Author Archives: Jerry Malec
National Preparedness Month ideal time to review insurance policies
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- September is National Preparedness Month, and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is providing tips to help Michiganders prepare for, and rec...
Sep 01, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
JungleBird announces September 10 opening in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- JungleBird, a long-awaited new restaurant and bar that will bring cocktails and cuisine with Caribbean flair to The Exchange in downtown Kalamazoo will open September 10 ...
Sep 01, 2022
World War II soldier from Grand Rapids accounted for 77 years later
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A U.S. Army soldier from West Michigan who was killed during World War II has been found and accounted for. According to the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Account...
Sep 01, 2022 U.S. Army Soldier Donald Hofman. (Photo from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)
Battle Creek pauses process to hire DEI Officer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Battle Creek is pausing it hiring process for a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. According to a press release from the city, officials made the...
Sep 01, 2022 Photo from City of Battle Creek Facebook Page
Gilmore Community Healing Center receives surprise 30k donation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore Community Healing Center at 1910 Shaffer Street in Kalamazoo received a surprise donation of $30,000 Monday. The donation came from Guys Who Give - Kalamazoo C...
Aug 31, 2022
Kalamazoo native mans a phone and distance line aboard USS Barry deployed in Philippine Sea
PHILIPPINE SEA (WKZO AM/FM) -- August 21, 2022: Fire Controlman 3rd Class Nathan Reyna (left), from Victoria, TX, Fire Controlman 3rd Class Latawn McCalebb (center), from Columbus, OH, and Fire Contro...
Aug 31, 2022 (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)
GoFundMe set up for WMU student struck and killed by drunk driver
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A GoFundMe fundraiser has been organized by the family of WMU student Kaylee Gansberg who was struck and killed by a drunk driver on Friday, August 26, in the 2700 block ...
Aug 31, 2022
AAA Survey: Drivers admit to speeding and cell phone use in school zones
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As millions of students and teachers return to school, the roads have gotten far more crowded. AAA citing that this time of year is particularly dangerous due to the combi...
Aug 31, 2022 Bill McChesney / CC
WMU-Cooley Innocence Project to host exoneree panel discussion
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan Cooley Law School is set to feature it's WMU-Cooley Innocence Project panel discussion that will feature exonerees who will share their stories of wrongful...
Aug 31, 2022 Ken Nixon after being released from the Michigan Reformatory in Ionia, Michigan February 18, 2021(courtesy of the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School)
MSP investigating deadly pedestrian crash in Van Buren County
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Troopers from the Michigan State Police Paw Paw post are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian in Van Buren County. Authorities say it happened around 7:30 Tuesday...
Aug 31, 2022 Michigan State Police - File photo
