Author Archives: Jerry Malec
COVID-19 update: Over 874,000 cases in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan health officials are reporting 1,289 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. This brings the state-wide total to over 874,624. From those numbers, 107 more deaths were ...
May 16, 2021
Kalamazoo bar and grill fire closes section of West Main Street
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A fire at The Hanger Bar and Grill in Kalamazoo shut down traffic in both directions on West Main Street between Sage Street and Northampton Road on Friday. Kalamazoo Tow...
May 15, 2021 Photo by Jerry Malec, Midwest Communications, Kalamazoo
Speed and alcohol believed to be cause of crash in St. Joseph Co.
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- St. Joseph County police were dispatched to Johnson Road near Pulver Road around 11 a.m. Friday. On scene, they found that a vehicle, a Volkswagen passenger car that ha...
May 15, 2021 Van/bicycle accident kills woman (Photo by John McNeil)
Battle Creek area man OK after his vehicle struck by train
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek area man walked away unharmed after his car was struck in the rear by an Amtrack train Friday evening. Calhoun County police say it happened around 8:39...
May 15, 2021 Railroad Crossing (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Rollover crash in Cass County: Two people sent to hospital
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A rollover crash sent two people to the hospital in Cass County. It happened Friday evening around 9:40 on Rudy Road near George Street in Wayne Township. Cass County De...
May 15, 2021 Cass County Sheriff's Office cruiser (photo by John McNeil)
Catalytic converter theft thwarted by police in Calhoun County
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County police caught a catalytic converter thief in the act early Sunday morning, May 9th. It happened when a sheriff's deputy found a suspicious vehicle near the Pa...
May 09, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Single vehicle crash hospitalizes two in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 8th, sheriff's deputies responded to the area of 136th Ave and 41st Street in Overisel Township to a call for a single vehicle tru...
May 09, 2021 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Museum opening honors Marshall's leading citizen
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Marshall Historical Museum at the Grand Army Republic Hall opened it's doors for the 2021 season on Saturday. The event featured a special exhibit recognizing the cont...
May 09, 2021
Kalamazoo man shot multiple times: In stable condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Township Police say an 18-year-old Kalamazoo man was shot multiple times while visiting a residence in the 2200 block of Gull Road on Friday, May 7th. Authoriti...
May 09, 2021 Police lights
Victims of deadly crash in Schoolcraft identified
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police have released the names of the two people killed in Friday's crash on US-131 in Schoolcraft. They are identified as 83-year-old Joel Shaffer and his...
May 09, 2021 Photo courtesy of MSP
