Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Accused distracted driver denies misdemeanor charge after fatal crash
HUDSONVILLE (WKZO-AM) — An Indiana man who is charged with causing an accident that killed a young boy made a brief appearance in Hudsonville District Court. Travis Fox, 40, pleaded not guilty t...
Oct 08, 2015
Gamrat having trouble gaining back 80th district trust, pleading for another chance
PLAINWELL (WKZO-AM) — Cindy Gamrat appeared with seven other candidates in an 80th district candidate forum in Plainwell, trying to regain the seat she was expelled from just last month. Gamrat ...
Oct 08, 2015
Michigan League of Public Policy: Teen pregnancy down in west Michigan, rest of Michigan, but state could do better
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Teen birth rates have dropped significantly in the last 20 years across the country, throughout Michigan and in west Michigan, but the Michigan League for Public Policy says,...
Oct 08, 2015
More information about botched Craigslist robbery in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — The two suspects being held in the Craigslist ambush on Linwood Street in Battle Creek could be formally charged with armed robbery at some point Wednesday Investigators...
Oct 08, 2015
International, statewide autism conference being held in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Dozens of the world’s top autism researchers are in Kalamazoo this week for the third-annual Michigan Autism Conference at the downtown Radisson Plaza Hotel. The thre...
Oct 08, 2015
Bill allowing smartphone proof of car insurance signed into law
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill that would allow drivers to show proof of insurance during a traffic stop by dialing it up on their smartphone. “It’s nothing m...
Oct 08, 2015
Civil forfeiture legislation approved by Michigan Senate
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Police agencies, and particularly anti-drug units, will have a much higher standard to reach and much more accountability now that the Senate has approved a package of House ...
Oct 08, 2015
Kalamazoo Public Safety officer injured after scrap with suspected drug dealer
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A Kalamazoo Public Safety officer had to be hospitalized with possible broken bones after he was assaulted by a fleeing drug dealer Wednesday on Kalamazoo's east side. Kala...
Oct 08, 2015
School bus involved in accident in front of new Popeyes in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A school bus suffered minor damage after it was rear-ended in front of the new Popeyes restaurant on West Main Street in Kalamazoo during the lunch rush. None of the 10 pre...
Oct 08, 2015
Murray: Ferris State will present a difficult challenge for Western Michigan's hockey team
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Western Michigan hockey coach Andy Murray says his Broncos are anticipating a difficult season-opening challenge from former Central Collegiate Hockey Assocaition foe Ferri...
Oct 07, 2015
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