Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Portage Department of Public Safety - Fire Division receives federal grant for EMS training
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Department of Public Safety's Fire Division recently got a financial boost to go towards Emergency Medical Services Training. The Federal Emergency Management Ag...
Aug 16, 2023 Portage Fire Department - fire on Deerfield Ave.
Kalamazoo Metro Transit to hold job fair Tuesday, August 22
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Metro Transit in Kalamazoo is looking for a few more new employees. The public transportation service, called Metro is set to host a job fair next week on Tuesday, August ...
Aug 16, 2023
AUDIO: Opponents of funding for YWCA reproductive health program weigh in
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opponents of a request to Kalamazoo County to renew and expand funding for a YWCA Reproductive Health Program for the poor, have been telling Commissioners for months they...
Aug 16, 2023
AUDIO: Delay on new Kalamazoo County Justice Center raises concerns from County Commissioners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It appears that the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center Project in downtown Kalamazoo won't be done on time, and Kalamazoo County Officials say they wish they had known so...
Aug 16, 2023 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
$150K in damage caused by Tuesday morning Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Fire Department is investigating after a structure fire caused more than $150,000-dollars worth of damage on Tuesday morning, August 15. Crews were dis...
Aug 15, 2023
SW Michigan First receives $600,000 grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation to advance regional economic development
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Southwest Michigan First has received a substantial grant from an area foundation. The WK Kellogg Foundation has awarded SW Michigan First $600,000, to allow it to expand ...
Aug 15, 2023 (Photo provided by the WK Kellogg Foundation)
Three Southwest Michigan businesses to get a portion of over $1.8M from MDARD to improve processes and address food insecurities
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has awarded value-added and regional food system grants to 24 Michigan producers, processors, and commun...
Aug 15, 2023
No injuries reported but $10K in damage from fire at Kellogg Community College
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Firefighters say an HVAC wall unit was the culprit of a fire at Kellogg Community College that caused around $10,000 dollars in damage early Monday morning...
Aug 15, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
AUDIO: Kalamazoo Public Schools cut ribbon on new Edison Academy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - They snipped the ribbon Monday morning, August 14 on the new Edison Academy in Kalamazoo. And when kids arrive for the first time in a few weeks, the population of the sch...
Aug 15, 2023 School dignitaries snipped the ribbon to formally dedicate the structure. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Kalamazoo's Parkview Avenue to close until October for water main replacement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A portion of Kalamazoo's Parkview Avenue is scheduled to be closed for several weeks as of Monday, August 14 as crews will work to replace a water main under the street. A...
Aug 14, 2023
