Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Man Found Dead on Kalamazoo sidewalk may have been beaten
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) – An autopsy is scheduled for this morning on the body of what is believed to be a homeless white male in his late 50's who was found dead on the sidewalk in the 600 block of...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
First Courser-Gamrat Hearing Held in Lansing on Tuesday
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The first of what will be at least two hearings on the Courser-Gamrat affair will be held Tuesday in Lansing. A special select committee has had a week to go through the volu...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
Man Jailed After Attempted Rape at Albion College
ALBION (WKZO-AM) — A 20-year-old man is behind bars after authorities say he tried to rape an Albion College student. School police say the man broke into the Wesley Hall dorm room at around 4 a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
Albion PD Officers Placed On Leave
ALBION (WKZO-AM) — Two members of the police department in Albion have been placed on administrative leave. An investigation failed to produce criminal charges against one officer, but the polic...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
Estimated 30,000 People Span Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day
Mackinaw City (WKZO-AM) — Thousands braved rainy weather to participate in the annual Labor Day bridge walk over the Mackinac Bridge on Monday, including Gov. Rick Snyder. Forecasts had predicte...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
Man Rushed to Hospital After Golf Cart Accident
CASS COUNTY (WKZO-AM) — Cass County Sheriff’s deputies say an Indiana man is recovering from a head injury after he fell off the back of a golf cart. It happened just after 11 p.m. on Stor...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
Elderly West Michigan Pilots Begin Cross-Country Flight
GRAND HAVEN (WKZO-AM) — Two elderly female pilots from west Michigan are attempting to fly to all 48 states in the continental U.S. Kalamazoo resident Mary Creason, 90, is behind the controls. H...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
Study: Reading to Young Children Helpful
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — As the school year begins, newly-released studies are providing further evidence about how important it is to read to young children. One study, written by the American Aca...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
KPS Beginning School, 10th Year of Kalamazoo Promise on Tuesday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Public Schools will be beginning the 10th year of the Kalamazoo Promise on Tuesday, the unique scholarship program that gives students enrolled with the district ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015
State Department to Family: Kalamazoo College, Portage Central Grad Killed in Nepal
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — The State Department has notified the family of a Portage Central High School and Kalamazoo College graduate that she’s been killed in Nepal after traveling to the remo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 08, 2015




