Author Archives: Jerry Malec
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city D.E.I. set to retire, and new Kalamazoo County D.E.I. at work
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Both the Kalamazoo City and County boards have committed to reducing and eliminating discrimination in their workforces. And there will be changes in the people chosen to...
Apr 28, 2022 Alvin Gray, Kalamazoo County's new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director. (Photo from John McNeill)
DNR to conduct controlled burn in Kalamazoo County
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is set to perform a prescribed fire, otherwise known as a controlled burn in a section of the Gourdneck State Game Area in Port...
Apr 27, 2022 =Nahemoth= / CC
Southwest Michigan Miracle League opening day Spring 2022
SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Springtime means baseball, and one of the area's unique youth baseball leagues is ready to begin its season. The Southwest Michigan Miracle Baseball League will kick of...
Apr 27, 2022
AUDIO: Improved sidewalks on their way to Kalamazoo thanks to the Foundation for Excellence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As this year's construction season begins, the City of Kalamazoo has contracted to fix more sidewalks this year than it has in the past. City Utilities Director Jim Baker...
Apr 27, 2022
AUDIO: Michigan Democratic Party holds rally in Kalamazoo to protest "sunsetting" of Medicare and Social Security
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Democratic Party hosted a press conference and rally in Kalamazoo on Tuesday, April 26 to push back on a Republican plan they say puts both Social Security a...
Apr 27, 2022
Battle Creek firefighters extinguish house fire in 10 minutes; no injuries reported
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Some faulty electrical wiring was to blame for a house fire in Battle Creek on Tuesday evening, April 26. Authorities say firefighters got the call about the fire at 3...
Apr 27, 2022 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Dowagiac man ejected from vehicle in Cass County accident
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Cass County deputies responded to a crash on Tuesday, April 25, where a Dowagiac man was taken to the hospital after being ejected from his vehicle. It happened around ...
Apr 26, 2022 Cass County Sheriff Cruiser. (Photo by John McNeill).
UPDATED: Four juveniles arrested for stealing two vehicles and three guns in Kalamazoo repeat offenders
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Four juveniles suspected of stealing two vehicles and three guns in Kalamazoo appeared in court on Tuesday, April 26, and are facing felony charges. According to the Kala...
Apr 26, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
Battle Creek Community Foundation to receive $500K to establish Children's Savings Account pilot programs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday the award of $1 million dollars to support two Children's Savings Account pilot programs. According to a news release fro...
Apr 25, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Kalamazoo man pleading guilty to 2019 shooting sentenced to prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man is sentenced to prison on Monday, April 25, after pleading guilty in the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old. 35-year-old Kevin Dixon was sentenced to four to...
Apr 25, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
