Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Legislation approved allowing communities to create "promise zones," similar to Kalamazoo
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan State Senate has approved bipartisan legislation designed to give other communities an opportunity to follow in Kalamazoo's footprints with the creation of their...
Oct 30, 2015
Schuitmaker: Legislators getting closer to roads deal, but could not agree on use fees
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — State Sen. Tonya Schuitmaker remains optimistic that a package to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads will be signed by the governor in the not-too-distant future. The Rep...
Oct 30, 2015
Man ordered to stand trial for fatal shooting at woman's Kalamazoo home
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The suspect in Kalamazoo’s latest killing has been bound over to stand trial for the Aug. 9 shooting death of Edward Bell. George Mack, 26, will be tried for open mur...
Oct 30, 2015
Western Michigan plays top-ranked Omaha in NCHC opener at Lawson
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University head hockey coach Andy Murray says his Broncos face a tough conference-opener this weekend against highly-touted Nebraska-Omaha. “Dependin...
Oct 30, 2015
Deputies looking for man who tried to pick up 11-year-old
SPRINGFIELD (WKZO-AM) — Sheriff’s deputies in Calhoun County say they’re looking for a person who tried to pick up a 11-year-old boy at Avenue A and Easy Street in Springfield. They ...
Oct 29, 2015
Holland woman accused of sex trafficking to appear in court Thursday
HOLLAND (WKZO-AM) — A preliminary hearing is slated on Thursday for a 23-year-old Holland woman accused of sex trafficking. Federal prosecutors claim Stephanie Ann Martin and two men, 21-year-ol...
Oct 29, 2015
Investigators: Girl was not assaulted at Battle Creek Central High
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Investigators say a 13-year-old girl wasn’t assaulted at Battle Creek Central High School. The ninth grade girl told police that two boys followed her into the sch...
Oct 29, 2015
Rehabilitation work on Kellogg Airport runway nearly done
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Work is wrapping up to rehab the main 10,000-foot runway at W.K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek. The top layer of the runway, which is a porous friction course designed...
Oct 29, 2015
Kalamazoo woman ordered to pay big fine for asbestos contamination
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A Kalamazoo woman has been slapped with a huge fine but will avoid jail time for what is believed to be the largest asbestos contamination case in state history. She and tw...
Oct 29, 2015
WMU Prof.: Get ready for more-frequent, more-intense storms after Patricia
UNDATED (WKZO-AM) — The remnants of Hurricane Patricia are being felt across the country, but the intensity of the storm in the Pacific is still a major talking point among meteorologists and we...
Oct 29, 2015
