Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Spring programs to help residents clean up after winter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo's seasonal waste programs will start in April to help Kalamazoo residents clean up after winter and maintain their properties during the summer mont...
Mar 18, 2022 City of Kalamazoo logo
WMU's new BTR park to bring up to 180 new jobs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University's second Business Technology and Research park off Drake Road is nearly full. WMU Board of Trustees approved the sale of two more lots at this...
Mar 18, 2022
AUDIO: Fixing the darned roads; Lt. Governor Gilchrist bullish on funding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- With Michigan's economic numbers on the positive side, things are moving in the right direction according to the latest figures. One of them being the addition of jobs to...
Mar 18, 2022 Lt. Governor Gilchrist (photo courtesy of the office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Single-vehicle crash leads to emergency extraction of driver and passenger
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Three Rivers man and women were medically flown to Bronson Methodist Hospital after having to be extracted from the vehicle they were in following a crash in Cass Cou...
Mar 18, 2022 Photo courtesy of Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Sister testifies against younger brother accused of Kalamazoo Township double murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The sister of a man on trial for murder took the stand to testify against her brother in court on Wednesday, March 16. Tonesha Taylor-McMillon testified against her broth...
Mar 17, 2022 Best Law
KDPS arrest woman who tried to run over boyfriend with car
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police have arrested a woman who tried to run over her boyfriend with her car on Wednesday, March 16. The incident happened late Wed...
Mar 17, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Portage police investigating multiple vehicle break-ins
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Portage Department of Public Safety Police Division is investigating a series of vehicle burglaries initially reported around 11:00 PM on Wednesday, March 16. Officers ...
Mar 17, 2022 Portage Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
KPL Reading Together program to feature first graphic novel
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's Reading Together Program is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It's like a huge book club...each March selecting a book with a relevant social theme ...
Mar 17, 2022 The Best We Could Do, Authored by Thi Bui.
Woman accused of stabbing and burning her mother to undergo mental competency evaluation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo woman accused of stabbing and burning her mother back in February will undergo a mental competency evaluation. 21-year-old Alexis VanDusen was charged with on...
Mar 16, 2022 Best Law
Annual egg hunt returns to Mayors' Riverfront Park on April 16
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kzoo Parks, Advia Credit Union, and the Kalamazoo Growlers are inviting the entire Kalamazoo community to Mayors' Riverfront Park at 251 Mills Street on Saturday, April 1...
Mar 16, 2022
