Author Archives: Jerry Malec
IRS approves Kalamazoo Black History Museum tax exempt status
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officials with the Kalamazoo Black History Museum received good news in August. The Internal Revenue Service notified the museum that it was awarded non-profit status on ...
Sep 13, 2022 Kalamazoo Black History Museum logo
Body of missing Kalamazoo man found by dive team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The body of a missing Kalamazoo man has been found. According to WOOD TV-8, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office said that 20-year-old Nathaniel Duvall Brown was recover...
Sep 13, 2022 Photo of 20-year-old Nathaniel Duvall Brown provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.
No injuries in Battle Creek bank robbery: Police looking for suspect
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are seeking help from the public to help them solve a bank robbery that happened on Monday afternoon, September 12. Police responded to the call of...
Sep 12, 2022 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Van Buren Conservation District hosts Kal-Haven Trail clean up event
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren Conservation District is looking for volunteers on Sunday, September 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. it's Kal-Haven Trail Clean Up event. Volunteers and staff will me...
Sep 12, 2022
Fairgoers reminded of precautions to take at events featuring swine exhibits
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Monday, September 12, a human case of Influenza A (H1N2)v in the state. The case was confirmed by ...
Sep 12, 2022 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services logo (courtesy of State of Michigan)
It's hydrant flushing time once again in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's that time again for the city of Kalamazoo. It's time once again to flush the fire hydrants, and the city's Public Services Department is set to begin hydrant flushin...
Sep 12, 2022 City of Kalamazoo hydrant flushing schedule. (Map provided by the city of Kalamazoo Public Services Department)
MDOT reminds motorists to be alert in work zones this fall
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that roadwork will continue as the fall season gets underway in Michigan with numerous road and bridge proj...
Sep 12, 2022 Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Michigan AFL-CIO announces first round of endorsements for 2022 General Election
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Today, the Michigan American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, (AFL-CIO) on Monday, September 12, announced its first round of endorsements ahea...
Sep 12, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Victim of weekend fatal shooting identified by police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police have released the name of a man fatally shot early Sunday morning, September 11. 53-year-old Antonio Shavanno Labrre of Kalamazoo, was shot around 3 a.m. on Prince...
Sep 12, 2022
Governor Whitmer announces plan with Holtec to reopen Palisades Plant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy on Friday, September 9, in support of Holtec International's application for a federal grant under ...
Sep 09, 2022
