Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Progress Michigan: $77k spent on Courser-Gamrat investigation
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Liberal action group Progess Michigan says House Speaker Kevin Cotter has spent around $77,000 in taxpayer money hiring an outside law firm to advise them on the Gamrat-Cours...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2016
Pelletier sister sentenced to time served after brothers involved in police shootout
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The 40-year-old sister of two Portage men who were involved in a deadly chase and shootout last May has been sentenced to time served. Amy Pelletier was released from jail ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
Hawkins: Kent State to pose challenges for Western Michigan basketball
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Western Michigan University men’s basketball team starts Mid-American Conference play Tuesday at University Arena against Kent State. Head Coach Steve Hawkins say...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
AAA: Little change in price of gas this week, be prepared for price drops
DEARBORN (WKZO-AM) — The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan didn’t change much compared to last week, bucking a trend of volatile weekly price swings. The mark is currently at a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
Kalamazoo County Clerk: Be prepared for longer waits if straight-ticket ban becomes law
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Election officials in Kalamazoo County say voters should brace for longer wait times on Election Day if a bill banning straight-ticket voting becomes law. Clerk Tim Snow sa...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
Woman hospitalized after wild high-speed chase through Ottawa County
OTTAWA COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A suspected drunk driver is hospitalized and facing charges after a high-speed chase that ended with an airborne crash in Ottawa County. Police agencies had been alerte...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
Runaway from youth home identified after being struck and killed on Interstate 94
ALBION (WKZO-AM) — The teenager who was struck and killed along Interstate 94 after running away from the Starr Commonwealth home near Albion has been identified as 17-year old Antonio Martinez ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
Fire destroys home in Holland, kills dog
HOLLAND (WKZO-AM) — Investigators in Holland are still looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a home and killed a family dog in the 200 block of East 16th Street. The family of three was...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
Man jailed for home burglary in Springfield over weekend
SPRINGFIELD (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek man who allegedly burglarized a home on North 12th Street in Springfield was arrested this weekend after the homeowner spotted and identified the suspect. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016
Battle Creek man arrested after gunfire, police chase
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Little information is being released about a shooting in Battle Creek that led to a short pursuit and an arrest early Sunday. Battle Creek police were close enough to th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2016




