Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Health department reminds Kalamazoo County residents to get flu vaccine
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department is reminding Kalamazoo County residents to prepare for the upcoming flu season by getting vaccinated against t...
Oct 04, 2022 NIAID / CC
Kalamazoo County Commissioners to distribute more covid relief funding during Tuesday meeting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners are set to hand out more American Rescue Plan money at their meeting Tuesday evening, October 4, as they near the end of their process for ...
Oct 04, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting March 1, 2022 (photo courtesy of John McNeill)
God's Kitchen of Michigan to host free 11-year anniversary dinner
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- God's Kitchen of Michigan, a nonprofit hunger-relief charity serving Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and Portage will celebrate its 11-year anniversary with a free soul food din...
Oct 03, 2022
City of Kalamazoo exceeds water filter distribution goal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo has sped past its campaign to deliver thousands of lead water filters to city residents. As of Friday, September 30, more than 7,200 water filters h...
Oct 03, 2022
Sister in 3 sibling double murder trial to be released from jail
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A three-sibling double murder case: one acquitted, one convicted, and one leaving jail. As the youngest sibling, Tikario Taylor-McMillion was found not guilty by a jury l...
Oct 03, 2022 Best Law
Private 1st Class Hofman returns home after being MIA for 77 years
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After 77 years, the body of a Grand Rapids soldier has finally come home. According to MLive, the remains of Private First Class Donald Hofman arrived at Gerald R. For...
Oct 02, 2022 U.S. Army Soldier Donald Hofman. (Photo from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)
MDHHS announces additional free COVID-19 tests through Rockefeller Foundation partnership
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced on Friday the availability of an additional 289,000 COVID-19 tests through its expanded partnership with the ...
Oct 02, 2022 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services logo (courtesy of State of Michigan)
State Police hosting car seat check event
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police (MSP) Paw Paw post is partnering with National Faith & Blue and will be conducting a free car seat check event on Saturday October 8 from 12:0...
Oct 02, 2022
West Nile Virus detected in Allegan County wild bird
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A case of West Nile Virus has been detected in a wild bird in Allegan County. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services notified the Allegan County Health...
Sep 30, 2022
Senator Stabenow announces $5 Million in funding to expand mental health and addiction services in West Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced on Friday, September 30 announced that five locations across West Michigan will receive $5,000,000 in funding to expand m...
Sep 30, 2022 Senator Debbie Stabenow. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Debbie Stabenow).
