Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Speed the likely cause of a single-vehicle crash in Cass County
CALVIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County deputies say that speed was the most likely cause of a single-vehicle accident that happened Wednesday night, May 11, around 8:15 p.m. It happened in Ca...
May 12, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Annual "Women Build Event" back at Habitat for Humanity
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Women Build 2022 is set for the week of Tuesday, May 17, to Sunday, May 22. The project will band together people from all walks of life, gender, race, and backgrounds to...
May 12, 2022
Ascension Borgess Hospital receives top grade for the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Ascension Borgess Hospital received an "A" grade in the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Ascension Borgess Hospital's achiev...
May 12, 2022 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
West Centre Avenue lane closure in Portage due to water main install
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Beginning Monday, May 16, at 8 AM, lane restrictions will occur on West Centre Avenue from Valleywood Lane to Creekside Drive to facilitate a water main installation across...
May 12, 2022
Bikes, helmets, firetrucks, and fun at Kalamazoo Bike Rodeo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo, Department of Public Safety and Parks & Recreation Department taught safety tips and fixed bikes for over 200 kids at a bike rodeo at Mayors Ri...
May 11, 2022 Photo coverage from Jay Shatara, Public Information Officer,
City of Kalamazoo and Dept. of Public Safety.
Three firearms recovered from juveniles by KDPS
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Wednesday, May 11, Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Riverview Drive around 2:05 p.m. regarding 3 subjects with guns. Officers arriv...
May 11, 2022
Western Michigan University unveils new public electric vehicle chargers on campus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University, in partnership with Consumers Energy, unveiled 10 new dual-port electric vehicle charges on campus Wednesday, May 11. The chargers are capabl...
May 11, 2022 Western Michigan University officially unveils new ChargePoint charging stations on campus. Left to right, Pete Strazdas, associate vice president for facilities management; Sarah Nielsen, director of EV programs for Consumers Energy; WMU President Edward Montgomery; and Jeff Spoelstra, director of the Office for Sustainability. (Photo courtesy of Western Michigan University's Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications)
Kalamazoo Metro seeking input from public on making changes to city bus system
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Metro is seeking the public's help in improving it's city bus system and the service it provides for it's riders. Metro officials plan on holding two public mee...
May 11, 2022 A Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus (courtesy of Metro Transit)
Protester's arrest mishandled by KDPS officers says Kalamazoo Public Safety review board
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo City Manager's office is disagreeing with the city's citizen's public safety review board who says police mishandled the arrest of Monica Washington-Padula ...
May 11, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Accomplice in Amber Griffin's murder confesses to evidence tampering
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO, AM/FM) -- A man has owned up to his role in the killing of 27-year-old Amber Griffin of Bedford Township. Julice Haggerty pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 11, to tampering with...
May 11, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
