Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Man accused of threatening girlfriend with hammer arrested after foot chase in the Sister Lakes area
SISTER LAKES (WKZO-AM) — A 37-year-old parole violator from the Sister Lakes area is being held on multiple charges after he allegedly slugged his girlfriend and threatened her with a claw hamme...
Nov 18, 2015
Springfield couple assaulted by gun-wielding men, robbed of medical marijuana
SPRINGFIELD (WKZO-AM) — A Springfield couple is recovering from minor injuries after a home invasion early Tuesday in the 100 block of Avenue C. Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputies say one o...
Nov 18, 2015
KPS: Man wanted for permanently blinding woman in assault [PHOTO]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety has released a surveillance photo of a man who is wanted for what the victim says was an unprovoked attack that left her permanently disabled. Amy S...
Nov 18, 2015
City Council in Portage sworn in after election
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — The new Portage City Council has been sworn into office. But because only incumbents won reelection, the only real change is that Nasim Ansari was elected to fill the largely...
Nov 18, 2015
Matyas: Kalamazoo County shoplifters will go straight to jail
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Police agencies in Kalamazoo County will be hauling shoplifters straight to jail, just in time for the holiday season. Undersheriff Pauli Matyas said, because of jail overc...
Nov 18, 2015
KL Landfill contamination prompting new restricted zone designation
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A plume of contamination containing benzene and other toxins is slowly creeping west underground from the West KL Avenue landfill, right at homeowners in Oshtemo. The count...
Nov 18, 2015
Settlement being discussed between Kalamazoo, man's family after alleged excessive police force death
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo has entered settlement talks with the family of a man killed by a public safety officer in January 2013. Jacob Grassley, 34, was suspected of beating his girlfrie...
Nov 18, 2015
After an extended search, Kalamazoo County has a new administrator
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Commissioners have unanimously accepted the contract for their new county administrator, even though not everyone on the board is entirely happy with the c...
Nov 17, 2015
Western Michigan squares off with West-leading Northern Illinois on Wednesday night
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University football will look to get back on the winning track Wednesday night on the road against Northern Illinois. P.J. Fleck, the head coach of the Bro...
Nov 17, 2015
Long: Takeover attempt of Perrigo unlikely in the short-term after Mylan failure
ALLEGAN (WKZO-AM) — A west Michigan business analyst says he’s not expecting any new hostile takeover attempts of generic drug-maker Perrigo in the near-future, after Mylan’s bid for...
Nov 17, 2015
