Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Avelo Air to provide non-stop service from Kalamazoo to Orlando
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's some exiting news for those in Southwest Michigan who've may have been a bit hesitant to travel by air recently, along with those who've been restricted due to co...
Jul 28, 2022 Photo provided by AveloAir.com
South Haven man dies in hospital after being upside down in vehicle and submerged in water during crash
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A South Haven man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Allegan County on Thursday, July 28. Authorities say 76-year-old Thomas Tamandl was found 9:30 a.m. in his...
Jul 28, 2022
Man arrested after assaulting son and threatening him with a firearm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man early Thursday morning, July 28, for felonious assault with a firearm. Kalamazoo County Dispatch received a call around...
Jul 28, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
Two armed robberies within minutes of each other in Osthemo Township
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office responded to two armed robberies in Osthemo Township early Thursday morning, July 28. The first incident occurred around 2:48 a.m. a...
Jul 28, 2022
Portage man to serve time in prison for his role in defrauding Amazon's Textbook Rental Program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- 37-year-old Geoffrey Mark Hays Talsma was to 16 years' imprisonment for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft on Wednesday, July 27. The U.S. Attorney's Office Western...
Jul 27, 2022
MUSIC at the ZOO! at Binder Park Zoo on Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Visitors to Binder Park Zoo will enjoy a rare musical treat on Sunday, July 31, when guest musicians of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO) will perform a series of...
Jul 27, 2022
Sidewalk Sales event returns to Kalamazoo on July 28
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A traditional shopping tradition making it's way back to downtown Kalamazoo on Thursday, July 28. The Summer Sidewalk Sales event which runs through Saturday, July 30, is...
Jul 27, 2022 Kzoo Cowboy / CC
Industrial company in Holland to receive $25,000 grant to help it adopt Industry 4.0 technologies
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Twenty-three small manufacturers around Michigan have been awarded a total of nearly $500,000 to help them adopt Industry 4.0 technologies. The Michigan Economic Developmen...
Jul 27, 2022
Kalamazoo dental office whitens teeth and brings smiles to Bronson Children's Hospital
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A local fund raising effort has attained 164% of its goal. The Sharp Smile Center, in partnership with Bronson Children's Hospital and the Smiles For Life Foundation, rai...
Jul 27, 2022 Sharp Smile Center, Bronson Children’s Hospital, and the Smiles for Life Foundation reached 164% of their goal, earning over $8,000 to help children in need. Sharp Smile Center staff celebrated with a pajama and pizza party on Tuesday, July 26. (Photo courtesy of Valorie Snyder, Marketing & Patient Support,
Sharp Smile Center)
48% of people with disabilities in Michigan living in financial hardship; a big chunk in West MI according to report
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The United Way has released data that indicates that about 43% of people who have disabilities in the six counties represented by the South Central Michigan office of the...
Jul 27, 2022 A report indicates that over 40 percent of residents in a six county region of South Central Michigan have issues making end meet economically (logo courtesy of UWSCMI)
