Author Archives: Jerry Malec
New attraction coming to Binder Park Zoo
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Binder Park Zoo has announced a "high-flying" attraction coming to the zoo this summer. Construction has begun on a permanent aerial adventure called Charles and Lynn ...
May 18, 2022
Kalamazoo Township man accused of fatally stabbing wife found mentally competent for jury trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo Township man accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife has been found mentally competent to stand trial. 43-year-old David Lain, charged with one felony ...
May 18, 2022 Rumble Press / CC
Gun Lake Casino to begin $300 million expansion
BRADLEY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Gun Lake Casino is expected to start phase five of their expansion with the addition of a hotel and resort in a ground breaking ceremony on Thursday at the casino site ...
May 18, 2022 Image courtesy of Gun Lake Casino.
Michigan jobless rate declines during April
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate receded by one-tenth of a percentage point between March and April to 4.3 percent. This figure is according to data release...
May 18, 2022
Rogers introduces bill to address forgiveness days for schools and staffing shortages caused by COVID-19
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) introduced House Bill 6100 on Tuesday, May 17, to address forgiveness days for schools and staffing shortages caused by C...
May 18, 2022
Battle Creek man sentenced to prison for fatal drunk driving crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man is on his way to prison for driving drunk and killing another man. Jose Cavazos was sentenced to 29 months to 15 years on Monday, May 16, in Kalamazoo ...
May 17, 2022 Best Law
DTMB on the lookout for the 2022 State Christmas tree
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan officials have begun the search for the 2022 Official State Christmas Tree. The Department of Technology, Management, and Budget is the agency tasked with located ...
May 17, 2022 Robert Nunnally / CC
The West Michigan Area Show back for another year at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Since the 1960s, this juried show has featured work in all media to include drawing hundreds of entries from a 14-county region. The KIA is set to celebrate the work of W...
May 17, 2022
2022 Kalamazoo Bike Week and Mayor's bicycle ride on Saturday, May 21
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Mayors of the City of Portage and the City of Kalamazoo will lead an 8-mile bike ride to commemorate Kalamazoo Bike Week on Saturday, May 21, beginning at 9 a.m. The ...
May 17, 2022 Portage receives BCF award for being bicycle friendly
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office warns of ongoing telephone scam
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's a phone scam that seems to making the rounds through the various law enforcement agencies in Southwest Michigan. And the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office puttin...
May 17, 2022 Gonzalo Baeza / CC
