Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Kalamazoo Public Schools to promote safety this week through enhanced lockdown drills
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Public School District is set to hold an enhanced lockdown drill this week for all of it's schools. In a letter sent to parents on Friday, March 17, Interim...
Mar 20, 2023 Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts sign (courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Man arrested after leading Portage Police on chase in stolen vehicle
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man is in custody after leading Portage Public Safety officers on a chase in a stolen vehicle on Sunday, March 20. It all began when the Kalamazoo Department of Public Sa...
Mar 20, 2023 Accident in Portage Tuesday seriously injures Kalamazoo man (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Gilmore Car Museum to hold princess and superhero event, Saturday
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gilmore Car Museum's Cars & Characters: Princesses, Villains, & Superheroes event is set to take place on Saturday, March 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., combini...
Mar 19, 2023 Gilmore Car Museum logo
Kalamazoo Lyceum to host second event in March
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After a successful launch earlier this year, the Kalamazoo Lyceum has announced its second event, scheduled for Saturday, March 25. The upcoming Lyceum will center around...
Mar 19, 2023
Work to begin Tuesday on downtown Allegan transformation
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After nearly six years of planning and public input, work on the transformation of Downtown Allegan is set to begin. City officials and other project partners are holding a...
Mar 19, 2023
Students from 9 counties participate in regional Science Olympiad at WMU
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University hosting upwards of 750 local middle and high schoolers for the 2023 regional Science Olympiad tournament on Saturday. Hosted by WMU's College ...
Mar 19, 2023
HRI 5K Walk to End Homelessness cancelled due to weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The weekend weather prompted organizers of the annual 5K Walk to End Homelessness to cancel the March 18 event. Saturday's walk, hosted by Housing Resources Incorporated,...
Mar 19, 2023
Weekend weather causes multiple vehicle pileups on Michigan's expressways
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- While the snowfall total over the weekend wasn't huge, it was just enough to wreak havoc on the roadways across the region. In Ionia County, both sides of I-96 in Portlan...
Mar 19, 2023 Photo courtesy of Jessica Ponton, Communications Director, Vicksburg Community Schools.
Plea of no contest entered by two former Lakeside Academy workers in teen's death
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two former Lakeside Academy workers have entered a plea of no contest on Thursday for their alleged involvement in the death of 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks. 49-year-...
Mar 16, 2023 Mugshot photos provided by the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office.
City of Portage invites public to master plan community visioning workshop
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Portage is set to host an interactive Community Visioning Workshop on Monday, March 20, at the Charles & Lynn Zhang Portage Community Senior Center at 203 E...
Mar 16, 2023
