Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Well-liked southwest Michigan restaurateur faces possible deportation
BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A southwest Michigan restaurateur who has been fighting deportation for years fears he may be a sitting duck for immigration officers during the holidays. An agreement...
Dec 21, 2015
Calhoun County Sheriff's deputy on paid leave after OWI arrest
LEROY TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — An off-duty Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputy is jailed after he was found unresponsive while behind the wheel of a vehicle in Leroy Township. Michigan State Polic...
Dec 21, 2015
Republicans, Democrats spar over merits of Michigan straight-ticket voting ban
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Republicans are defending a bill passed last week that will eliminate straight-ticket voting in Michigan, which opponents say will lead to longer lines on Election Day and ...
Dec 21, 2015
Occupants displaced after house fire in Oshtemo
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Firefighters have extinguished a house fire on 9th Street in Oshtemo. It began in the basement, with smoke pouring out of the home when first-responding fire trucks ...
Dec 21, 2015
Revenge porn Senate bills being considered by House legislators
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — State Sen. John Proos, R-St. Joseph, says he supports legislation approved earlier this month that would outlaw so-called “revenge porn.” That’s when somebo...
Dec 21, 2015
Kalamazoo City Commissioners seek citizen comments on 2016 spending plan
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Faced with making some cuts in programs next year to bridge a shortfall, city commissioners in Kalamazoo plan to hold a public hearing on their 2016 city budget on Monday. ...
Dec 20, 2015
Cell phone store employee robbed at gunpoint in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Police in Battle Creek are looking for a man who robbed a cell phone store employee at gunpoint. The thief was wearing a mask and a hooded sweatshirt when he confronted ...
Dec 20, 2015
Homeowner confronts burglar in his Battle Creek home
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A burglar who got caught in the act by the homeowner in Battle Creek could be formally charged this week with first-degree home invasion and could spend the holidays at ...
Dec 20, 2015
Low gas prices fuel holiday travel and shopping
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — If you need gas, especially for weekend travel, you may not want to wait to fill-up. AAA of Michigan says holiday travel is getting a big shot in the arm, partly because ga...
Dec 20, 2015
Body of man who drowned near St. Joseph found
BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — The body of a St. Joseph man who was swept off a pier with a woman last month has washed ashore. Eike Krebs, 23, had been out on a date with Brandi Mannino, 24, when t...
Dec 20, 2015
