Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan announces new name
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After decades of providing expert care as Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, the organization is officially changing their brand name to Centrica Care Navigators. The na...
Oct 28, 2021
State to begin paying Benton Harbor residents and sites distributing bottled water
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Benton Harbor residents who've donated their time and effort in helping to distribute bottled water will soon be getting paid for their work. The State of Michigan ha...
Oct 28, 2021 A Boys & Girls Club employee helps distribute bottled water in Benton Harbor, MI, October 2021. (Photo courtesy MDHHS).
Stolen property in excess of 60K recovered by St. Joseph Co. deputies
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- St. Joseph County police successfully recovered two stolen camper trailers on Wednesday, October 27. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office, the two traile...
Oct 28, 2021
Coldwater man sentenced in second Sexual Assault Kit Initiative case against him
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Coldwater man already serving a decade in prison related to a Kalamazoo County sexual assault received a second sentence of more than three decades in prison in Jackson C...
Oct 28, 2021 Michigan Attorney General logo (courtesy of Michigan Attorney General)
MSP find what appears to be human remains in Barry County woods
ORANGEVILLE TWP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police are investigating what they say appears to be human remains found in Barry County. Authorities report that a resident in Orangeville Township ...
Oct 28, 2021 MSP investigating death of 2 year old in Cass County
Bronson Commons wins prestigious award
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bronson Commons in Mattawan has been awarded the 2021 Silver - Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Livin...
Oct 24, 2021 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo juveniles arrested for vehicle theft
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three Kalamazoo area juveniles were arrested by police after stealing two vehicles on Saturday. Authorities say police spotted the first stolen vehicle around 1 a.m. at S...
Oct 24, 2021 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
MDOT repairs on M-185 on Mackinac Island on schedule
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Work on this year's project to rebuild M-185 on Mackinac Island and armor it against future erosion has finished on time and on budget. The Michigan Department of T...
Oct 24, 2021 (MDOT photo)
KDPS seek shooting suspect of 23-year-old man
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 23-year-old Kalamazoo man is in the hospital after being struck by gunfire early Sunday morning, October 24. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the incident hap...
Oct 24, 2021 (Photo courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety).
Police investigating fatal vehicle accident in Cass County
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal accident that happened in Cass County on Friday, October 22. Deputies responded to Dixon Street east of Indian Lake Road...
Oct 23, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
