Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Consumers Energy starts operating Covert power plant
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy announced on Thursday, June 1 that it is now operating the Covert Generating Station in Southwest Michigan's Van Buren County. "Consumers Energy is doing its...
Jun 01, 2023 (Photo provided by Consumers Energy)
Battle Creek Police investigate deaths of man and woman on city's northeast side
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police are investigating the deaths of a man and women, discovered on Thursday, June 1 on the northeast side of the city. Officers responded to a 911 call ...
Jun 01, 2023
Driver hospitalized in serious condition after rearending stopped semi making delivery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A driver was seriously injured in a crash where they rearended semitruck and trailer that was stopped on the roadway making a delivery on Thursday, June 1. Deputies with t...
Jun 01, 2023 (Photo by John McNeil).
Murder charges dropped against wrongly convicted Jeffery Titus
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man who spent the last 21 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit is officially a free man. Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Getting...
Jun 01, 2023 71-year-old Jeffery Titus who spent 21 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit, signs an Order of Dismissal of Criminal Proceedings document with Attorney Mary Chartier in Kalamazoo County's 8th District Court on Thursday, June 1. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
Kalamazoo and Portage to mark Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday, June 2 is Gun Violence Awareness Day in Kalamazoo, Portage and the rest of the nation. And gun safety advocates say folks should wear orange if they want to show t...
Jun 01, 2023 Robert Nelson / CC
Pursuit by Cass County deputies leads to arrest for drugs and stolen property
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was a wild night for Cass County Sheriff's deputies as they ended up pursuing a stolen vehicle around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening, May 30. According to the Cass County She...
May 31, 2023 Cass County Sheriff Cruiser. (Photo by John McNeill).
Kalamazoo man admits to abusing his 2-month-old son
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man charged with abusing his 2-month-old son admitted in court to hitting and squeezing the baby when he was three weeks old. WOOD TV reported on Wednesday, Ma...
May 31, 2023 Joe Gratz
Several agencies join in search for missing Three Rivers woman.
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search continues for a missing Three Rivers woman. The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office is investigating the disappearance of 73-year-old Marilee Furlong from the ...
May 31, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Former Hartford Police Chief charged with eight felonies for selling stolen pills
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hartford's former police chief has now been charged with multiple felonies and one misdemeanor after allegedly admitting to stealing from the drug disposal box at the polic...
May 31, 2023 Best Law
Missing Allegan County man found safe
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is confirming that 58-year-old Ernest John Kieliszewski was located on Wednesday, May 31, and is now safe. Kieliszewski went missing just...
May 31, 2023 (Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
