Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo man catches cold and does not survive
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — The story of a 35-year-old Kalamazoo man who caught a common cold, went into a coma and has now died is spreading through social media. Nick Avitable is a bank employee who ca...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 06, 2015
UPDATE: Michigan State is No. 3, will play Alabama on New Year's Eve
UPDATE 12:10 p.m. Sunday: DALLAS (WKZO-AM) — Clemson is the top seed in the final College Football Playoff standings and will play No. 4 Oklahoma in the semifinals. The other semifinal will feat...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 06, 2015
Three children rescued from Meth Lab exposure in Homer
HOMER (WKZO) — Three Children, including an infant are reportedly being treated for exposure to chemicals after they were removed from a home where meth was being cooked. The Calhoun County Sher...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 05, 2015
UPDATE: Funeral service for Kalamazoo Public Safety Sgt. Lisa Zuk changed
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Visitation will be held tomorrow for Kalamazoo Public Safety Sgt. Lisa Zuk, who died after a courageous and public battle against breast cancer. The location for her visitatio...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 05, 2015
The fight against global warming still a struggle in Michigan
KALAMAZOO (WKZO)– A rally and a march was held Friday evening urging Congressman Fred Upton to use his position as chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to do more to reverse climate ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 05, 2015
Saturday events got everyone in the Holiday mood
KALAMAZOO/PORTAGE (WKZO) — There were some holiday events on Saturday in Kalamazoo and Portage for kids of all ages. This year the 10th annual Candy Cane Hunt made a move from downtown to Homer ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 05, 2015
Routine traffic stop in Kalamazoo turns up guns and drugs and a suspended license
fKALAMAZOO (WKZO)– A routine traffic stop turned into a foot race and a manhunt complete with a tracking dog after Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers stopped a Ford Taurus for a traffic stop in th...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 05, 2015
Proos: Cuts will not just benefit Switch, but all data centers in Michigan
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — State Sen. John Proos, R-St. Joseph, says massive tax breaks for Switch, which were approved in the Senate earlier this week, won’t just benefit the Nevada-based data...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 04, 2015
WMU Professor: Progress made this week at Paris Climate Summit
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A Western Michigan University political science professor says he’s encouraged by discussions this week at the Paris Climate Summit. Dr. Paul Clements says members of...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 04, 2015
Man suffers critical injuries after being ejected in St. Joseph County rollover
BURR OAK TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office says a man is hospitalized in critical condition after being ejected from his Jeep in a rollover on M-66 in Burr Oak To...
localnews@mwcradio.com Dec 04, 2015




