Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
UPDATE: Controversial adoption bill signed by Governor
LANSING (WKZO) — One day after the State Senate approved a measure allowing faith based adoption agencies to reject gays and any other applicants who may not be in conformance with their religio...
Jun 11, 2015
House approves its road funding plan
LANSING (WKZO)– The Michigan House has approved a road funding plan that even supporters say is just designed to start the debate, not provide a final solution. Democratic minority leader Tim Gr...
Jun 11, 2015
Schuitmaker bill creating "Blue Alert" passes in State Senate
LANSING (WKZO) — The Michigan State Senate approved a bill sponsored by Lawton Republican Tonya Schuitmaker that would create a "Blue Alert". It would do for police what the Amber Alert has done...
Jun 11, 2015
Man charged with bank robbery for now
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) — The first of what could be a growing list of charges have been filed against a 52-year-old Van Buren County man following his arrest for a bank robbery at the Chase Branch ...
Jun 11, 2015
Plastics plant fire destroys another business and pumps toxins into the air
OTTAWA COUNTY (WKZO)– A huge fire at an industrial park in Ottawa County's Olive Township destroyed two of the three businesses there. Ten fire departments had to haul water to the location beca...
Jun 11, 2015
Children from Portage ignore red flag warning, nearly drown
SOUTH HAVEN (WKZO) — A day at the beach may be no day at the beach if it ends up in the emergency room. That was the story for a brother and sister from Portage who ignored the red flag warning ...
Jun 10, 2015
Kalamazoo man dies fleeing from Public Safety Officers
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Kalamazoo Public Safety has finally released details about a high speed crash on Sunday that claimed the life of a Kalamazoo man. They say Donwaun Casanova McFerrin was first ...
Jun 10, 2015
UPDATE: Two Kalamazoo beaches reopened after contamination clears up
KALAMAZOO COUNTY (WKZO) — The Kalamazoo County Health Department issued public health advisories for a pair of South County beaches because of high E.coli levels this morning. Tests conducted on...
Jun 10, 2015
Panda Bandit captured
THREE RIVERS (WKZO) — The Panda Bandit is in custody. He was called the "Panda Bandit" because of the silly panda mask he wore to conceal his identity, but there was nothing warm and cuddly abou...
Jun 10, 2015
Home invasion suspect headed to prison
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP (WKZO) — A homeless man who terrorized five women, threatening them with a knife when he forced his way into a home on Craft Avenue in Kalamazoo Township in April has been giv...
Jun 10, 2015
