Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Hopewell, rest of the commission flips switch on downtown Kalamazoo holiday lights [AUDIO, PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — It was cold and rainy, but there was still a large crowd for the annual lighting of the downtown Christmas decorations in Bronson Park. Mayor Bobby Hopewell and the Kalamaz...
Nov 28, 2015
K-Wings teddy bear toss scheduled for Sunday at Wings Event Center
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Hockey fans are being encouraged to toss a wave of new teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the ice at Wings Event Center after the Kalamazoo Wings notch their first ...
Nov 28, 2015
Man killed on Interstate 94 over Thanksgiving identified, investigators want more information
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s deputies say they need more information about a Kalamazoo man who was killed on Interstate 94 after being struck by his own car. He’s...
Nov 28, 2015
Gas prices in the Kalamazoo area expected to rise by next week
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo still has some of the lowest gas prices in the nation, but that may not last past the Thanksgiving weekend. The average price for a gallon of regular is $1.70, wi...
Nov 27, 2015
Hopewell: New Kalamazoo City Commission starting to gel
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Mayor Bobby Hopewell says the newly-elected Kalamazoo City Commission members are starting to gel with the rest of the commission just weeks after being elected. “The...
Nov 27, 2015
Man arrested after breaking into a home in the Milwood Neighborhood, stealing iPad
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A man is jailed after Kalamazoo Public Safety says he broke into a residence in the Milwood Neighborhood and stole an iPad. It happened after 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 120...
Nov 27, 2015
Battle Creek woman participates in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK (WKZO-AM) — A Battle Creek woman with 17 years of hot air ballooning experience was back in New York to take part in the 89th-annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Megan Avery ha...
Nov 27, 2015
Former Summit Point Mental Health Services director pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud and embezzlement
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — The former director of Summit Point Mental Health Services in Calhoun County has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and embezzlement. Erv Brinker will pay over $1 million ...
Nov 27, 2015
Western Michigan football plays Toledo in regular season finale Friday
TOLEDO, OHIO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan football is trying to bounce back after falling on the road to Northern Illinois last week, but Broncos head coach P.J. Fleck says No. 24 Toledo will no...
Nov 27, 2015
Kalamazoo tree lighting set for Friday night
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — If the forecast is right, it should be dry this evening for Kalamazoo’s annual tree-lighting ceremony in Bronson Park. The annual event features caroling, the reading...
Nov 27, 2015
