Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Plainwell woman dies in car crash with tree
TROWBRIDGE TWP., MI (WKZO AM/FM, Nov. 27, 2022) -- A single vehicle crash took the life of a Plainwell woman on Saturday, November 26, and police are investigating. It happened on M-40 near 110th Aven...
Nov 27, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
City of Kalamazoo Tree Lighting in Bronson Park tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Parents who may have been reluctant to take the kids out to this year's Holiday Parade because of last Friday's blizzard on November 18 will get another chance to ignite ...
Nov 25, 2022 Theo Crazzolara / CC
AUDIO: Some homeowners in Kalamazoo County to pay extra taxes this winter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners held a special meeting on Tuesday, November 22 to make sure a small number of homeowners pay extra taxes this winter. Two voter approved mi...
Nov 24, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
AUDIO: City of Kalamazoo leaf pickup delayed due to early winter weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The early arrival of winter has brought the City of Kalamazoo's leaf pickup program to a screeching halt. Public Services Director Jim Baker says the crews had to be reas...
Nov 24, 2022 Photo by: Jerry Malec, WKZO News.
Children's Nature Playscape in Kalamazoo begins phase 2 of campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Organizers of a downtown greenspace project devoted to children are capping off 2022 with a fundraising effort they say will add an art and education pavilion. "Since the...
Nov 23, 2022 Children's Nature Playscape logo
Portage Road and Sprinkle Road ramp reopen as I-94 project progresses into winter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Road at I-94 and the southbound Sprinkle Road ramp to westbound I-94 have reopened. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will continue work on the $87...
Nov 23, 2022
AAA activates 'Tow to Go' for Thanksgiving holiday weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- AAA is working to keep impaired drivers off the road during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program, providing transporta...
Nov 23, 2022
MDOT to pause I-69 rebuild in Calhoun and Eaton Counties for winter
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has paused work on the three-year, $210 million project to rebuild I-69 from Marshall, Calhoun County, to Charlotte,...
Nov 23, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Gilmore Car Museum's Winter Wonderland back for second year
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Gilmore Car Museum is planning on a second year of a holiday celebration. The 2nd annual "Winter Wonderland at the Gilmore Car Museum" is set to kick off on Fri...
Nov 23, 2022
Allegan County community partners release community health plan
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A coalition of several area agencies have developed a plan for a Allegan County Community Health assessment. Involved in the plan's development were Ascension Borges...
Nov 23, 2022 Allegan Co health Dept. Logo. (courtesy of Allegan County)
