Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Convert Kalamazoo: Downtown business forum seeking public input until midnight, August 31
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Beginning in 2024, Kalamazoo Avenue which currently runs through downtown as a one-way street, will begin it's conversion over to a two-way street. Planning officials say...
Aug 30, 2022
Consumers Energy urges residents to stay safe during restoration efforts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As crews continue working around the clock to restore public safety and electric service to customers, Consumers Energy is reminding everyone to focus on staying safe fol...
Aug 30, 2022
Battle Creek man arrested for drugs appearing as colorful vitamins
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police have arrested an 18-year-old Battle Creek man on charges related to having colorful pills that look like children's vitamins, but presumed to conta...
Aug 30, 2022 Photo provided by the Battle Creek Police Department.
Paw Paw man facing 2nd federal charge in Planned Parenthood arson
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo is now facing a second federal charge after already being charged with arson. 25-year-old Joshua...
Aug 30, 2022 Surveillance photo of Joshua Brereton provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Road construction continues as school begins on Nichols Road in Kalamazoo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Road Commission of Kalamazoo says that construction on Nichols Road in Kalamazoo is scheduled to continue through the start of the 2022-23 school year. The project, b...
Aug 30, 2022 Photo provided by the Road Commission of Kalamazoo.
Five year probation sentence for Kalamazoo man involved in child sex sting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One of the six men that were arrested in a child sex sting in Kalamazoo was sentenced to five years probation on Monday, August 29. 39-year-old Brian Malone of Byron Cent...
Aug 30, 2022 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
AUDIO: Kalamazoo City Commission holds special session to discuss water rate increases
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo city commissioners held a special session Monday afternoon, August 29, to discuss increases in future water utility rates. But there was one catch. Even though ...
Aug 30, 2022 City of Kalamazoo Director of Public Services James Baker addresses Kalamazoo City Commissioner members on proposed water rate increases that are higher than previously proposed due to skyrocketing inflation. (Image take from YouTube.com live stream broadcast on Monday, August 29, 2022)
Storms cause power outages, damage to trees, and downed power lines across multiple counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Severe thunderstorms ripping through West Michigan Monday afternoon, August 29, following warm and muggy air that was prevalent earlier in the day. The National Weather S...
Aug 29, 2022 Photo of storm damage in Calhoun County near I-94 and Helmer Road. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Davis)
Kalamazoo named one of 2022 top 100 best places to live by Livability
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo named one of 2022 Top 100 Best Places to Live according to Livability.com. With a total population of just over 76,000, Kalamazoo outpaced more than...
Aug 29, 2022
Consumers Energy preparing for potentially hazardous thunderstorms for Monday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy is preparing for damaging winds and severe thunderstorms that are expected to impact the lake shore, Grand Rapids, and the areas south of I-96 starting M...
Aug 29, 2022 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
