Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Student loan default rates lower in Michigan
WASHINGTON (WKZO-AM) — The U.S. Department of Education says student loan default rates at Michigan colleges are on the decline. Among graduates that have been paying back their loans since Sept...
Oct 09, 2015
School districts beginning to review preliminary count numbers
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Local schools are beginning to crunch the numbers after Wednesday’s count day. Changes among the public school districts weren’t all that noticeable. According ...
Oct 09, 2015
No big changes for WMU police this weekend, increased presence by KPS
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan University Police Chief Scott Merlo says officers with the agency will remain focused on finding impaired drivers, minors drinking alcohol and getting peop...
Oct 09, 2015
Teen recovering from shooting in apartment parking lot, suspect still at large
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Safety is looking for a man who shot a 17-year-old girl in the leg. It happened north of Alamo Drive in the parking lot of the Fox Ridge Apartments before ...
Oct 09, 2015
Michigan Senate passes legislation prohibiting city dog breed bans
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Michigan Senate has approved a bill that would make local bans on particular dog breeds illegal. It passed 25-11. Twenty-seven communities in Michigan have outlawed owner...
Oct 09, 2015
Convicted killer living in Holland found with guns, drugs
HOLLAND (WKZO-AM) — A Holland man convicted in Illinois 18 years ago of murder and attempted murder is in custody on federal gun and drug charges. According to prosecutors, law enforcement seize...
Oct 09, 2015
Card skimmer found inside gas pump in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Agriculture officials have found another skimmer attached to the card reader in a gas pump at a BP station on Capitol Avenue near Interstate 94 in Battle Creek. It’...
Oct 09, 2015
Names released following wreck between motorcycle and vehicle in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Police have released the names of two people who were injured when a car turned into the path of a motorcycle Wednesday afternoon. They say the 58-year-old driver was ea...
Oct 09, 2015
Accused robber in Craigslist scheme in jail on unrelated charge
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A person of interest in the Craigslist ambush on Linwood in Battle Creek has been formally charged on an unrelated count for threatening a Michigan Department of Human S...
Oct 09, 2015
Allegan County man admits to selling weapons online, money laundering
PLAINWELL (WKZO-AM) — An Allegan County man, whose international trade in weapons was made possible by the Internet, is now facing up to 20 years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 30-year-old B...
Oct 09, 2015
