Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County Clerk: New carry-conceal permitting process should be a bit faster
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo County Clerk’s Office says a law eliminating local gun boards, which took effect Tuesday, should speed the carry-conceal licensing process. That’s...
Dec 02, 2015
Former Berrien County Sheriff's employee charged for using GPS tether payments to fund gambling addiction
BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A former employee for the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department has been charged with embezzling over $75,000 over an unspecified period of time, using the money t...
Dec 02, 2015
Dowagiac woman charged for striking, killing child on bike while high
DOWAGIAC (WKZO-AM) — Berrien County authorities have issued charges against a Dowagiac woman who allegedly struck and killed a three-year-old boy while she was under the influence of cocaine. Te...
Dec 02, 2015
Albion Board of Education votes to have K-8 schools absorbed by the Marshall School District
ALBION (WKZO-AM) — Albion has begun the process of getting out of the education business. Albion’s high school students already go to Marshall Public Schools because of declining enrollmen...
Dec 02, 2015
Teen in Dowagiac pizza parlor grazed by accidentally-fired bullet
DOWAGIAC (WKZO-AM) — Police say a man was showing off a handgun at Bennie’s Barber Shop in Dowagiac Tuesday afternoon when the gun accidentally discharged, striking a teenager in the ankle...
Dec 02, 2015
Larger portion of Oshtemo Township now a "Groundwater Restricted Zone"
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo County Board has designated a large section of Oshtemo Township as a “Groundwater Restricted Zone,” prohibiting the use of well water without a sp...
Dec 02, 2015
Western Michigan University marching band to perform at Ford Field
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — It’s not the Bahamas, but the Western Michigan University Marching Band will be hitting the road for a prestigious gig. They’ve been invited to perform at halft...
Dec 02, 2015
Hearings begin on possible Steelcase Pyramid data center tax breaks
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Hearings have begun on a controversial plan to give tax breaks to a Nevada data processor. Switch officials told a House committee Tuesday that West Michigan is currently the...
Dec 02, 2015
Grand Rapids disk jockey found guilty of sex crimes in Kalamazoo could get sentence reduction
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — U.S. Attorney Pat Miles is asking a judge to reduce the sentence of a former Christian disk jockey found guilty of child molestation by 20 months, after he cooperated wi...
Dec 02, 2015
WMU Bronco Football team is going bowling for the second year in a row
NASSAU, BAHAMAS (WKZO-AM) — You could pick a worse location for a bowl game. The Western Michigan University Broncos football team has accepted an invitation to play in the Bahamas Bowl on Chris...
Dec 01, 2015
