Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Five injured after school bus crash near Marne
MARNE (WHTC-AM) — Ottawa County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a school bus crash near Marne. Five injuries have been reported. Police were called at about 7:25 a.m. near Leonard Street an...
Dec 03, 2015
Bills to give tax relief to data processor planning massive west Michigan project pass out of committee
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Bills to give a data processing firm massive tax breaks have cleared their first legislative hurdle, but it was far from unanimous. The legislation is crafted to give Switch ...
Dec 03, 2015
Western Michigan University Cooley Law professors debate gun restrictions after California shooting
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The San Bernardino, Calif., mass killings have, once again, sparked the debate over whether there should be tighter restrictions on gun ownership. Two professors from the W...
Dec 03, 2015
Police: Man in custody after assaulting, threatening to kill Battle Creek woman
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A woman is recovering after being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend. Police say she recently moved back with her boyfriend because she felt sorry for him. Investigators say ...
Dec 03, 2015
Borgess "Tree of Love" to be illuminated Thursday night
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — It’s one of those uniquely-Kalamazoo holiday traditions. They will switch the lights on at the Borgess Tree of Love for the 30th time on Thursday. The hospital is try...
Dec 03, 2015
Kalamazoo Township Police: Teen leads officers on chase, drugs and a gun found inside his vehicle
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A 16-year-old boy who was under the influence of controlled substances is in custody after leading police on a 40 mph chase through residential neighborhoods in Ka...
Dec 02, 2015
Investigators: Bad wiring may be to blame for deadly Cass County house fire
NEWBERG TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Cass County investigators say faulty wiring may be to blame for a house fire that killed an 87-year-old woman. The body of Phillis Tucker was found inside the reside...
Dec 02, 2015
Preschool in Battle Creek closed after spread of chicken pox
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A chicken pox outbreak has shuttered a preschool on Penn Street in Battle Creek. SNAP Inc. Preschool and Child Care says it’s following a recommendation from the C...
Dec 02, 2015
Battle Creek City Commission passes first-reading of permanent food truck ordinance
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — City commissioners have voted in favor of removing the year-end expiration date on Battle Creek’s food truck ordinance. The first-reading of the amended code happe...
Dec 02, 2015
Iden: Legislature will likely adjourn this year without passage of energy policy reforms
LANSING (WKZO-AM) State Rep. Brandt Iden, R-Oshtemo, said the legislature will likely adjourn this year without passage of a plan to overhaul Michigan’s energy policy. It was one of Gov. Rick Sn...
Dec 02, 2015
