Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Battle Creek apartment fire causes injuries and damage
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A fire at an apartment building in Battle Creek has displaced nine tenants. It was reported at about 5 a.m. Saturday. Fire investigators have yet to figure out a cause o...
Nov 29, 2015
Elderly woman dies in Cass County fire
NEWBURG TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — An 87-year-old woman has died in a house fire in Cass County. Firefighters were called at around 10 p.m. Sunday. Sheriff’s deputies were first to respond to th...
Nov 29, 2015
Member of the Albion City Council off to trial for alleged sexual assault of child
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — The testimony of a terrified child helped convince a Calhoun County judge that an Albion city councilman should stand trial for allegedly touching a nine-year-old girl a...
Nov 28, 2015
Hopewell, rest of the commission flips switch on downtown Kalamazoo holiday lights [AUDIO, PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — It was cold and rainy, but there was still a large crowd for the annual lighting of the downtown Christmas decorations in Bronson Park. Mayor Bobby Hopewell and the Kalamaz...
Nov 28, 2015
K-Wings teddy bear toss scheduled for Sunday at Wings Event Center
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Hockey fans are being encouraged to toss a wave of new teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the ice at Wings Event Center after the Kalamazoo Wings notch their first ...
Nov 28, 2015
Man killed on Interstate 94 over Thanksgiving identified, investigators want more information
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s deputies say they need more information about a Kalamazoo man who was killed on Interstate 94 after being struck by his own car. He’s...
Nov 28, 2015
Gas prices in the Kalamazoo area expected to rise by next week
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo still has some of the lowest gas prices in the nation, but that may not last past the Thanksgiving weekend. The average price for a gallon of regular is $1.70, wi...
Nov 27, 2015
Hopewell: New Kalamazoo City Commission starting to gel
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Mayor Bobby Hopewell says the newly-elected Kalamazoo City Commission members are starting to gel with the rest of the commission just weeks after being elected. “The...
Nov 27, 2015
Man arrested after breaking into a home in the Milwood Neighborhood, stealing iPad
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A man is jailed after Kalamazoo Public Safety says he broke into a residence in the Milwood Neighborhood and stole an iPad. It happened after 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 120...
Nov 27, 2015
Battle Creek woman participates in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek woman with 17 years of hot air ballooning experience was back in New York to take part in the 89th-annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Megan Avery ha...
Nov 27, 2015
