Author Archives: Jerry Malec
AUDIO: Graduation numbers trending up for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It appears that Kalamazoo Public School students have bounced back academically following the pandemic. And while school officials say there is still room for improvement...
Jun 30, 2022
First presumptive case of Monkeypox detected in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The first probable case of monkeypox has been detected in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Wednesday, June 19, that an Oakland Co...
Jun 30, 2022 2003 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Man responsible for Portage stabbing death of father and son arrested in Arizona
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man accused in the stabbing deaths of a father and son in Portage has been arrested. Authorities say 27-year-old Nathaniel Doyle was booked into the Kalamazoo...
Jun 29, 2022 Nathaniel Doyle booking photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Smart handling of fireworks paramount to a safe 4th of July weekend
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The State of Michigan fireworks law allows the use of consumer fireworks from Wednesday, June 29 to Monday July 4 until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days. The City of Portag...
Jun 29, 2022 Fireworks at Holland's Kollen Park in 2018. (Photo courtesy Peg McNichol).
COVID Emergency Relief Act rent assistance to expire June 30
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Those needing rent assistance through a federal program created during the pandemic don't have much time to take advantage. The federal COVID Emergency Relief Act provide...
Jun 29, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
Drivers to get a break from lane restrictions and barriers for Fourth of July weekend travel
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is getting set to ease travel headaches for drivers over the holiday weekend. Starting at 3 p.m. Friday, July 1, and continuing un...
Jun 29, 2022
Sturgis hospital seeking funding support to stay open
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Sturgis City Commission is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 30, to try to come up with a plan to keep Sturgis Hospital open. According to WWMT-TV, ...
Jun 29, 2022 Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis MI (courtesy of Sturgis Hospital Facebook page)
Entergy completes sale of Palisades Power Plant to Holtec International
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Entergy on Tuesday, June 28, completed the sale of the Palisades Power Plant to Holtec International. Palisades was permanently shut down May 20, 2022, after generating elec...
Jun 28, 2022
$7.5M performance-based loan to support re-development project of Battle Creek's former McCamly Plaza Hotel
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, June 28, joined forces with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing Michigan Strategic Fund approval of proje...
Jun 28, 2022
Partnership seeks to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency in Kalamazoo's commercial buildings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy and the City of Kalamazoo are set to host a launch event for the Kalamazoo Energy Collaborative on Wednesday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Found...
Jun 28, 2022
