Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Vietnam Memorial wall replica heading to Battle Creek area: July 14 - 17
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a Mobile Education Center, and it's coming to Emmett Township near Bat...
Jul 08, 2022 Image from the Calhoun County Red White Blue Foundation.
Comstock Township road closure scheduled for July 11
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Beginning Monday, July 11, North 26th Street in Comstock Township will be completely closed between East Main Street and East H Avenue to allow for work on a sani...
Jul 08, 2022
New name, same pest: Spongy Moth outbreaks in Michigan
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Last summer you may have seen trees covered in caterpillars, with their droppings falling from the canopy, and spongy brown egg masses on every surface This has been a comm...
Jul 08, 2022 Image Credit: Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
Kalamazoo commissioners asked to approve resolution supporting "Medicare for All"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It wasn't on the agenda but a group called the Democratic Socialists of Southwest Michigan has been asking Kalamazoo Commissioners for weeks to approve a resolution suppo...
Jul 08, 2022 Kalamazoo City Commission meeting June 6, 2022 (photo credit: John McNeill)
Checker cars return to Kalamazoo with 100th Anniversary of Checkers National Convention
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Checker Car Club of America 100th anniversary national convention will be held from August 3 through August 6. Checker vehicles were built in Kalamazoo from 1923 to 1...
Jul 07, 2022 Photo provided by the Gilmore Care Museum, Hickory Corners, MI.
CRA takes disciplinary action against licensees in Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, and Bangor
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cannabis Regulatory Agency has taken disciplinary action against three marijuana licensees in Michigan, to include Southwest Michigan entities in Bangor and Kalamazoo...
Jul 07, 2022
League of Women Voters of the Kalamazoo Area adopts Climate Emergency Resolution
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The League of Women Voters of the Kalamazoo Area has adopted a Climate Emergency Resolution. The resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors at t...
Jul 07, 2022
Cassopolis project to compete for statewide community excellence award among three other finalists
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Four finalists have been selected for the statewide Community Excellence Award, which is known as the most prestigious Michigan Municipal League community honor. And the ...
Jul 07, 2022 Image from Village of Cassopolis Facebook page.
Grand Opening of Children's Nature Playscape to take place July 15
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After four months of construction, a nature-themed playground will soon be open to children. City officials are getting set to hold a grand opening ceremony for the Child...
Jul 07, 2022 The site of the future Children's Nature Playscape in downtown Kalamazoo.
Governor hopeful Kelley pleads not guilty to charges from January 6 Capitol riot
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Republican candidate for Michigan Governor Ryan Kelley has pleaded not guilty for his actions during the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kelley, who plead...
Jul 07, 2022 Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley (courtesy of ryandkelley.com)
