Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Checks in high-interest lender settlement to reach Michigan mailboxes by next month
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The Attorney General’s Office says around 6,500 Michiganders have filed claims against two companies who paid out nearly 16,000 illegal loans between 2010 and 2013. Ref...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
"Spoof run" for Kalamazoo hospice care facility set for Saturday
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — At least 600 top-notch athletes are expected in Kalamazoo this weekend for the country’s most-grueling 329-foot run. The third-annual Ultimate Extreme Ultra .1K is se...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Lobbyist spending in Lansing slightly higher
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — A new report by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network says lobbyist spending in Lansing is up about 1.3 percent compared to last year. The total doled out to sway lawmakers d...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Carson visits Michigan, steps back from comments about Muslims
JACKSON (WKZO-AM) — The most recent polls in Michigan show Dr. Ben Carson just a couple of percentage points ahead of Donald Trump, but additional polls show him falling to third behind a surgin...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Recommendations released to improve fracking in Michigan
ANN ARBOR (WKZO-AM) — A new study released by the University of Michigan shows that the public is skeptical about the safety of hydraulic fracturing, and that the practice is environmentally sou...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Proposed U.S. legislation would target Enbridge line under Straits of Mackinac
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO-AM) — Michigan’s U.S. Senators have written legislation that would institute a number of new pipeline regulations that are specifically targeted at the Line 5 Pipelin...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Another gas price spike in Michigan blamed on refinery maintenance
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — Gas prices have spiked in Michigan once again. A gallon of regular in the Kalamazoo area will cost drivers around $2.50, according to GasBuddy.com. What happened? GasBuddy....
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Man who caused deadly pileup to face misdemeanor
HUDSONVILLE (WKZO-AM) — An arraignment is pending for a 40-year-old northwest Indiana man on a misdemeanor moving violation charge after a fatal crash east of Hudsonville. Deputies say Travis Fo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Legislation introduced to limit drone use around Michigan prisons
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — The increasing presence of drones may result in state legislation to reduce use of the unmanned aerial vehicles. In other parts of the country, pilots have been flying the de...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015
Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek opens African-themed camp, meeting place and education center
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — The Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek has built an African-style camp for overnight visitors that will also serve as a meeting place and an educational center. Officials a...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 24, 2015




