Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Police: Fugitive found in Colorado with his daughters likely beat Berrien County victims to death
HAGAR SHORE (WKZO-AM) — Police have released the names of the two people they say were killed by a California man who then abducted their two children before driving away in a car stolen from th...
Jan 16, 2016
Rolling health clinic for Kalamazoo Public Schools makes debut
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — More kids in Kalamazoo Public Schools will get to see a doctor on a regular basis for the first times in their lives, thanks to a new rolling health clinic funded by the Ka...
Jan 16, 2016
One man to be charged after gunpoint robbery of pizza delivery driver in Oshtemo
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Five were arrested, but only one will be charged for the robbery of a pizza delivery driver in a crime prone section of Oshtemo Township this week. It happened Wedne...
Jan 16, 2016
Southwest Michigan Family Wellness Expo to be held Saturday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — If you are looking ways to live healthier, the first ever Southwest Michigan Family Wellness Expo will be held Saturday in Kalamazoo. The event will provide one-stop shoppi...
Jan 16, 2016
Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office to be outfitted with body cameras by late 2016, early 2017
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller says his deputies will, over time, be sporting body cameras, but it will take a while to get all the pieces in place, including funding...
Jan 16, 2016
Kalamazoo gas prices plummet on crude oil weakness
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — GasBuddy.com says the average price for a gallon of fuel has plunged since Wednesday, down 18 cents from a week ago in the Kalamazoo area to $1.74. Analyst Patrick DeHaan e...
Jan 15, 2016
Storey: Gamrat-Courser election costs approaching $60K
ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Removing Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser from office cost the state $77,000, and it could cost Allegan County nearly that much to replace them with the election still mo...
Jan 15, 2016
Teenage girl stabs boy with pencil on school bus in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A 13-year-old girl from Battle Creek has been charged with felonious assault for stabbing a 12-year-old boy on a school bus with a pencil. The children were on the way h...
Jan 15, 2016
East Leroy man off to prison for sending explicit photos to California teenager
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — An East Leroy man is headed to a federal prison for the next five years after he was convicted of trading sexually explicit pictures and videos with a 14-year-old girl i...
Jan 15, 2016
Local officials, economists optimistic about Battle Creek's economy
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Business in Battle Creek was better than expected in 2015, and the local economy is expected to continue growing in 2016. That’s the assessment of officials at Bat...
Jan 15, 2016
