Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Kalamazoo neighborhood placed under boil water advisory starting Tuesday, March 18
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A boil water advisory has been issued for a Kalamazoo neighborhood as crews make scheduled infrastructure repairs in Kalamazoo. The advisory is set to take effect on Tues...
Mar 13, 2023 Boil water advisory area map provided by the City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Works.
MDOT invites public to open house for I-94 repaving and bridge project in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is inviting the public to attend an open house to discuss the I-94 repaving and bridge project in the Battle Creek area. MDOT...
Mar 13, 2023 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Public input sessions for new KPS Superintendent start Tuesday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools has scheduled a series of community input sessions to find out what parents, community members, students and staff want in a new Superintendent. ...
Mar 13, 2023 Kalamazoo Central High School - Google Street View
Kalamazoo county board commissioners to review local funding for reproductive, and other healthcare services
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- While battles over abortion rage in statehouses nationwide, the fight may be over in Michigan. Voters have approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing reproductive r...
Mar 13, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Kalamazoo County Commissioners name new I.D. system after former commissioner
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Board has taken formal action to name the County's I.D. system for the former commissioner who championed the effort. The County I.D. was created to ...
Mar 10, 2023 Photo from John McNeill.
5k walk to raise awareness and help end homelessness March 18
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Housing Resources, Inc., or HRI, will hold its 5K Walk to End Homelessness, on March 18 at 10:00 am starting at Homer Stryker Field, 251 Mills Street. The annual fundrais...
Mar 10, 2023
LEO joins Kalamazoo area leaders to discuss Governor's new executive budget recommendation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) will host a roundtable discussion to highlight Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's recently released fifth executive b...
Mar 10, 2023
Alpena County Woman wins $6 million in Michigan Lottery's $6,000,000 Jackpot Instant Game
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An Alpena County woman turned a $30 prize into a $6 million top prize playing the Michigan Lottery's $6,000,000 Jackpot instant game. The lucky player, who chose to remain ...
Mar 10, 2023 Photo provided by the Michigan Lottery.
MDOT and Michigan Fitness Foundation remind drivers to be alert as clocks 'spring forward' on Sunday
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As clocks "spring forward" to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF) rem...
Mar 10, 2023 Clock. (Photo by John McNeil)
1 killed in shooting at Battle Creek apartment complex; investigators believe self-defense was involved
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Police Department is investigating a shooting that led to the death of a Fulton man, with investigators saying that self-defense was involved. Accordi...
Mar 09, 2023
