Author Archives: Jerry Malec
KDPS looking for suspect in armed robbery of credit union
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at a credit union on Tuesday, September 6. Authorities say it happened at the Kalse...
Sep 06, 2022 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Labor Day morning fire at abandoned home in Kalamazoo under investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety investigating an early morning fire that broke out at an abandoned home early Monday morning, September 5, (Labor Day). Officers...
Sep 06, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Road closures in Battle Creek area starting Tuesday due to ongoing storm cleanup
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City crews will be performing ongoing cleanup of storm damage from this past Monday, August 29, resulting in the following road closures beginning Tuesday, September 6...
Sep 04, 2022 Road closed sign
Kalamazoo man arrested for deadly shooting in 2021
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police arrested a man on Thursday, September 1, in connection to a deadly shooting that happened nearly a year ago. On September 21, 2021 the Township of Kalamazoo Police...
Sep 04, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
No injuries reported during fire that struck a Kalamazoo business
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- No injuries were reported in a Kalamazoo fire that broke out in the 900 block of East Cork Street on Saturday, September 3. Authorities say it happened around 8:17 p.m. a...
Sep 04, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Police investigating three weekend shootings in Kalamazoo: Two currently in critical condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police are investigating two shootings that took place in the city within three hours of each other Friday evening, September 2. The...
Sep 04, 2022
Consumers Energy working on natural gas improvements at Lake Street and Olmstead in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The intersection of Lake Street and Olmstead in Kalamazoo will be closed on Tuesday, September 6, as Consumers Energy works on a gas main replacement in the area. Detour ...
Sep 02, 2022
AAA activates 'Tow to Go' for Labor Day holiday weekend
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- AAA is working to keep impaired drivers off the road in Michigan for the Labor Day weekend. The Auto Club Group is reactivating it's 'Tow to Go' program for the holiday pe...
Sep 02, 2022 The Tow to Go program is set for the holiday weekend. (image courtesy AAA Michigan)
City of Portage seeking public input: Parks 5-Year Recreation and Open Space Plan
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Portage is updating it's Parks 5-Year Recreation and Open Space Plan and they are seeking input from the public. And that's why the city is holding a community ...
Sep 01, 2022 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
MDOT lifts traffic restrictions to ease Labor Day holiday weekend travel
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is removing lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of it's road and bridge projects statewide to ease traffic delays for holiday t...
Sep 01, 2022
