Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Peters amendment to the Keystone Pipeline bill rejected
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) –Michigan's new senator has suffered his first legislative defeat. Saying he would hate to see a repeat of the Enbridge oil spill happen elsewhere in the state or the nati...
Jan 29, 2015
Portage Cemeteries are now online
PORTAGE (WKZO) — Portage's cemetery records have gone digital and are now online. For anyone interested in genealogy, cemetery records can make tracing ancestors much easier. Burial and ownershi...
Jan 29, 2015
Report blames WalMart for American obesity
CAMBRIDGE (WKZO) — WalMart supercenters are expanding the American waistline. That’s one of the conclusions of a new report published the National Bureau of Economic Research. The research...
Jan 28, 2015
University of Michigan professor receives award
ANN ARBOR (WKZO) — University of Michigan poet and professor Lorna Goodison is the 2015 winner of the Shirley Verrett Award. The award is presented each year by the university’s Women of C...
Jan 28, 2015
Survey: Detroit's NFL fan base most miserable
DETROIT (WKZO) — The Motor City is still stewing over their controversial dismissal in the playoffs turning the Detroit Lions fan base into the most miserable in the NFL, according to a new surv...
Jan 28, 2015
Former Tigers pitcher to face second trial
DETROIT (WKZO) — Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Evan Reed will be back in Wayne County court for a second trial on charges of criminal sexual conduct. Last November Judge Kenneth King dismissed c...
Jan 28, 2015
Pontiac unsure of company's plans for Silverdome
PONTIAC (WKZO) — A citizens organization in Pontiac is trying to use public pressure to force the Silverdome’s owner to clean up the empty stadium. Mona Hofmeister with Citizens Against Bl...
Jan 28, 2015
Chrysler Super Bowl ad plans still unclear
AUBURN HILLS (WKZO) — FCA, formerly known as Chrysler, has reportedly purchased commercial time during this Sunday’s Super Bowl but they’re not saying whether or not they will be usi...
Jan 28, 2015
Ford recalls 221-thousand vehicles
DETROIT (WKZO) — Ford is recalling nearly a quarter-of-a-million vehicles. The company says nearly 205-thousand Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS and Police Interceptor models from 2010 to 2013 are being...
Jan 28, 2015
Orr: Detroit's financial issues far from over
DETROIT (WKZO) — Former Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr is cautioning that even though the city is out of bankruptcy, its financial issues are far from being solved. In comments to the Detro...
Jan 28, 2015
