Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
WMU expected to announce new Cooley Law School classes at the Kalamazoo campus
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University and Cooley Law School have been formally linked for a while now, but have maintained mostly separate accommodations, managements and finances. O...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 19, 2016
Portage woman dead after wreck in southern Indiana
CROTHERSVILLE, IND. (WKZO-AM) — A 100-year-old woman from Portage has been killed in what may have been a weather-related auto wreck in southern Indiana. Eleanor Burklow was riding with her daug...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 19, 2016
Dozens in Constantine rally against proposed assault weapons ban
CONSTANTINE (WKZO-AM) — Residents of Constantine are fighting back against a proposal to symbolically ban assault weapons in their village. Constantine Village Council President Patricia Weiss s...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 19, 2016
All eyes on Snyder for his sixth-annual State of the State address
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Embattled Gov. Rick Snyder will give his sixth-annual State of the State address tonight, and the national media will be watching. The media is being assured by his staff tha...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 19, 2016
Kalamazoo City Commission aims to approve 2016 budget during Tuesday meeting
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo City Commission will meet tonight to finalize the city’s 2016 budget. The meeting was moved to Tuesday because of the holiday. It will include a budget ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 19, 2016
Home a total loss after fire in Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Firefighters in Portage had to battle the flames, the bitter cold and a broken gas meter as they responded to a report of a house fire where Handel Street dead ends. The smal...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 19, 2016
KPS: Teenager arrested in north Kalamazoo after argument, firing stolen handgun
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A 16-year-old boy is jailed after police say he fired a round with a stolen handgun during an argument in north Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo Public Safety says it happened as the c...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 19, 2016
Michigan paying about $1.74 a gallon for gas, lowest mark since 2009
DEARBORN (WKZO-AM) — The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is down another 13 cents this week to $1.74. AAA spokesperson Susan Hiltz said pain at the pump hasn’t been this limi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 18, 2016
Bill establishing group to examine civil rights deficiencies for African-American in Michigan clears Senate
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan Senate has approved legislation that would establish a commission to examine civil rights deficiencies for African-Americans in the state. It would be part of a ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 18, 2016
Kalamazoo brewers expecting big crowds, big business during Beer Week [AUDIO]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Members of Kalamazoo’s craft brewing community are expecting cash register-busting business during this year’s Beer Week. Greg "Gonzo" Haner with Gonzo’s ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 18, 2016




