Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Battle Creek schools in lockdown as police respond to nearby shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three Battle Creek area schools went into lockdown following a nearby shooting Monday morning, May 2. Dudley STEM, Battle Creek Academy, and Northwestern Middle school...
May 02, 2022
Body of missing 1-year-old found in creek in Kent County
BYRON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kent County police are confirming that the body of a missing toddler was found Monday morning, May 2, in Buck Creek in Byron Township. Kent County Sheriff officials ...
May 02, 2022 Photo from Kent County Sheriff's Office.
Kalamazoo County voters to weigh in on May 3 millage requests
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Tuesday, May 3 is an election day. No one will be elected but there are several funding measures on the ballot in Kalamazoo County. The only one on all County ballots wil...
May 02, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Lead service line replacement for City of Kalamazoo on track to be completed 4 years earlier than state law requirement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo has been aggressively working to replace lead service lines to homes, but despite that, they still have a long way to go before they will be finishe...
May 02, 2022
Application requests exceeding allocated american rescue plan funds for both Kalamazoo City and Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The federal government may have dropped tens of millions of dollars on Kalamazoo to address the damage caused by the pandemic, but officials say the demand for those fund...
May 02, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Improvement project on Miller Road to start on Monday, May 2
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A project to improve Miller Road between Emerald Drive and Sprinkle Road is scheduled to start on Monday, May 2. The project will include milling and resurfacing with new...
May 01, 2022
Police searching for shooting suspects of 38-year-old Battle Creek resident
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are searching for suspects in a shooting that sent a man to the hospital on Friday, April 29. Authorities say it happened around 4:30 p.m. when off...
May 01, 2022
Truck driver OK after rollover accident on Kalamazoo roundabout
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A shifty load is believed by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police to be the cause of a semi truck rollover accident at the Cork Street and Sprinkle Road roundabou...
May 01, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
1 dead and 1 hospitalized after rollover crash in Cass County
NEWBERG TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County Deputies are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that took place on Saturday, April 30. It happened at 4:02 p.m. on M-60 near Timberlane Drive i...
May 01, 2022 Photo from the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Pedestrian in serious condition in hospital after being hit by vehicle
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are investigating after responding to a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle at around 7:41 p.m. on Friday, Apr...
Apr 30, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
