Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
75-year-old charged with homicide in Kalamazoo court
TEXAS TOWNSHIP (WKZO) — 75-year-old Jimmy Thrashers has been formally charged with open murder and a felony gun charge for the shooting death of his ex-wife. He claims he was intoxicated, got in...
May 06, 2015
Kalamazoo County Board reexamines contract bidding process
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — The Kalamazoo County Board is once again grappling with the issue of how to keep the millions it spends on construction and goods and services every year from escaping Kalamaz...
May 06, 2015
Kalamazoo County voters narrowly approve Special Education Funding
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — There was drama as Kalamazoo County School officials spent a white- knuckle evening watching the results come in for their special education millage. At first they were traili...
May 06, 2015
Police investigate death of Homer Township woman
HOMERTOWNSHIP (WKZO) — A Calhoun County woman is dead and her boyfriend in custody after a suspected arson fire in Mt. Morris, Michigan. Investigators there apparently found a burned out rented ...
May 06, 2015
Giggles the Pig wants to be Mayor of Flint
FLINT (WKZO) — "Giggles the Pig" is running to become Mayor of Flint, and may have just as good a chance of winning as any other candidate. The city was just trying to get its act back together ...
May 06, 2015
Crews working around the clock to fix broken Portage sewer line
PORTAGE (WKZO) — The City of Portage says they are going to need another day to fix that broken sewer line at the 12th Street lift station. They are extending their request for homeowners in the...
May 05, 2015
Location Location Location, dictates the kind of earthquakes you may have
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) –. Its important all things dealing with real estate, whether its moving or not. That's why Michigan's earthquakes are so small. Earthquake experts say that unlike the West Coas...
May 05, 2015
Cities have little control over the location of bars, liquor stores or
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Following up on complaints about locating a Brew Pub on South Burdick Street two weeks ago, Chief Jeff Hadley did some investigating into how liquor licenses are issued and le...
May 05, 2015
Some of you will vote today
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Voters will decide the fate of the state's road funding proposal today and the polls suggest they have already made up their minds against it. That's a frightening prospect fo...
May 05, 2015
Homicide on Poppy Street
TEXAS TOWNSHIP (WKZO) — An elderly woman was shot to death in her home in the 6100 block of Poppy St. in Texas Township early monday. They are holding a 75-year-old man as a suspect. Undersherif...
May 04, 2015
