Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Kzoo Parks and WMU Esports to host Mario Kart Racing League this Spring
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kzoo Parks and WMU Esports are partnering up to create a unique opportunity for middle school students. The two organizations are combining efforts to host a Mario Kart R...
Mar 02, 2022 Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation logo (courtesy of Kzoo Parks)
Governor Whitmer signs executive directive to speed up pothole repairs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Whitmer signed on Wednesday, March 2, an Executive Directive 2022-2 to direct the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to speed up pothole repairs on state...
Mar 02, 2022 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Plea deal offered to accused killer of Amber Griffin
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County investigators are searching for the remains of a missing woman after her accused killer Derek Horton agreed to take investigators to where he left her b...
Mar 02, 2022
Two more Kalamazoo businesses stepping up to help Ukrainian refugees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- More Kalamazoo businesses are stepping up to help Ukrainian refugees. Cherri's Chocol'art at 101 South Kalamazoo Mall announced on its Facebook page that the business has...
Mar 02, 2022 Image from chroniclelive.co.uk
Kalamazoo woman accused in attempted murder of her mother appears in court
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The suspect accused of stabbing and setting fire to her own mother during an assault in Kalamazoo Township went before a judge this week. Alexis VanDusen on Monday was ar...
Mar 02, 2022 Chris Potter / CC
Huizenga calls on U.S. stock markets to permanently suspend trading of Russian companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Tuesday, March 1, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ranking Member of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittee released the follo...
Mar 01, 2022
Kalamazoo Community to host march and rally for voting rights
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Clergy, civic and community leaders in the Kalamazoo area are all set to lead a Community March and Rally for Voting Rights on Sunday, March 6th. Participants will gather...
Mar 01, 2022 MWC RADIO
EPA in charge of toxic sediment cleanup at Kalamazoo's Verburg Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's Verburg Park closed to the public on Tuesday, March 1, to make way for a major cleanup project. The closure of Verburg Park, located in the vicinity of Gull R...
Mar 01, 2022
Police investigating strong-armed robbery in WMU parking lot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are looking into a strong-arm robbery that took place in a Western Michigan University Parking lot early Tuesday morning, March 1. Authorities say the report came ...
Mar 01, 2022 Western Michigan University (WMU) Police cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Governor Whitmer proclaims March 2022 as Women's History Month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, March 1, proclaimed March 2022 as Women's History Month to honor women's contributions in Michigan history. "This month, we look to ou...
Mar 01, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
