Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Two dead after vehicle-motorcycle crash in Van Buren County
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people died Friday after police say a vehicle crashed into two motorcycles in Van Buren County. Deputies with the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office responded to...
Jun 11, 2023 (Photo provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)
One killed and one hospitalized following shooting at Kalamazoo evening concert
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Saturday evening concert turned deadly over the weekend in Kalamazoo. Hundreds gathered at a concert in Spring Valley Park at 2606 Mt. Olivet Road where police say a man...
Jun 11, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Job scam reports on the rise in 2023 according to BBB
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As more people search for remote opportunities, scammers are looking to cash in. In the first three months of 2023, Better Business Bureau (BBB) Scam Tracker received r...
Jun 08, 2023 Sacramento BBB / CC
Volunteers needed for community tree planting event In Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - ReLeaf Michigan, a statewide non-profit tree organization, in collaboration with Bell's Brewery, the city of Kalamazoo, the Kalamazoo Washington Square Library, and the Ed...
Jun 08, 2023
Kalamazoo's Howard Street project scheduled to start Monday, June 12
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A project to repave and preserve the surface of Howard Street between Oakland Drive and Stadium Drive is scheduled to begin Monday, June 12. Kalamazoo City officials say t...
Jun 08, 2023
Battle Creek Police identify two bodies found in home on N. Wabash Ave
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police on Thursday released the identities of two deceased individuals found in a home in the 100 block of North Wabash Avenue a week ago on Thursday, June...
Jun 08, 2023
Ravine Road closure scheduled for Monday, June 12
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ravine Road between Douglass Avenue and Nichols Road in Kalamazoo scheduled to close on Monday, June 12. Kalamazoo City Officials say the closure is for infrastructure rep...
Jun 08, 2023 (Detour map provided by the City of Kalamazoo)
Prominent annual festival getting underway in Cereal City on Friday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Cereal Festival - Battle Creek's signature summer event celebrating its heritage as the birthplace of the cereal industry is set to return to downtown on F...
Jun 07, 2023 (Photo from Greyson Steele at gsteele@battlecreekenquirer.com)
Kalamazoo County Animal Services & Enforcement reinstates weekend hours and extends weekday hours
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Reinstating weekend hours, Kalamazoo County Animal Services & Enforcement will once again be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting June 10. "Last month we a...
Jun 07, 2023 Kalamazoo County Government logo
Lunchtime Live! returns to Bronson Park on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lunchtime Live! is set to return to Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo starting Friday, June 9. Officials from Kzoo Parks say the summer events will offers live music, sum...
Jun 07, 2023
