Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Low temperatures can increase fire danger
WEST MICHIGAN (WKZO) — Record low temperatures have crept into west Michigan with ambient temperatures well below zero overnight. It may prompt some to try different and dangerous ways to stay w...
Jan 13, 2015
Putting the pieces together on that record wreck on I-94
KALAMAZOO COUNTY (WKZO) — Friday's 193-car pileup in Kalamazoo County was the largest chain reaction collision involving a white out and icy pavement conditions ever recorded, according to Wikip...
Jan 13, 2015
Drew Thorngate gets life without parole
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Monday was sentencing day for convicted murderer Drew Thorngate, who was convicted of beating Francisco Padilla with a baseball bat and then dumping his battered body into a d...
Jan 13, 2015
Repeat drunk driver caught again
VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) — Some people just don't get the message. Kennard Little could face jail time after his latest arrest for drunk driving. A Van Buren County Deputy spotted him driving err...
Jan 13, 2015
Gordie Howe improving following stem cell treatment
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO) — The health of Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe is improving following stem cell treatment for a series of strokes suffered last year. Red Wings scout Mark Howe tell...
Jan 12, 2015
Volt 2.0 unveiled in Detroit
DETROIT (WKZO) — Chevrolet has formally introduced an updated version of the Volt at the North American International Auto Show. The biggest change for the hybrid vehicle is a new battery pack t...
Jan 12, 2015
Eric Cunningham picked to fill vacancy on Kalamazoo City Commission
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — The Kalamazoo City Commission has chosen 32-year-old Eric Cunningham, who belongs to a family with deep roots in Kalamazoo, to serve out the term of former Commissioner Stepha...
Jan 12, 2015
Ford F-150 named North American Truck of the Year
DETROIT (WKZO) — The 2015 Ford-150 has been named the North American Truck of the year. Ford spokesman Eric Peterson says the entire team is happy as the jury of U.S. and Canadian journalists aw...
Jan 12, 2015
State's first blind Supreme Court judge seated
LANSING (WKZO) — As the state’s Supreme Court convenes this week, its newest judge takes his seat and makes history. Justice Richard Bernstein is the state’s first blind Supreme Cour...
Jan 12, 2015
Suspect confesses to killing 81-year-old in Walker hotel
WALKER (WKZO) — The man accused of killing 81-year-old Casey Wybenga in a Walker hotel room in late December is facing life in prison if convicted, and has confessed to the murder. Walker Police...
Jan 12, 2015
