Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Comerica Bank and Kalamazoo Growlers to host 2nd annual food drive
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - For the second straight year, Comerica Bank and the Kalamazoo Growlers are partnering to host a summer-long food drive benefitting South Michigan Food Bank from Friday, Ju...
May 28, 2023 Top (L-R): Kevin Timmer (General Manager; Kalamazoo Growlers); Debra Van Hevele (SVP, Regional Retail Director; Comerica Bank)
Bottom (L-R): Laura Borden Priest (District Retail Manager; Comerica Bank), Alisha Walling (Office Manager; South Michigan Food Bank), Brittney Fletcher (COO; South Michigan Food Bank), Lori Suni (Director Development; South Michigan Food Bank), Porter; Team Mascot; Kalamazoo Growlers). Mike Demartelaere (External Affairs Market Manager; Comerica Bank), Justin Lesman (Director of Operations; South Michigan Food Bank), Jim Heffner (CFO; South Michigan Food Bank)
Gov. Whitmer orders flags lowered to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state to be lowered to ha...
May 28, 2023
I-94 lane closure in Marshall to start Tuesday
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that one lane will be closed on eastbound I-94 at I-69 in Marshall starting on Tuesday, May 30 as cre...
May 28, 2023
St. Joseph Co. traffic stop leads to narcotics seizure
STURGIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies seized a substantial amount of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Friday, May 25. According to the Sheriff's...
May 28, 2023
Whites Road in Kalamazoo to close temporarily May 31 through June 2
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Whites Road in Kalamazoo is set to be closed temporarily between Parkview Avenue and Oakland Drive starting on Wednesday, May 31. The closure is scheduled to run through F...
May 28, 2023 (Detour map provided by the City of Kalamazoo)
Three injured in two-vehicle crash in Cass County
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people were injured in at two-vehicle crash in Cass County. Sheriff's deputies say it happened Friday evening, May 26 around 10 p.m. near the intersection of C...
May 28, 2023 (Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo to hold Donut Eating Contest on May 30
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Attention donut lovers! The Salvation Army is looking for you for their 4th annual Donut Eating Contest. To celebrate National Donut Day, Salvation Army officials are once...
May 25, 2023
Friday at the Flats returns with a Craft Market and Building Tours
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday at the Flats returns to the city of Portage this Friday, May 26. Food trucks and local music will mark the renewal of the event at the Celery Flats pavilion. Activiti...
May 25, 2023 Celery Flats Historical Area in Portage, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Kalamazoo County Memorial Day parade scheduled for Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The parade begins at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 29 in downtown Kalamazoo on Michigan Avenue, near Rose Street, and will make its way to the Robert L. Cook Veterans Memorial Pl...
May 25, 2023
MEDC expansion projects to bring investment dollars and jobs to Mendon and Portage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announcing on Thursday, May 25 three business expansion projects and one community development project expected to create a t...
May 25, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
