Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Schuitmaker: Straight-ticket ban makes Michigan voters think
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — State Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker said she voted in favor of a bill approved in the Senate last week that will forbid straight-ticket voting in Michigan. The Republican said the o...
Nov 16, 2015
Sheriff's K9s to receive new stab-proof, bullet-proof vests
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Two police dogs with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office will be getting brand new, custom-made Kevlar vests. The new work gear for Ajax and Zeus will be paid for, ...
Nov 16, 2015
Fire causes $40k damage to home in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a basement fire that caused around $40,000 damage to a home on Randolph Street in Battle Creek. Firefighters found th...
Nov 16, 2015
Man arrested after drive-by in Battle Creek, resulting crash cuts power
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Police have jailed a 37-year-old man accused of opening fire during an attempted drive-by shooting at High and Echo streets in Battle Creek, nearly running over officers...
Nov 16, 2015
Gas at or below $2 a gallon in areas of west Michigan
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Gas prices have sunk below $2 a gallon in parts of west Michigan. AAA says gas prices statewide have dropped 17 cents per gallon in the last week. There are a few stations ...
Nov 16, 2015
Alcohol a possible factor in Wayne Township wreck
WAYNE TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Cass County Sheriff’s deputies say alcohol appears to have been a factor in a crash that sent a Dowagiac couple to the hospital with injuries. It happened just a...
Nov 16, 2015
House bursts into flames in Texas Township
TEXAS TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Fire officials say a home in a relatively new Texas Township subdivision may be a total loss after an explosion blew out the windows and set the place on fire late Sat...
Nov 16, 2015
All Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo College students abroad safe after attacks in Paris
PARIS (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College students doing study programs in France are all accounted for and safe after at least 129 were killed in terrorist attacks in ...
Nov 16, 2015
Hunting accident in Clarendon Township leaves man hospitalized with shotgun wound
CLARENDON TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Deer season is over for a 21-year-old hunter who accidentally shot himself in Calhoun County on the first day of the firearm season. Investigators say the Homer ma...
Nov 16, 2015
Deputies: Man arrested for drugs ran for over a mile after fleeing from car in Van Buren County
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A car chase that turned into an extended foot race has resulted in a drug bust and a pair of arrests in Van Buren County. A deputy spotted a car driving erratically ...
Nov 16, 2015
