Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
The thousand foot question derails Michigan's sex-offender law
DETROIT (WKZO) — A Detroit Federal Judge has ruled that a requirement that Michigan's sex offenders stay at least a thousand feet away from schools is too vague to be constitutional. The ACLU's ...
Apr 08, 2015
Is it a hoax or an attempt to defraud
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Kalamazoo Utilities Department says someone has sent out a very detailed and strange survey questionnaire to city residents, that appears to be on official city stationary but...
Apr 08, 2015
BTR 2.0 opponents take their protest to Kalamazoo's County Board
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Environmentalists and naturalists who are opposed to the expansion of the BTR park onto the Colony Orchard Farm property took their protest to last night's Kalamazoo County Bo...
Apr 08, 2015
Kalamazoo County Board hires headhunters
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — The Kalamazoo County Board has voted to hire a search firm as they look for a new County Administrator. The vote came despite a general consensus on the commission that their ...
Apr 08, 2015
KPS and former Coach disagree on how he lost his job
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — The popular and successful coach of the Maroon Giants girls basketball squad is off the team, but KPS officials insist it's by his choice, not the District's. Dan Thornton cla...
Apr 08, 2015
Investigation underway in death of Decatur man
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — An Autopsy has been scheduled for this morning on the body of 65 year old Terry Dean Gillam of Decatur. His death is being called suspicious even though there were no overt si...
Apr 08, 2015
Ban on non-profit collection bins rejected
ST. JOHNS (WKZO) –The City of St. Johns says they aren't giving up on a fight over their ban on Charity Collection Bins, despite two negative Federal Court decisions. Monday the 6th circuit Cour...
Apr 07, 2015
Judge in "Baby Kate" trial challenged by prosecution
MASON COUNTY (WKZO) — A Circuit Judge has refused to resign from hearing the Baby Kate murder case Despite requests from prosecutors and the Attorney General. They believe he should recuse himse...
Apr 07, 2015
Fire on Miller Road not a total disaster
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Fire investigators will be looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a building that was being used as storage space at 2211 Miller Road Monday morning. The tenant claime...
Apr 07, 2015
Kalamazoo Citizens Panel to explore Kalamazoo finances
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — The Kalamazoo City Manager is looking for a citizen's panel willing to take a cold hard look at how the city earns and spends its money to see if they can find a way to genera...
Apr 07, 2015
