Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Lansing Firefighter Intentionally Struck During Charity Drive
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Formal charges are expected to be filed Thursday against the man witnesses say intentionally ran down a Lansing firefighter participating in a “Fill the Boot” fun...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
Deputies Called After Report of Rifle-Wielding Man Over I-69
COLDWATER (WKZO-AM) — A woman is claiming she saw a man with a rifle hanging over the rail on an overpass on Interstate 69. It’s the latest story to come out of the investigation of a snip...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
Bill in the Works to Restore Tax Breaks For Donations, Charitable Contributions
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Three state senators are sponsoring legislation that would restore the tax breaks for charitable contributions that were eliminated when Gov. Rick Snyder first came to office...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
Democrats Not Pleased With Gamrat-Courser Hearings
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — Democrats are not happy with how the Gamrat-Courser hearings are going, and are renewing calls for the Michigan State Police or Attorney General Bill Schuette to launch crimi...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
Three Rivers Man Ordered to Stand Trial For Murder
THREE RIVERS (WKZO-AM) — A man with a long history of drug convictions could spend the rest of his life in prison after the shooting death of a man in Three Rivers. Twenty-eight-year-old Westly ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
City Manager a Source of Concern in Portage Council Candidate Debate
PORTAGE (WKZO-AM) — Sparks flew Wednesday between incumbents and a challenger vying for the three available Portage City Council seats in November’s election. Both the incumbents and chall...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
Kalamazoo Man Sentenced For Murder During Family Gathering
KALAMAZOO (WKZO-AM) — A Kalamazoo man who shot and killed a woman could serve just over three years in prison for second-degree murder after cutting a deal with prosecutors. James Shaver admitte...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
Obama Pushes Free Community College, Grants During Michigan Visit
WARREN (WKZO-AM) — President Obama pushed his proposal for two free years of community college and announced $175 million in apprenticeship grants during his visit to Macomb Community College in...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 10, 2015
Courser Urges Censure, Not Expulsion
LANSING (WKZO-AM) — State Rep. Todd Courser pleaded for forgiveness and a House censure in front of a select committee Wednesday, after using taxpayer resources to cover up an affair with Rep. C...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 09, 2015
Man Found Dead on Kalamazoo Sidewalk ID'd
A man found dead on an East Vine Street sidewalk has been identified as 54-year-old Kenneth Madison of Kalamazoo. Madison was found with possible head trauma near the East Crosstown Parkway at around ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Sep 09, 2015




