Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Gas main break disrupts morning traffic in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A gas main break disrupted traffic for about an hour in Portage late Monday morning, July 24. Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch reported the break around 11 a.m. that o...
Jul 24, 2023
2 hospitalized, one listed in critical condition following Sunday shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting in Kalamazoo left two men hospitalized on Sunday afternoon, July 23. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers were called to Portage Street near Phillips ...
Jul 24, 2023 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Edge lane road to be piloted on part of Winchell Ave, demonstration set for Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Winchell Avenue west of Rambling Road is set to be repaved this summer before a one-year pilot introduces a new type of street to create space for drivers, bicyclists, and...
Jul 23, 2023
Plane on it's way to NYC makes emergency landing in Kalamazoo due to fuel leak
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An American Airlines flight on it's way to New York's LaGuardia Airport made an emergency landing in Kalamazoo Saturday morning, July 22. According to Kalamazoo-Battle Cre...
Jul 23, 2023 Image from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's Facebook page.
Portage Rotary cleans up around business corridor on South Westnedge Avenue
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several members of the Rotary Club of Portage came out to lend a hand on Thursday, July 20 to do some cleanup on South Westnedge Avenue in Portage. According to the city, th...
Jul 23, 2023 (Photo of Rotary Club of Portage members provided by the City of Portage)
Two injured and one arrested in Van Buren County boating accident
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were injured and one was arrested for boating while intoxicated on a lake in Van Buren County on Saturday, July 22. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Offic...
Jul 23, 2023 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo Fire Marshall investigating early Saturday morning vacant house fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A vacant home in Kalamazoo caught fire early Saturday morning, July 22, and authorities are investigating. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officers were called to th...
Jul 23, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Man to spend life in prison for toddler's 2020 murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man was sentenced on Friday, July 21 in Calhoun County Circuit Court for the death of his girlfriend's son. Court records show that 21-year-old Henry Jones Jr. was se...
Jul 23, 2023 (Photo of Henry Jones Jr. provided by the Calhoun County Jail)
Motorist safely escapes after car catches fire on I-94 in Van Buren County
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A driver escaped unharmed after their vehicle caught fire on westbound I-94 in Van Buren County on Saturday, July 22. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office responded a few ...
Jul 23, 2023 (Photo provided by the Van Buren County Sheriffs Office)
KDPS investigating Sunday shooting involving 2 juveniles
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are investigating a shooting involving two juvenile males from early Sunday morning, July 23. Authorities say it happened ar...
Jul 23, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
