Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo City Commission approves transfer of transportation assets to authority
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Commissioners have approved a plan to transfer the city of Kalamazoo’s public transportation assets to the new Kalamazoo County Transit Authority. Vice Mayor Dave And...
Oct 20, 2015
Illinois man convicted of reckless driving causing death in Portage sentenced
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — An Illinois man who killed a tenant at Goldentree Apartments on East Milham Avenue in Portage after refusing to turn down his radio has been sentenced to at least the next ...
Oct 20, 2015
St. Joseph man killed after getting thrown from moped
ST. JOSEPH (WKZO-AM) — A 70-year-old St. Joseph man is dead after falling off his moped and getting struck by a car. It happened before noon Sunday. St. Joseph Department of Public Safety office...
Oct 19, 2015
Man killed after crashing vehicle into tree
BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Berrien County Sheriff’s deputies say speed may have been a factor in a crash that killed a 23-year-old in Bainbridge Township. Investigators say the man ve...
Oct 19, 2015
Sen. Peters stops in Kalamazoo to tout riverfront revitalization efforts
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters stopped in Kalamazoo on Monday to tout legislation aimed at bolstering the economies, housing, tourism, and recreational opportunities in riverfront a...
Oct 19, 2015
Man jailed after a high-speed chase through Portage
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Police say a man is jailed after fleeing from a traffic stop in Portage. Portage Public Safety says it happened before 3:30 a.m. Monday. Investigators say he tore down South ...
Oct 19, 2015
O'Brien applauds passage of anti-methamphetamine bills
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Sen. Margaret O’Brien of Portage is applauding passage of a couple of bills that aim to reduce the spread of methamphetamine use in the state. The Republican authored o...
Oct 19, 2015
Man jailed after drunken chase across state lines
CASS COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A man is being held in the Cass County Jail after leading police on a chase from Indiana into Michigan. Indiana police agencies handed off pursuit to Cass County Sheriff&...
Oct 19, 2015
Suspected drunk driver wanted after bolting from fiery wreck
CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Sheriff’s deputies in Calhoun County are looking for a suspected drunk driver who abandoned his burning car early Sunday, fleeing the scene on foot. Deputies wer...
Oct 19, 2015
Man in critical condition after crashing through Calhoun County home
CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A 27-year-old man is in critical condition after he crashed through into the living room of a home in Springfield. He had to be extracted from the car at about 3 a.m. ...
Oct 19, 2015
