Author Archives: Jerry Malec
With summer close by, warning flags now up at South Haven beaches
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A sure sign that summer is around the corner is the sight of beach flags along South Haven's Lake Michigan shoreline. The South Haven Area Emergency Services installing ...
May 15, 2023 (Infographic showing Michigan beach flags and what they mean courtesy of SHAES)
West Osterhout sanitary sewer lift station rehabilitation begins; traffic flow to be affected
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The West Osterhout Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Rehabilitation project got underway on Monday, May 15 at 1425 West Osterhout Avenue. This means that temporary traffic signals...
May 15, 2023
Plainwell man arrested for possession of child sexually abusive material
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Plainwell man has been taken into custody for possessing child sexually abusive material. The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Childre...
May 15, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo Countys' Getting to join fellow county prosecutors in opposing Juvenile Lifer Legislation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting announced on Monday, May 15 that he plans to join many of Michigan's 83 county prosecuting attorneys in opposition to the juvenile...
May 15, 2023 Best Law
MSP looking for Kalamazoo area students for Michigan Youth Leadership Academy program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are looking for 20 young women from the Kalamazoo area to participate in the 2023 Michigan Youth Leadership Academy. MSP officials say the goal is to...
May 15, 2023
Boat crash on Barry County lake sends man to hospital
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man was hospitalized after being thrown from a boat during a crash on a lake in Barry County on Sunday morning, May 14. Officers with the Michigan Department of Natur...
May 15, 2023 (Logo courtesy of Michigan DNR)
Portage rotary honors Mayor Randall with annual community service award
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Portage Rotary Club honored Portage Mayor Patricia M. Randall with its 31st Community Service Award on Wednesday, May 10. The ceremony took place at a special meeting of ...
May 15, 2023 (Photo provided by the City of Portage)
MSP asking for public's help identifying body washed ashore in 1988
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are asking for the public's help identifying a body that washed ashore in Berrien County 35 years ago. According to MSP, the body was found on A...
May 15, 2023 Michigan State Police - File photo
Kalamazoo to take part in America's largest one-day food drive on Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will host the 31st Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, which on average collects over 90,000 pounds...
May 11, 2023
Kalamazoo Lyceum to host third event in May on nature
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The third Kalamazoo Lyceum is set to take place later this month. The Lyceum is an organization created to bring people together to address topics on their shared humanity...
May 11, 2023
