Author Archives: Jerry Malec
High School senior from Kalamazoo dies from COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo Central High School senior has died of COVID-19. According to WWMT, 17-year-old Taigan Bradford passed away on Wednesday, January 12, just months away from gr...
Jan 13, 2022
Gun violence hits record high in Kalamazoo for 2021
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo is finishing up its most violent year on record, with gun violence reaching new highs for the second year in a row. Data from the Department of Publ...
Jan 01, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety . (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Van Buren Cass District Health Department updates COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidance
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In accordance with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Van Buren Cass District Health Depa...
Jan 01, 2022 A staff member at the SKLD nursing facility in Grand Rapids receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Tonino Michienzi of Walgreens. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services).
Governor Whitmer calls deployed Michigan troops on Christmas Eve
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer called actively deployed members of the Michigan National Guard to wish them a merry Christmas on Friday, December 24. The governor spoke to Airme...
Dec 26, 2021
Blue Dolphin Restaurant carries on 43-year-old family tradition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Blue Dolphin Restaurant in Kalamazoo continued it's family tradition on Christmas Day by giving out free Christmas meals to the community. Restaurant owner Steve Stam...
Dec 26, 2021 Theo Crazzolara / CC
Remember-A-Veteran program at Battle Creek VA Medical Center gives patients Christmas cheer
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The VA Medical Center in Battle Creek handed out some holiday cheer to veterans on Christmas day. Patients at the medical center received coupon books good for the pur...
Dec 26, 2021 Battle Creek VAMC (courtesy of the Veterans Affairs Administration)
Belle Tire burglar caught by Kalamazoo County Deputies
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A burglar breaking into a Belle Tire Store was caught red handed by Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputies early Sunday morning, December 19. Authorities say police nabbed t...
Dec 19, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil).
One injured in fire at Kalamazoo's Fox Ridge apartments
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- One person was injured during a fire at a Kalamazoo apartment complex on Saturday. Firefighters responded to Fox Ridge Apartments around 5:30 p.m. when they observed smok...
Dec 19, 2021 jonel hanopol / CC
Two-vehicle crash kills 30-year-old man and 5-year-old son
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a father and his son in Cass County Friday, December 17. It happened around 8:15 p.m. on M-60 near P...
Dec 19, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Portage area businesses holding drive to assist tornado victims
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/M) -- Two Portage area businesses are working together to bring relief to those impacted by last week's tornados. Two companies are set to host a donation drive Sunday, December 1...
Dec 18, 2021 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
