Author Archives: Jerry Malec
$10,000 awarded for volunteer projects in honor of 9/11 National Day of Service
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Community Service Commission has awarded $10,000 to support 26 Michigan organizations hosting volunteer projects for the 9/11 National Day of Service. Through ...
Sep 07, 2022
First probable case of Monkeypox identified in Allegan County resident
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) notified the Allegan County Health Department (ACHD) that a probable case of Monkeypox virus (MPV) has been ide...
Sep 07, 2022 2003 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
43% of Michigan voters say current gun laws are not strict enough
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Forty-three percent of Michigan voters say current laws on gun ownership are not strict enough. This is according to poll results from Epic MRA, a full service survey resea...
Sep 07, 2022 (Photo courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety).
Kalamazoo Humane Society holds vaccine clinic for low-income dog owners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Humane Society is set to hold a free vaccine clinic to protect dogs against parvovirus. Organizers say the clinic will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 ...
Sep 07, 2022
Attorney General Nessel files brief in support of abortion access on ballot
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- With the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on their decision to place abortion access on the November ballot, Michigan's Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a brief on We...
Sep 07, 2022 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Three taken into custody by KDPS officers for resisting and obstructing arrest
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police arrested three people on Sunday, September 4, for resisting and obstructing arrest while investigating reports of a subject w...
Sep 06, 2022 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Driver who struck and injured pedestrian on West Main St. wanted by police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are looking for the driver suspected of hitting and injuring a pedestrian in the 2000 block of West Main Street in Kalamazoo. The Township of Kalamazoo Police Depa...
Sep 06, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Wanted fugitive involved in Three Rivers standoff arrested Tuesday
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- St. Joseph County deputies have arrested the man involved in the hours-long standoff Saturday, September 3, in Three Rivers. 33-year-old Kenneth Scott, a wanted f...
Sep 06, 2022 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Zeeland man wins $25,000 a year for life playing Lucky For Life
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Zeeland man has won $25,000 a year for life playing the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game. 55-year-old Scott Snyder matched the five numbers drawn on August 7 - 07-1...
Sep 06, 2022 Photo provided by Michigan Lottery News.
Former WMU officer accused of offering to pay a minor for sex accepts plea deal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A former Western Michigan University police officer accused of soliciting an underage girl for sex has pleaded guilty to one count of using a computer to commit a crime, ...
Sep 06, 2022 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.
