Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Short's Brewing Company overtakes New Holland
BELLAIRE (WKZO) — Beer production by Short’s Brewing Company near Traverse City was high enough last year to propel the Bellaire brewery into the third spot on the list of Michigan’s...
Jan 29, 2015
Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame coming to Lansing
LANSING (WKZO) — A Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame will open in June in Lansing. It’s the brainchild of Lansing Lugnuts owner Tom Dickson, and it will be housed at Cooley Law School Stadium...
Jan 29, 2015
Talks begin to save two historic abandoned Detroit hotels
DETROIT (WKZO) — Negotiations are reportedly continuing to save two historic abandoned buildings on the site of the planned Red Wings arena and entertainment district. Detroit City Councilman Ge...
Jan 29, 2015
Ford profits down, but still strong
DEARBORN (WKZO) — Ford Motor Company reports a pre-tax global profit for 2014 of 6.3-billion dollars, down 2.3-billion from the year before. The profit figure means about 50-thousand union worke...
Jan 29, 2015
UPDATE: Wounded Wyoming Police Officer recovering at home after gunfight
WYOMING (WKZO) — A Wyoming Police Officer and a local man were both hospitalized after a shootout in the 200 block of Himes in the Kent County Community. The officer was reportedly sent home aft...
Jan 29, 2015
ACLU files suit against group that runs Campus Martius
DETROIT (WKZO) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is filing a federal lawsuit against the group that runs Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit. The suit was filed Wednesday and ...
Jan 29, 2015
Ribbon cut on expanded concourse at Gerald R. Ford International Airport
CASCADE (WKZO) — The concourse of Terminal B at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport has a new look. Airport officials cut the ribbon to open the expanded concourse on Wednesday with two new...
Jan 29, 2015
No retrial for officer in Aiyana Stanley-Jones death
DETROIT (WKZO) — Charges will be dismissed this week against Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley for the shooting death of seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in 2010 during a raid being taped...
Jan 29, 2015
Keystone XL bill passes in Senate, faces Obama veto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday to approve the long-pending Keystone XL oil pipeline, despite the White House saying earlier in the day that President Barack Oba...
Jan 29, 2015
Woman accused of scamming Muskegon man
MUSKEGON (WKZO) — Michigan State Police accuse a 20-year-old woman in jail in Baltimore, Maryland of scamming an elderly Muskegon man out of more than 120-thousand dollars. Authorities in Michig...
Jan 29, 2015
