Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Boil water advisory issued for portion of Oakland Drive in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A hydrant was hit at 5603 Oakland Drive on Sunday, August 14. A section of water main was depressurized so repairs could be made. Affected customers from 5603 to 5811 Oakla...
Aug 15, 2022 Image from the City of Portage Department of Transportation and Utilities.
Kalamazoo County Commissioners may finally decide how to spend American Rescue Plan funding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Commissioners may finally decide how to spend millions in American Rescue Plan funding meant to heal wounds left by the pandemic. The first subcommittee ...
Aug 15, 2022 Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting Feb. 1, 2022 (courtesy of John McNeill)
State average gas prices below $4.00 per gallon
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Average gas prices in Michigan are now below $4.00 a gallon. AAA reported that the price per gallon went down 9 cents from a week ago, which means that Michigan drivers are...
Aug 15, 2022
Additional details released on armed robbery suspect who shot at KDPS officers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are searching for the suspect who fired shots at them while they were responding to an armed robbery. Officers first responde...
Aug 15, 2022 Images provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Early Sunday crash hospitalizes driver and passenger
ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a multi-vehicle crash in Allendale Township most likely caused by hydroplaning. Deputies responded to the inc...
Aug 14, 2022
Hydroplaning accident injuries two in Holland Township
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC AM/FM) -- Heavy rains in West Michigan on Saturday, August 13, seem to be the most likely cause of a multi-vehicle accident that injured two people, one seriously. Ottawa County Sher...
Aug 14, 2022 Ottawa County Sheriff's cruiser. File photo
One hospitalized after two-vehicle crash in Cass County
CALVIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County Sheriff's deputies were called around 7:53 p.m. Saturday, August 13, to investigate a personal injury crash on Union Road near Center Street in Calvin T...
Aug 14, 2022 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Fatal crash causes major backup on NB US-131: At fault driver apprehended
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A fatal two-vehicle crash closed a section of northbound US-131 for several hours early Sunday morning, August 14. According to The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, it ...
Aug 14, 2022
Cass County woman arrested for killing boyfriend and then putting him into trash container
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Cass County woman was sentenced to 20 to 50 years in prison for killing her boyfriend and then throwing his body into a trash receptacle. WWMT reported that the crime...
Aug 14, 2022 Best Law
KDPS searching for robbery suspect who fired shots at officers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are searching for the suspect who fired shots at them while they were responding to an armed robbery. Officers first responde...
Aug 14, 2022 Photo from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
