Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Big box retailers, malls expecting to rake in the cash on Black Friday, over the weekend
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — Retailers say they’re expecting a banner Black Friday to extend into a strong shopping weekend. “Forty percent of shoppers will be visiting the stores on Black Fr...
Nov 26, 2015
Men wanted for stealing jewelry from elderly Kalamazoo woman
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety says three middle-aged men remain at large after stealing jewelry from an elderly woman. It happened Tuesday after the suspects were allowed inside ...
Nov 25, 2015
Burglary suspect jailed after standoff with Battle Creek police
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A suspected serial burglar is jailed after a morning standoff with Battle Creek police at a home on Minges Road. Several police cruisers and an armored vehicle surrounde...
Nov 25, 2015
AAA: Thanksgiving travel estimates amended higher, low gas prices a primary driver
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — AAA has updated its Thanksgiving travel forecast after a dip in gas prices. Spokesperson W.D. Williams said travel figures may actually go higher than they originally predict...
Nov 25, 2015
Anti-nuclear groups blast Palisades Nuclear Plant license amendments
WASHINGTON (WKZO-AM) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to issue two license amendments involving the Palisades Nuclear Plant near Covert is coming under fire from anti-nuclear...
Nov 25, 2015
Searchers back at work, looking for man swept off St. Joseph pier
ST. JOSEPH (WKZO-AM) — Michigan State Police resumed the search Tuesday for a west Michigan man who is missing in Lake Michigan They have now released his name. He’s 23-year-old Eike Krebs...
Nov 25, 2015
Seven adoptions finalized in annual Calhoun County ceremony
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Probate and Juvenile Court judges say it’s the happiest day of the year in their courtrooms, as they clear their dockets and focus on adoptions. It was the 13th-an...
Nov 25, 2015
Kalamazoo men jailed for stealing TVs in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Four men from Kalamazoo are sitting in the Calhoun County Jail charged with organized retail fraud after they were seen rushing flat screen TVs out of the Target on Beck...
Nov 25, 2015
Van Buren County woman jailed after purchasing meth-making ingredients
HARTFORD (WKZO-AM) — A Van Buren County woman has singled out for buying ingredients to cook up methamphetamine. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s narcotics unit was notified and intercepted ...
Nov 25, 2015
Fire damages industrial door company in Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — A fire in a machine that handles wood and sawdust caused about $60,000 damage at a door-manufacturing facility in Portage. It happened late Tuesday at Eliason Corporation on ...
Nov 25, 2015
