Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Portage Parks & Recreation office moves to former location of Portage Senior Center
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage Parks & Recreation has relocated its offices from the lower level of City Hall to a new dedicated Parks & Recreation building at 320 Library Lane (the forme...
Nov 06, 2022 City of Portage logo
Consumers Energy urging residents to be safe following Saturday's damaging wind storm
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As crews continue working to restore public safety and electric service to customers, Consumers Energy is reminding all Michiganders to focus on staying safe following dama...
Nov 06, 2022 Consumers Energy crews. (courtesy of Consumers Energy)
No injuries from early morning structure fire in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Fire Department is reporting no injuries from an early morning structure fire that happened on Sunday, November 6. The fire department responded to 99...
Nov 06, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Man in hospital with multiple skull fractures after Battle Creek assault
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are investigating an assault where a 66-year-old man suffered multiple skull fractures, a possible fractured jaw, and a brain injury requiring surg...
Nov 06, 2022
$1 million winning Powerball ticket bought in Detroit; Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.9 billion
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- No one matched all six numbers to win Saturday night's Powerball jackpot, but one Michigan Lottery player is $1 million richer after the drawing. The player matched the fiv...
Nov 06, 2022 Henita May / CC
Plainwell apartment fire claims life of elderly woman
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Plainwell Department of Public Safety is investigating after an elderly woman was found dead following an apartment fire Saturday, November 5. Crews were called to No...
Nov 06, 2022 Arseni Mourzenko
Website launched to help high school students apply for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Those set to graduate high school in 2023 now have a new resource on hand to help lower the cost of college. Prospective students can now apply for the Michigan Achievement...
Nov 02, 2022 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
City of Benton Harbor lead service line replacement effort reaching completion
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Benton Harbor's accelerated campaign to replace aging lead water services lines is nearing completion. Governor Gretchen Whitmer along with state official...
Nov 02, 2022 Gov. Whitmer visits the first lead service line replacement construction site in Benton Harbor. Nearly all of the lead pipes in Benton Harbor have been replaced as of Nov. 2,2022, according to Michigan officials.
$500,000 from Consumers Energy Foundation for basic needs assistance to Food Bank Council of Michigan & Michigan Association of United Ways
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Consumers Energy Foundation announced on Wednesday, November 2, $500,000 in grant funding to help two statewide organizations, the Food Bank Council of Michigan and the...
Nov 02, 2022
Wayne County man wins $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery's $25 Million Cash Payout Instant Game
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Wane County man was the lucky winner of $500,000 playing the $25 Million Cash Payout instant game from the Michigan Lottery. The 63-year-old, who chose to remain anonymou...
Nov 02, 2022
