Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Indecent exposure suspect sought by Allegan County deputies
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man they say exposed himself outside of a gas station in Allegan County over the weekend. Investigators releas...
Jul 12, 2022 Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.
City of Portage to send corrected summer tax bills to Portage property owners
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Portage City officials say that the 2022 summer tax bills that were mailed to Portage property owners on Friday, July 8, contain incorrect tax information. The error occurr...
Jul 12, 2022 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
UIA warning of text message phishing scam
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) says those that have filed for unemployment benefits who receive a text message claiming to be from the agency need to igno...
Jul 12, 2022 Image provided by the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency.
Family and friends rally around KDPS officer paralyzed from weekend crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer who was injured in a weekend crash is now paralyzed from the waist down. Officer Tom Maher was struck by a suspected drunk...
Jul 12, 2022 GoFundMe page for Officer Maher and family.
Betty Ford annual presidential wreath laying ceremony to commemorate President Ford's 109th birthday
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- To commemorate President Gerald R. Ford's 109th birthday, members of the Ford family and the President Gerald R. Ford Historical Legacy Trust will conduct a wreath lay...
Jul 11, 2022
20-year-old in stable condition after near drowning on Lake Macatawa
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO, AM/FM) -- A 20-year-old male is in stable condition in the hospital after being rescued from Lake Macatawa on Monday, July 11. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office reports that the re...
Jul 11, 2022
Three Rivers man left with serious but non life threatening injuries in roll-over crash
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department is investigating an accident that occurred on Friday, July 8, at approximately 6:00 a.m. Police say a 21-year-old male ...
Jul 11, 2022
South Westnedge Avenue nighttime microsurfacing Mall Drive to Trade Centre Way
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Beginning Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m., northbound and southbound traffic on South Westnedge Avenue will be reduced to a single lane in each direction to allow for nighttime...
Jul 11, 2022 Image provided by City of Portage Department of Transportation &
Utilities.
Father and son hurt in motorcycle crash
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A father and son were taken to the hospital after sustaining injuries in a single motorcycle crash on Sunday, July 10. The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports that it ...
Jul 11, 2022 Cass County Sheriff's Office cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Pavement preservation, traffic calming project underway on Westnedge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A project to calm traffic and preserve the pavement on Westnedge Avenue and Park Street from Dunkley Street to Michigan Avenue is now underway. As a part of the project, ...
Jul 11, 2022
