Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Kalamazoo's Edison Neighborhood to celebrate Arbor Day on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Edison Neighborhood Association and City of Kalamazoo is inviting residents to celebrate Arbor Day with a Tree Planting Ceremony and ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. Friday, A...
Apr 27, 2023
Lane closure scheduled Friday for South Sprinkle Road between East Centre Avenue and Tiffany Avenue
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The southbound lane in the 7600 Block of South Sprinkle Road will be reduced to one lane beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 28. City officials say the lane closure is nece...
Apr 27, 2023
Several area school district millage proposals up for vote on Tuesday, May 2
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - West Michiganders are preparing to head to the polls on Tuesday, May 2nd to vote on a number of proposed millages that are new and up for renewal in several local school d...
Apr 27, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
KDPS officers save man who was trapped underneath his vehicle for 10 minutes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - And now a story from a few days ago that could have had a bad ending, but didn't. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers jumped into action quickly at an address o...
Apr 27, 2023 Image from Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Facebook page.
Allegan County woman killed in vehicle-train crash Wednesday
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Allegan County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a vehicle crash with a train that killed a Pullman resident Wednesday morning. Authorities say it happened around 9:...
Apr 27, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Shaver Road construction project to start Monday, May 1
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - And get ready for another road construction project in Kalamazoo County to begin on Monday, May 1. According to the City of Portage, construction on the Shaver Road Reconstr...
Apr 26, 2023 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
More than 50% of Kalamazoo households financially insecure due to pandemic according to report
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It turns out that more than half of Kalamazoo households are considered 'financially insecure' post-pandemic. United for ALICE, which stands for Asset, Limited, Income, Cons...
Apr 26, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
M-96 repaving starts Monday in Galesburg and Augusta
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Alongside the $51 million investment of rebuilding and repaving of 13.4 miles of US-131 from Three Rivers to Shaver Road south of Portage and Kalamazoo City, The Mi...
Apr 26, 2023
Mother accused of threats to Paw Paw schools to undergo competency exam.
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A mother accused of posting online threats to Paw Paw Public Schools is set to undergo a competency exam. According to the Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney's office, Li...
Apr 26, 2023 Photo of Lisa Nam provided by the Van Buren County Jail.
No injuries, but no suspects in shots fired incident Wednesday afternoon in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department responded to reports of shots fired Wednesday afternoon, April 26. Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Gull Road arou...
Apr 26, 2023
