Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Orr named adviser in Atlantic City bankruptcy
DETROIT (WKZO) — Former Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has been named an adviser to Atlantic City’s new emergency manager. On Thursday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued an ex...
Jan 23, 2015
Religious Freedom Bill Filed In Senate
LANSING (WKZO) — A religious freedom bill that made it through the House last year but didn’t get to the governor’s desk is back this year. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act was ...
Jan 23, 2015
Brookings Institution finds Grand Rapids economy among world's best
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO) — A new study from the Brookings Institution finds the Grand Rapids metro area had the ninth-fastest growing economy in the country in 2014. Compared to the 300 largest citie...
Jan 23, 2015
Many automakers bypass Super Bowl ads
DETROIT (WKZO) — Fans watching this year’s Super Bowl will not see ads from several automakers. While eleven different brands bought ad time last year, only a handful have committed to com...
Jan 23, 2015
Central Michigan University student suspended for gun-related threat
MT. PLEASANT (WKZO) — A 37-year-old Central Michigan University student is banned from campus after making a threat against a professor. CMU police call it “poor judgment” by the stu...
Jan 23, 2015
Goodyear tire recall impacts General Motors
LANSING (WKZO) — Three crossover vehicles built by General Motors at a suburban Lansing plant are impacted by a recall of over 48-thousand Goodyear Fortera HL tires. According to the “Lans...
Jan 23, 2015
Sigma Alpha Mu suspended at University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR (WKZO) — The vandalism caused by Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity members from the University of Michigan at Treetops Resort in Gaylord is leading to the suspension of the fraternity. The nat...
Jan 23, 2015
Muskegon Heights native accused in California cold case murders
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS (WKZO) — A Muskegon Heights native who has spent most of the last several decades in prison is accused of being the “Gypsy Hill Killer” in California. KNTV reports 6...
Jan 23, 2015
Recall effort underway over Grand Haven cross vote
GRAND HAVEN (WKZO) — Grand Haven City Council member Robert Monetza is the target of a recall over the vote to no longer display a cross on Dewey Hill. The council voted earlier this month to st...
Jan 23, 2015
Michigan child dies from influenza
LANSING (WKZO) — State health officials say a child has died from the flu. It is the first death of an adolescent in southeast Michigan this year. The Michigan Department of Community Health did...
Jan 23, 2015
