Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Kalamazoo County DHHS receives award for 100 percent SNAP compliance
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A series of restrictions and budget cuts have reduced funding for food assistance programs, and one of the reasons given is because politicians say people are gaming the sy...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 14, 2015
Teenager questioned over claims of gun brought to high school in Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC (WKZO-AM) — A 16-year-old has been released to his parent after police say he fibbed to other students at Dowagiac Union High School that he had a gun. The Dowagiac Police Department sa...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 14, 2015
Jackson fugitive found, arrested in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A 49-year-old Jackson fugitive wanted for trying to gun down his ex-wife last weekend has been arrested in Kalamazoo. Sheriff’s deputies in Jackson County say Aaron N...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 14, 2015
Firearm hunting season begins Sunday, deer populations and hunting quality mixed throughout Michigan
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Firearm hunting season begins Sunday, but deer season this year will be a little different. For many, it’s just a part of the holidays — that one that comes betwe...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 14, 2015
Mylan fails in hostile takeover bid of Perrigo
ALLEGAN (WKZO-AM) — Mylan will not take over Irish-based, Allegan-operated generic drug-maker Perrigo. In a news release that was published about an hour after a Friday morning deadline, Mylan s...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 13, 2015
Agency culls over 2,000 redundant and needless regulations from Michigan books
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Michigan is touting a leaner government after the creation of an agency tasked with culling hundreds of obsolete state rules and regulations. The Office of Regulatory Reinven...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 13, 2015
Man accused of shooting Battle Creek convenience store clerk in head makes court appearance
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — A man with a history of violent behavior directed at police is now being held for allegedly shooting a Battle Creek businessman during a robbery Sunday. Markesse Irby, 2...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 13, 2015
Dozens crowd lakeshore beaches to watch mammoth waves during storm
ST JOSEPH (WKZO-AM) — Normally, it’s the warm sandy beaches and fresh water that draw tourists and photographers to the lakeshore, but Thursday it was the violence and majesty of Mother Na...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 13, 2015
Holiday parade Saturday in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Organizers are putting the final touches on the 2015 Kalamazoo Holiday Parade, which will take place downtown Saturday. It’s the most-wonderful time of the year for D...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 13, 2015
Suspected killer ordered to stand trial in Parrack case
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — The suspect in a high-profile murder of an 11-year-old has waived preliminary hearing and will proceed to trial. Daniel Furlong faces open murder, felony murder and...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 13, 2015




