Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Free Narcan overdose reversal kits handed out at pop-up event in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Hope Thru Navigation holding a pop-up event on Saturday, April 15 to give out free Narcan kits. The event came as six people died and more than a dozen others we...
Apr 16, 2023 Photo from Phil Gawel, WWMT.
City of Kalamazoo receives $3.5-million lead abatement grant to continue work on older homes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has just received a huge new $3.5-million grant from Washington to do lead abatement in some of the city's older homes. And city officials say it's p...
Apr 15, 2023 Kalamazoo City Hall (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
100th birthday celebration planned for longtime Kalamazoo resident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's not everyday that somebody turns 100 years old. And not everybody is able to boast such an accomplishment. Long-time Kalamazoo resident Emma Powell was born in Brook ...
Apr 14, 2023 Emma Powell will celebrate her 100th birthday Friday, April 14 at the Ecumenical Senior Center at 702 North Burdick Street in Kalamazoo from 1 to 2 p.m.
AUDIO: KPS keeps parents and guardians of students up-to-date through online apps
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There was a time that if you wanted to find out how well your children were doing in school, you had to wait for a report card or a Parent-teacher meeting. But now, onlin...
Apr 14, 2023 Gonzalo Baeza / CC
State Police launch 'Live Local, Serve Local' recruiting campaign to attract applicants in Southwest MI
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Police (MSP) has hundreds of trooper vacancies, and it's looking to boost interest among potential candidates in Southwest Michigan. To do this, the MSP F...
Apr 13, 2023 Paw Paw Post Trooper Conner Mabie. (Photo provided by MSP Paw Paw Post)
Suspect arrested after barricading himself inside lobby of Kalamazoo television station.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A television station in Kalamazoo was the subject of a bomb threat Thursday afternoon, April 13. According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, the CBS affiliate ...
Apr 13, 2023 Photo from Autumn Pitchure, WWMT.
Repair work on Michigan Avenue to start Monday, April 17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Get ready for more road work in Kalamazoo. The first phase of repair work on Michigan Avenue from West Main Street to Harrison Street downtown is scheduled to start on Mon...
Apr 13, 2023
Guilty plea entered from man involved in crash that paralyzed a KDPS officer in 2022
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man charged with paralyzing a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer in a crash has pleaded guilty. 32-year-old Deymeon Marcel Todd entered a guilty plea in Kalam...
Apr 13, 2023 KDPS Officer Tom Maher. (Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Kalamazoo's Wayside West Sports Bar selling all assets through online auction
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After sitting vacant for several years, the assets of Kalamazoo's Wayside West Sports Bar off of Stadium Drive are now being offered for auction by Orbitbid.com. The onlin...
Apr 13, 2023 Images from Orbitbid.com
KPS appoints new principals for Winchell and Lincoln Elementary Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two new principals have been appointed by the Kalamazoo School Board of Education. The two new principals were appointed at the last meeting held on Thursday, April 6. Kel...
Apr 13, 2023 Photo of Diona Roberts, left, and Kelly Corrigan, right, provided by Kalamazoo Public Schools.
