Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
O'Brien: Talk expected on no-reason absentee ballots once legislature returns to Lansing
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Sen. Margaret O’Brien of Portage expects a bill for no-reason absentee voting in Michigan to be discussed again when the legislature returns from its holiday break next...
Jan 06, 2016
Snyder signs "gag order" bill, despite pleas from Rep. Hoadley, others [UPDATE]
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law banning school districts and cities from spending money to discuss bond and millage issues 60 days before an election However, the governor ...
Jan 06, 2016
Trial in charity ride embezzlement case set for March
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A March 1 trial date has been set for a man accused of embezzling money from a charity motorcycle ride for a Kalamazoo Public Safety officer killed in the line of duty. Pro...
Jan 06, 2016
Woman pulled from Kalamazoo River in Otsego
OTSEGO (WKZO-AM) — Allegan County authorities say a woman had to be rushed by helicopter to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo after being pulled from the Kalamazoo River in Otsego. Dispatchers...
Jan 06, 2016
Fire damages home in Paw Paw
PAW PAW (WKZO-AM) — It took about 15 minutes for a crew to put out a fire that damaged a house on 52nd Avenue in Paw Paw. Firefighters saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the structure when t...
Jan 06, 2016
Gas prices spike throughout Michigan, analysts stumped
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — We aren’t sure why, but just hours after AAA predicted the price for a gallon of fuel would go down this week, gas prices spiked to $1.99 a gallon at many gas stations ...
Jan 06, 2016
Former Norton Shores credit union CEO sentenced
NORTON SHORES (WKZO-AM) — The former CEO at a west Michigan credit union will spend the next six-and-a-half years in a federal prison for siphoning $1.9 million out of creditors’ accounts ...
Jan 06, 2016
Police name suspect in Citgo gas station hammer robbery
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Police need your help finding a man who is believed to have used a hammer in a violent robbery of the Citgo station on Capitol Avenue Northeast in Battle Creek late last...
Jan 06, 2016
"30 Under 30" includes Portage, Three Rivers entrepreneurs
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — A couple of local entrepreneurs who are taking advantage of drone technology have been listed in Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” list for 2016. In all, 600 ...
Jan 06, 2016
Fuller: Argument occurred before Red Roof Inn killing in Oshtemo
OSHTEMO (WKZO-AM) — New information suggests murder victim Deshontae Ellis, 18, was driving three teenage girls to a party at the Red Roof Inn in Oshtemo Township early Saturday when an argument...
Jan 06, 2016
