternoon. The property, which has been closed since 2000, is repo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 31, 2016
State Representative and landfill operators exchange trash talk over odor complaints
WATERVLIET (WKZO-AM) — A state representative based in southwest Michigan is exchanging trash talk with the owners of a landfill in his district, claiming it’s causing a big stink. Al Psch...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 31, 2016
Sunday morning fire on Church Street in Kalamazoo under investigation
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo’s fire marshal will be investigating a fire in a vacant home in the 1000 block of Church Street. It was reported at around 2:00 a.m. Sunday. First-respondin...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 31, 2016




