Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Nurses at Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System ratify new contract
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Registered nurses at Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System have ratified a new contract designed to help recruit and retain nurses. According to a news release date...
Jun 27, 2022 Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System in Three Rivers, Michigan (courtesy of Three Rivers Health-Beacon Health System)
KDPS arrest three suspects who vandalized two downtown Kalamazoo businesses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- KDPS police have arrested three people in connection to two downtown Kalamazoo businesses that were vandalized with red paint on Sunday, June 26. Police say the three ind...
Jun 27, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
Drivers advised to seek alternative routes during Portage sanitary sewer cleaning
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Portage will be doing a bit of clean-up on the sewer system beginning on Monday, June 27. Drivers in the area should take note that this work will take place al...
Jun 26, 2022
No Kid Hungry Grants over $70,000 to five Michigan schools, community organizations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As part of it's continuing effort to ensure all children in Michigan remain nourished and healthy throughout the year, No Kid Hungry recently announced over $70,000 in gr...
Jun 26, 2022
Battle Creek bus fares to increase on July 1; First increase in nearly 20 years
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Transit fares are expected to increase on Friday, July 1. The previous Battle Creek single ride fare increase was in 2003 when $1 was raised to $1.25,...
Jun 26, 2022 Image from the Battle Creek Transit Authority.
Police looking for driver who crashed stolen truck into Springfield hair salon
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies are searching for the driver who crashed a stolen truck into a Battle Creek area business Friday morning, June 24. Authorities say pol...
Jun 26, 2022 Photo from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Body of missing kayaker who fell into the St. Joseph River located by police
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan State Police Marine Services Team recovered the body of a missing kayaker from the St. Joseph river. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, the ...
Jun 26, 2022 Three Rivers Police Department (Photo by John McNeil)
Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling brings out hundreds to protest at rally in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Hundreds of supporters of abortion rights gathered at Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo Friday afternoon, June 24, to protest the Supreme Court overturning the landmark ...
Jun 24, 2022 Photo by Jerry Malec.
UPDATE: Allegan County missing Dorr Township teen found
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Sheriff's Office reported at 5:48 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, that 16-year-old Izaih James Blair who was reported missing to police by family has b...
Jun 24, 2022 Photo from the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.
AUDIO: Kalamazoo City's Emergency Preparedness Director takes the reigns in newly created position
KALAMZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo now has its own Emergency Preparedness Director. Brandi Janes has spent the last two decades in southern Louisiana, working in counter-terrorism and ...
Jun 24, 2022
