Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Utility ready for massive storm expected to pummel west Michigan
JACKSON (WKZO-AM) — A winter storm that has already battered the Plains with everything from tornadoes to blizzards has rolled into west Michigan, and while it has weakened, it could still pack ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2015
Veterans memorial reopens at Riverside Cemetary in Kalamazoo [PHOTOS]
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Hundreds turned out under sunny skies and mild conditions for the dedication of the new veterans memorial at Riverside Cemetery. It happened Wednesday afternoon. Seating qu...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2015
Tenth year of Kalamazoo Promise celebrated at PromiseNet
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Members attending this week’s PromiseNet conference in Kalamazoo got a chance to join the celebration with community members Wednesday night to celebrate the ten year...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2015
KCSO: Woman released from custody after a fatal stabbing in Comstock Township
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A 20-year-old Kalamazoo County woman has been released from the County Jail after Prosecutor Jeff Getting kicked the case back to detectives for more information. S...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 12, 2015
Gov. Snyder champions the Kalamazoo Promise, challenges other locales to take the city's lead
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Gov. Rick Snyder was in Kalamazoo on Wednesday to applaud the 10-year anniversary of the Kalamazoo Promise. He said Kalamazoo was a pioneer, inspiring similar full-ride tui...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 11, 2015
KCSO: Homicide investigation underway in Comstock Township
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office says a 35-year-old man is dead and a woman is in custody after a homicide at a home on Carter Street in Comstock Townshi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 11, 2015
Semi driver killed after wreck on Interstate 69 in Girard Township
GIRARD TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Michigan State Police say a 65-year-old Indiana man is dead after his semi went into the median of Interstate 69 north of Coldwater. It was reported in the northbound...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 11, 2015
KVET: Three men jailed after drug deal was interrupted in Vine Neighborhood
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team says two Kalamazoo men and a Nevada man are behind bars after officers stopped a drug deal in the Vine Neighborhood. Officers were pro...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 11, 2015
West Michigan man "addicted to burglaries" facing murder charge
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — A west Michigan man who has been in and out of prison because police once said he was “addicted to burglaries” could be going to prison for the rest of his l...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 11, 2015
Skeleton found inside car sunk in a Byron Township pond
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO-AM) — A grisly discovery may close a missing person’s case that was nearly a decade old. A crew trimming trees with Christmas decorations near the Cook Funeral home in B...
localnews@mwcradio.com Nov 11, 2015




