Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Man found dead in vehicle submerged in the Muskegon River
CROTON TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Investigators are waiting for the medical examiner to take a closer look at the body found inside an SUV submerged in the Muskegon River. Investigators say the victim...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 08, 2016
Winning "lifetime" lottery ticket sold for $40,000
BYRON CENTER (WKZO-AM) — The winning bid has settled at just over $40,000 for a $1,000-a-month scratch-off formally held by a Portage man. The 1984 “Cash for Life” ticket was seized ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 08, 2016
Third suspect in Lawton, Mattawan and Portage holiday auto burglaries jailed
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A third suspect who police say was involved in a rash of auto larcenies in Lawton, Mattawan and Portage over the holidays is reportedly in custody on an unrelated charge. T...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 08, 2016
Man accused of possessing "gruesome" child pornography sentenced to 17 years in prison
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — Police in Battle Creek called it one of the more disturbing and gruesome child pornography cases they’ve ever investigated, just because of the nature of the pictu...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 08, 2016
Rice to legislators: Reverse "gag order" law on schools and cities
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Schools Supt. Michael Rice is voicing his displeasure about a bill signed by Gov. Rick Snyder that applies a so-called “gag order” on cities an...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 08, 2016
Kalamazoo Public Schools trustees mourn shooting deaths of two students
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The mood at Thursday’s Kalamazoo Public Schools board meeting was somber, as many trustees expressed their condolences to the families of the two students who lost th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 08, 2016
Vigil held Thursday for Loy Norrix senior allegedly killed by his step-grandfather [AUDIO]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Around 100 people attended a vigil for a 17-year-old boy who was shot to death inside a home on Lay Boulevard in Kalamazoo. Green and white balloons were launched for Temet...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 08, 2016
Advisory issued for water customers in White Pigeon
WHITE PIGEON (WKZO-AM) — Homeowners and businesses in the village of White Pigeon are being told not to drink the tap water unless it’s been boiled, after water samples turned up higher-th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 07, 2016
Western plays No. 15 Notre Dame in home-and-home this weekend
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A capacity crowd is expected at Lawson Arena this Saturday when the Western Michigan hockey team hits the ice against No. 15 Notre Dame. WMU head coach Andy Murray said thi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 07, 2016
WMU Stryker School of Medicine employee arrested for soliciting a child for sex
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A compliance auditor at Western Michigan University’s Stryker School of Medicine is behind bars after police say he attempted to ask a child for sex. Michigan State P...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 07, 2016




