Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Methamphetamine, marijuana found during search of Dowagiac home
DOWAGIAC (WKZO-AM) — A man and a woman are jailed after they were found in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana at a residence in Dowagiac. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies obtained a...
Jan 28, 2016
Schuette: Over 1,800 rape kits to be tested, many in southwest Michigan
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Attorney General Bill Schuette says a survey of law enforcement agencies outside the Detroit and Wayne County areas found over 1,800 untested sexual assault kits. Several wer...
Jan 28, 2016
Benton Township man jailed after crash that killed passenger
BENTON TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A man from Benton Township faces multiple charges after he allegedly caused a crash that killed a passenger and injured several others. Berrien County Sheriff Paul Ba...
Jan 28, 2016
Kalamazoo-like priority-based budgeting coming to Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — The Battle Creek City Commission has become the second in Michigan to adopt priority-based budgeting to handle their money. The computer-driven system breaks down city p...
Jan 28, 2016
Accused Battle Creek purse-snatchers caught, jailed after failed Meijer heist
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A trio of accused thieves linked to at least three purse-snatchings and robberies in the Battle Creek area are jailed. An Emmett Township officer was patrolling near the...
Jan 28, 2016
Former public safety officer acquitted of criminal sexual conduct charges in Calhoun County
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A former Emmett Township police officer has been found not guilty on nine counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. It took a jury about eight hours to acquit 46-y...
Jan 28, 2016
WMU professor running for U.S. House says he wants more funding for farming, better government cooperation with business
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A Western Michigan University political science professor has big plans if he defeats incumbent Fred Upton in November’s race for the 6th District’s U.S. House ...
Jan 28, 2016
Three southwest Michigan affordable housing projects get cut of $12 million
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan State Housing Development Authority has awarded nearly $12 million in tax credits for the development and rehabilitation of 18 affordable housing projects, inclu...
Jan 28, 2016
Kalamazoo College sending a van-sized load of bottled water to Flint
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo College collected enough bottled water to fill a van Wednesday night. The school asked basketball fans to make the donations prior to a doubleheader on the school...
Jan 28, 2016
Schuitmaker co-sponsoring legislation for safe drinking water in schools
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker, R-Lawton, is co-sponsoring bills that would allow only safe-to-drink water to come out of faucets and drinking fountains at Michigan schools. She said...
Jan 28, 2016
