Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Albion City Council member denies sexual assault claims
ALBION (WKZO-AM) — A member of the Albion City Council is defending himself after he was charged with one count of second-degree criminal sexual assault. The criminal complaint claims Maurice Ba...
Oct 14, 2015
WMU's oldest building to reopen next week after extensive renovations
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — East Hall, the oldest building on the Western Michigan University campus, was the most-difficult to heat because it was built with brick, had no insulation, and had windows...
Oct 14, 2015
Additional details released about local airman killed in military helicopter crash in Afganistan
WASHINGTON (WKZO-AM) — Additional details have been released about the crash of a British Royal Air Force helicopter in Afghanistan that killed a native of Comstock and several others Sunday. Th...
Oct 14, 2015
Trial begins in case of man accused of molesting daycare children in Three Rivers
CENTREVILLE (WKZO-AM) — Trial has begun for the boyfriend of a Three Rivers woman who is accused molesting five children at her in-home daycare business. Cary Jones is charged with seven counts ...
Oct 14, 2015
Runner injured after wreck on South Westnedge Avenue near Shaver Road in Portage [UPDATE]
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — A 44-year-old man who was running down South Westnedge Avenue is hospitalized after getting struck by a car at Shaver Road, mere feet from Portage Public Safety headquarters....
Oct 14, 2015
Nesbitt applauds passage of digital proof of insurance law, but urges a second component
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — State Rep. Aric Nesbitt says he’s happy with a recently-signed bill he authored allowing drivers to show their proof of insurance on their smartphones and tablets, but ...
Oct 13, 2015
Wreck shuts down Red Arrow Highway, drivers now in stable condition [UPDATE]
LAWRENCE (WKZO-AM) — Three people are hospitalized in critical condition after a two-vehicle wreck in Lawrence, just northwest of the Reynells Poultry Farm. It happened on Red Arrow Highway near...
Oct 13, 2015
Emmett Township man who vanished from squad car while handcuffed back in custody
EMMETT TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A man is jailed after escaping a Calhoun County patrol car while handcuffed. Investigators say he slid out the back window of the cruiser, cutting his forehead on the...
Oct 13, 2015
MSP: Motorcyclist died during high-speed chase in Emmett Township
EMMETT TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — A man from Battle Creek is dead after crashing his motorcycle at an estimated 90 mph while trying to outrun Michigan State Police. MSP investigators say Zachary Phill...
Oct 13, 2015
Kalamazoo Township taking inventory of sidewalks and footpath quality
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM) — Kalamazoo Township is formulating a plan to improve their inventory of sidewalks and other non-motorized transportation routes, now that they’ve agreed to sp...
Oct 13, 2015
