Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Commissioners book second city of Kalamazoo budget session
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — City commissioners say they’re going to need a second budget session to finish hammering out next year’s spending plan for Kalamazoo. That means, when the group...
Dec 15, 2015
Mushrooms, other drugs found during Van Buren County traffic stop
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A pair of 19-year-olds are being held without bond at a jail in Van Buren County after a routine traffic stop on County Road 665 turned up drugs, including mushrooms...
Dec 15, 2015
Wreck shuts down lane of Interstate 94, driver suffers injuries
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Police say a woman had to be hospitalized after rolling her vehicle on westbound Interstate 94 near the freeway’s business loop outside Kalamazoo. The solo-vehicle cr...
Dec 15, 2015
Supreme court decision may affect Portage marijuana ordinance
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — A marijuana decriminalization initiative approved in Portage last month may have some teeth in it after all, thanks to a decision by the Michigan Supreme Court on Friday. Por...
Dec 15, 2015
Death called "suspicious" after woman's body was found on a lawn [UPDATE]
UPDATE 12/14 at 12:50 p.m.: Investigators now believe the woman died from natural causes. BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy on the body of a woman who...
Dec 14, 2015
Mourners remember teens killed in Pennfield Township wreck
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Well over 100 people turned out in a light rain to remember two teenage girls who died in a car crash last week in Pennfield Township. Sabrina Almaraz and Kaleigh ...
Dec 14, 2015
Discussions to begin on "dark store" tax breaks in Michigan
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Rep. David Maturen of Portage says he’s forming a group that will examine a loophole used by big box stores in Michigan, like Walmart and Home Depot, that allows them t...
Dec 14, 2015
Western Michigan University happy with Kalamazoo's ranking among best college towns
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University says its pleased with a recent ranking from WalletHub.com, positioning Kalamazoo in the top 10 percent of college towns and cities. The city bea...
Dec 14, 2015
Eight involved in single van crash just north of Zeeland
ZEELAND (WKZO-AM) — Investigators say foggy conditions may have played a role in a single-vehicle crash north of Zeeland that has sent six adults and two children to hospitals Ottawa County Sher...
Dec 13, 2015
Kalamazoo Commissioners wrestle with their 2016 City Budget
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Kalamazoo City Commissioners will huddle Monday afternoon to analyze the city manager's proposed budget for 2016, and make changes in the $134 million spending plan before nex...
Dec 13, 2015
