Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Weekend fire at Lawton business under investigation
LAWTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A weekend fire caused what responders are describing as significant damage to an auto repair business in Lawton. Firefighters from Decatur, Lawton, and Paw Paw were called o...
Apr 10, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Final Gravity Brewing special event garners support for Ukraine
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Final Gravity Brewing in Kalamazoo teamed up with community partners on Saturday, April 9, to raise money to support the people of Ukraine. "We saw that the brewery out i...
Apr 10, 2022 Image from chroniclelive.co.uk
Investigation of home fire in Calhoun County underway
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Calhoun County homeowner went to a to a movie, and returned home later to find that their house had caught fire. It happened Friday evening, April 8, at a residence ...
Apr 10, 2022 jonel hanopol / CC
Office of Governor Whitmer statement on kidnapping trial outcome
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Chief of Staff to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, JoAnne Huls, issued the following statement in response to Friday, April 8th's outcome in the trial of four men facing a combin...
Apr 08, 2022
OUTFRONT Kalamazoo announces new interim director as current executive director resigns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- OutFront Kalamazoo announced the resignation of Amy Hunter as Executive Director of the organization on Thursday, April 7. The OutFront Kalamazoo Board accepted this resi...
Apr 08, 2022 Outfront Kalamazoo logo
Mosquito and tick vector awareness in Kalamazoo County to increase with warmer weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As Michigan weather begins to transition into spring, Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department's Environmental Health Division urges residents to take ...
Apr 08, 2022 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC
Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II statement on Whitmer kidnapping trial outcome
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II issued the following statement on Friday, April 8, in response to the outcome in the trial of four men facing a combination of cha...
Apr 08, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
A number of Southwest Michigan counties accused of illegally profiting from tax foreclosure auctions
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- About half of Michigan's counties have been named in a class-action lawsuit over profits from the sale of tax foreclosed homes. Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, ...
Apr 08, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
I-94 work between Lovers Lane and Sprinkle Road delayed due to weekend weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Originally anticipated to start on Saturday, April 9, contractors for the Michigan Department of Transportation are anticipating moving eastbound traffic onto the newly b...
Apr 08, 2022 Photo by Jerry Malec.
WMU Miller Auditorium working with Loaves & Fishes to stomp out hunger
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan's Miller Auditorium is partnering with Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes to help stomp out hunger. Starting now, the public can participate in the "Stomp Out H...
Apr 07, 2022
