Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Allied Paper cleanup plan presented to Kalamazoo residents on Thursday, next week
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The first of two Environmental Protection Agency meetings is set for Thursday on the plan to clean up the old Allied Paper dump site. The second will take place next Thursd...
Oct 15, 2015
North Kalamazoo residents urge calmer roads, less traffic through neighborhoods
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — North Street resident Jim Ferner is a man on a mission to make Kalamazoo safer for bicyclists, joggers and his neighbors by calming and redirecting traffic, even if he has ...
Oct 15, 2015
Cotter loses WMU-CMU wager to Iden, pays up
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Michigan House Speaker Kevin Cotter has paid off Rep. Brandt Iden of Oshtemo for losing a wager over the Western Michigan-Central Michigan football game last weekend. Iden go...
Oct 15, 2015
Calhoun County Sheriff's deputy admits to driving drunk
CALHOUN COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — A Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputy has admitted to driving drunk and possessing a firearm while intoxicated. Noemi Garza, 32, entered a pair of guilty pleas Tuesd...
Oct 14, 2015
Kalamazoo gas prices dip to $2.29
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The average price for a gallon of gas in Kalamazoo is down a dime since last week. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy.com said regular is selling for about $2.29 right now, but a...
Oct 14, 2015
Confession letter written by accused baby killer being considered by judges
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan Court of Appeals will be asked to decide if a confession letter written by an accused killer of an infant can be used against him in a murder trial. Mason County...
Oct 14, 2015
Little said about Gamrat's affair during 80th district debate
FENNVILLE (WKZO-AM) — There were only a few references to the scandal involving Cindy Gamrat during a debate between seven Republican candidates vying for the vacant 80th district seat. The deba...
Oct 14, 2015
Albion City Council member denies sexual assault claims
ALBION (WKZO-AM) — A member of the Albion City Council is defending himself after he was charged with one count of second-degree criminal sexual assault. The criminal complaint claims Maurice Ba...
Oct 14, 2015
WMU's oldest building to reopen next week after extensive renovations
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — East Hall, the oldest building on the Western Michigan University campus, was the most-difficult to heat because it was built with brick, had no insulation, and had windows...
Oct 14, 2015
Additional details released about local airman killed in military helicopter crash in Afganistan
WASHINGTON (WKZO-AM) — Additional details have been released about the crash of a British Royal Air Force helicopter in Afghanistan that killed a native of Comstock and several others Sunday. Th...
Oct 14, 2015
