Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Improvement project on Angling Road to start Monday, August 22
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An improvement project on Angling Road from Merryview Drive to Oakland Drive is scheduled to start on Monday, August 22. The project will include replacing two large culv...
Aug 18, 2022
Passenger sustains traumatic injuries when vehicle crashes into tree in St. Joseph County
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people were injured, one critically in a single-vehicle crash in St. Joseph County on Wednesday, August 17. Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff's D...
Aug 18, 2022
Florida man arrested after chase by Van Buren County deputies with beer in hand
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Florida man was arrested for drunk driving by Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies while still holding onto to his beer. It all began around 6:45 Wednesday evenin...
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Water valve replacement work in Battle Creek continues Friday, August 19
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City crews will continue replacing broken water valves, which will require temporary water shutoffs and a road closure beginning Friday, Aug. 19. City officials say th...
Aug 18, 2022
Investigation underway on KDPS Chief Coakley
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo City Mayor David Anderson says he's confident in the team overseeing the investigation of Kalamazoo Police Chief Vernon Coakley. According to a statement from t...
Aug 17, 2022 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes receives $1.1 million gift from philanthropist
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes announced on Tuesday, August 16, that they had received a gift of $1.1 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Offi...
Aug 17, 2022
Michigan unemployment rate edges down in July
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point in July to 4.2 percent, according to data released on Wednesday, August 17, by the ...
Aug 17, 2022
WMU employees to receive one-time inflation bonus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University is announcing a one-time bonus for eligible faculty and staff to help with the costs associated with high inflation rates. School officials sa...
Aug 17, 2022
Sprinkle Road ramps closing for I-94 lane shift in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation will be moving to the next phase of I-94 expansion in Kalamazoo starting Friday, August 19, as crews will move westbound I-94 tr...
Aug 17, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Fire in garbage can spreads to Kalamazoo home; extinguished within 15 minutes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the 200 block of Douglas Avenue Wednesday, August 17, around 12:17 p.m. for a report of a garbage can...
Aug 17, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
