Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Council member in Constantine proposing ban on assault weapons
CONSTANTINE (WKZO-AM) — The president of the Constantine Village Council is trying to get her colleagues to consider a ban on assault rifles within village limits. Village Manager Mark Honeysett...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Ex-convict's winning lottery ticket to be auctioned off Thursday
BYRON CENTER (WKZO-AM) — Bidding is about to start on a winning lottery ticket formally held by a Portage man. Donald Magett’s 1984 “Cash for Life” ticket was seized in bankrup...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Hopewell: Kalamazoo must raise more money, pain will be felt
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — There will be no quick solutions or easy answers to Kalamazoo’s budget woes. That was the conclusion reached by city commissioners after they were presented with the ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Oshtemo murder victim's girlfriend: "He was the sweetest guy you would ever meet"
OSHTEMO (WKZO-AM) — Family and friends of murder victim Deshontae Ellis say the Kalamazoo Central High School student was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was shot in the parking lot...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Kalamazoo City Commission approves raise for itself
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — City commissioners in Kalamazoo will be getting a raise. It was approved during the commission’s meeting Monday night. An independent compensation committee recommend...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Commission approves new Sunday service for Metro Connect
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Metro Connect door-to-door public transit service will begin providing county-wide Sunday service in about a month. The Kalamazoo City Commission approved the plans Mon...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity asking for donations for Nicaraguan project
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity is putting together a team of 12 volunteers who will travel to Nicaragua in early April to build a home for a family in the Central Am...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Battle Creek man formally charged after knifepoint robbery of party store
EMMETT TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek man accused of holding up the Leslie Party Store in Emmett Township with a knife on New Year’s Eve has been formally charged with armed robbery. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Man charged with home invasion after Battle Creek break-in
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A Calhoun County man has been formally charged with first-degree home invasion for a weekend break-in at a residence on Charlotte Street in Battle Creek. Robert Dubois, ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Deadly sled crash in Allegan County being reviewed by prosecutors
ALLEGAN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — An Allegan County family reeling from the death of a 15-year-old in a weekend sledding crash may have to endure more pain if criminal charges are filed. Mason Dykstra ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016




