Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Olivet man killed in Calhoun County wreck
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A 44-year-old Olivet man is dead after his car slammed into a tree in Calhoun County’s Sheridan Township. It happened at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Investigat...
Dec 18, 2015
KPS trustees to Snyder: Veto bill targeted at stopping bond measure talk
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Schools trustees have unanimously approved a resolution urging Gov. Rick Snyder to veto a measure that would ban school and city officials from discussing ...
Dec 18, 2015
Peters, Stabenow applaud increase in "Hardest Hit" anti-blight fund
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO-AM) — U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow are applauding a $2 billion increase in the federal “Hardest Hit Fund” for urban blight removal and community ...
Dec 18, 2015
Man given prison time for shooting ex-girlfriend with shotgun
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A Calhoun County judge has sentenced a Homer man to 32 years in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend. Prior to sentencing, he called it “a Christmas miracle”...
Dec 18, 2015
Lawton bank robber cuts deal with federal prosecutors
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — A robber who set off a terrorist response at a bank in Battle Creek and a bomb scare at a Kalamazoo bank will avoid trial after cutting a deal with federal prosecutors. ...
Dec 18, 2015
Crash kills driver in Hopkins Township
HOPKINS TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Allegan County Sheriff’s investigators say a driver was killed when his pickup was hit by a car that ran a stop sign at 130th Avenue and 22nd Street. It happen...
Dec 17, 2015
Bill to eliminate straight-ticket voting approved by legislators
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — A bill that would no longer allow straight-ticket voting in Michigan is on its way to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk. First, the Senate passed the legislation while eliminatin...
Dec 17, 2015
Two people injured after wreck with semitrailer in Hastings
HASTINGS (WKZO-AM) — Two people were injured when their Ford pickup was hit broadside by a semitrailer on M-37 in Hastings. It happened before 2 p.m. Wednesday on State Street, according to inve...
Dec 17, 2015
Gobles teenager jailed on outstanding warrants after using false identity during traffic stop
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A Gobles teenager is jailed after trying to use a false identity during a traffic stop. Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a car for an i...
Dec 17, 2015
Hoadley: Election reform bills were railroaded through the House late Wednesday, could be damaging to Michigan politics
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Republicans in the House and Senate have approved election reforms that Democrats say will make it easier for candidates to enjoy to the kind of free-wheeling corporate s...
Dec 17, 2015
