Author Archives: Jerry Malec
BBB: Online retail scams on the rise during July sales
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This month, major retailers are offering hot deals for shoppers to take advantage of while trying to stay cool. Now, many of the advertisements are right on social medi...
Jul 10, 2023
AAA: Michigan gas prices drop 7 cents from a week ago
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are down 7 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.47 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 17 cents less than this time...
Jul 10, 2023 (Image provided by AAA Michigan)
Pedestrian hit and killed by Amtrak train in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by an Amtrak train Monday morning, July 10. Authorities say it happe...
Jul 10, 2023 Richard Eriksson / CC
Spillage of half a million gallons of untreated wastewater in St. Joseph River near Three Rivers prompts no contact advisory
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Health officials are urging residents in Southwest Michigan communities near the St. Joseph River to steer clear of it until further notice. This they say comes af...
Jul 10, 2023 St. Joseph River image from google.com/maps/
Road Commission of Kalamazoo County seeks public input for Safety Action Plan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Road Commission of Kalamazoo County has been a leader in its ability to maintain the roads in its jurisdiction outside the metro area, but not everyone is happy with t...
Jul 10, 2023 (Image from the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County's webpage at kalamazoocountyroads.com)
36-year-old Kalamazoo woman victim of what KDPS says is a "suspicious death"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police have released the name of a victim of who's death they say is suspicious. Authorities identified the victim on Monday, July 10...
Jul 10, 2023 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Community to release butterflies in memory of loved ones
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Centrica Care Navigators welcomes the community to honor lost loved ones during it's Butterfly Release event at Leila Arboretum in Battle Creek on Saturday, July 15. Organ...
Jul 09, 2023
Allegan County part of new Consumers Energy program to explore burying power lines
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy announced on Wednesday that it is proposing a targeted undergrounding pilot program pending approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission. Consumers ...
Jul 06, 2023 Power lines (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
AG Nessel says beware of new debt collection scam
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is alerting Michiganders about fraudulent letters directed to workers and businesses. Nessel says the letters attempt to collect an out...
Jul 06, 2023 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
WMed receives grant to provide developmental-behavioral telehealth care to unhoused children
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently presented WMed with a $15,000 AAMC Telehealth Equity Catalyst (TEC) Award for its project, titled "Telehealth ...
Jul 06, 2023
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