Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Crash in Portage downs power lines, closes road
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — A crash into a utility pole has downed power lines and closed a section of Lovers Lane between East Milham and Ramona avenues in Portage. Police say it happened at around 9 a...
Oct 07, 2015
Kalamazoo man in jail on pursuit, gun-related charges after chase
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A 26-year-old man is behind bars at the Kalamazoo County Jail after a high-speed chase where two vehicles were struck, including a Kalamazoo Public Safety squad car. Invest...
Oct 07, 2015
Two men jailed in large-scale marijuana bust near Allegan
ALLEGAN (WKZO-AM) — Two west Michigan men have been busted following a raid at a large-scale marijuana-growing operation at a home off M-40 south of Allegan. Tips initially led members of the We...
Oct 07, 2015
House bill would ban sky lanterns
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — House lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban the use of sky lanterns. The legislation was introduced by a Sterling Heights representative, who called the floating, f...
Oct 07, 2015
Majority of lawsuit against Battle Creek PD dropped
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Most of a federal lawsuit filed by two former high-ranking Battle Creek police officials has been dropped. Maria Alonzo and Jim Saylor claim they were unlawfully termina...
Oct 07, 2015
Kalamazoo County approves $87 million budget, sets aside cash for county employee raises
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has approved their 2016 annual budget, which includes a 2.5 percent across-the-board pay hike for employees after years of pay f...
Oct 07, 2015
Portage trying to figure out how to spend extra cash
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Portage has a problem most cities want. Most cities in Michigan are struggling to pay the bills, and some are having trouble keeping the doors open. But Portage has an excess...
Oct 07, 2015
Kalamazoo Public Schools hoping for big turnout for "count day"
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Wednesday is the big “count day” in Michigan schools, where attendance will count 90 percent toward how much money the state sends each district for operations....
Oct 07, 2015
Commissioners reviewing hundreds of administrator applications
KALAMAZOO COUNTY (WKZO) — Around 200 applicants have submitted resumes and applications to be Kalamazoo County’s new administrator. The executive headhunting firm hired by the Kalamazoo Co...
Oct 07, 2015
Two shot, third suspect arrested after Craigslist robbery gone awry [UPDATE]
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — Two men are being treated for gunshot wounds at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo and a third remains after a botched robbery in Battle Creek. Allegedly, the men l...
Oct 07, 2015
