Author Archives: Jerry Malec
City of Kalamazoo curbside bulk trash collection to start June 5, Thursday and Friday pickups delayed one week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Curbside Bulk Trash Collection for the City of Kalamazoo has been delayed and will start on Monday, June 5. As a result, residents with regularly scheduled pickups on Thur...
Jun 04, 2023
AAA offers safety tips for children, adults, pets and vehicles as summer heat gets underway
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As the state is getting a taste of some hot weather, AAA of Michigan is offering up a few safety tips to help motorists keep their children, pets and vehicles safe during t...
Jun 04, 2023 Sunset in the city, summer sunset on the highway cars. Close up from car side mirror.
Battle Creek police arrest three men in narcotics case
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police arresting three men on Thursday, June 1 following a narcotics raid in the central part of the city. Police executed a search warrant at a house on F...
Jun 04, 2023 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Sturgis man sentenced to decades in prison for murder, attempted dismemberment & CSC
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Sturgis man was sentenced to decades in prison last week on Thursday, June 1, after pleading no contest to charges in connection to the murder and mutilation of ...
Jun 04, 2023 (Photo of Wade Allen provided by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Search continues for Three Rivers woman missing since Monday, May 29
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search continues for a missing woman from Three Rivers with Alzheimer's and dementia. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says 73-year-old Marilee Furlong left he...
Jun 04, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
The City of Kalamazoo pushes to go "green"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is trying to go green, but sometimes there are limits on just how green you can go. After a one year pilot project to see if the heavy equipment the ...
Jun 02, 2023 Plug-in electric vehicle with charger Plug-in electric vehicle with charger
$300-million Kalamazoo multi-purpose sports and events facility plans in the works
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Planning continues for Kalamazoo's new Downtown Arena, which planning officials say would do more for the community than just add a concert venue. Jane Ghosh with Discover...
Jun 02, 2023 Artist rendering of proposed sports arena and event center in downtown Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Southwest Michigan First)
Attorney General Nessel to visit Kalamazoo on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has planned a visit to Kalamazoo this Friday, June 2. Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Getting says Nessel will join the...
Jun 01, 2023
Police arrest third suspect charged in 2022 death of Battle Creek 2-year-old
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities say a 19-year-old was arraigned on open murder charges on Thursday, June 1, and is the final suspect charged in the September 2022 shooting death of 2-year-...
Jun 01, 2023 (Photo of Hashim Bell Jr. provided by the Battle Creek Police Department)
Results of 2022 Tick Surveillance in Kalamazoo County released
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department has released its finding regarding blacklegged ticks in the county during 2022. The report indicated that of ...
Jun 01, 2023 John Tann / CC
