Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Bronson Healthcare ranked 77th alongside international corporations for employee training & development
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bronson Healthcare is the recent recipient of a prestigious Apex Award from Training Magazine. Training Apex Awards are a worldwide ranking of organizations that demonstr...
Mar 09, 2023 Pictured, L to R: Jackie Ries, organizational development & learning specialist, Richard Szwaja, organizational development & learning specialist, Beatrice Orns, nurse educator, Brett Pearce, organizational development & learning specialist, Mary Schabes, system director, Bronson Center for Learning, Trey Mitchell, manager, organizational development & learning, Cheryl Johnson, senior vice president & chief people officer, Bronson Healthcare. (Photo provided by Bronson Healthcare).
Binder Park Zoo looks to hire enthusiastic employees through job fair
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As Spring inches closer, Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek is getting set for it's next season. And they're looking for people who could see themselves working at the zo...
Mar 09, 2023 Entrance to Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, MI. (Photo courtesy of the Binder Park Zoo).
4 children hospitalized after hit and run crash in Allegan County
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Four children were hospitalized, with one remaining in critical condition following a hit and run crash in Allegan County on Wednesday, March 8. According to the Michigan S...
Mar 09, 2023 Photo provided by the Michigan State Police Wayland Post.
Early morning break-in of Douglass Avenue business stopped by police; 2 suspects arrested
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department put the brakes on a break-in of a Kalamazoo area business early Thursday morning, March 9. Officers were called to the 2600 bl...
Mar 09, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Funeral planned for Van Buren County Road Commission employee Rene Rangel
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The funeral for the Van Buren County Road Commission employee who died on the job has been scheduled. The funeral and memorial celebration of life for 58-year-old ...
Mar 09, 2023 Photo of Rene Rangel provided by the Van Buren County Road Commission.
Here it comes. More snow expected with 5 to 7 inches possible locally
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gone again, back again. Seems to be a re-occurring theme just before the weekend. And just like Groundhog Day for Friday, we'll most likely seen more snow. The National W...
Mar 09, 2023 Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service, Grand Rapids, MI.
AUDIO: Recovery advocate pushes Kalamazoo County Commissioners to direct portion of opioid settlement dollars to victims
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County could be in for another multi-million dollar windfall of cash, and at least one expert on drug addiction says he would like to see at least some of that ...
Mar 09, 2023 Recovery Advocate Dom Gladstone says if any committees are formed to decide how Opioid Settlement dollars are spent, someone from the recovery community should be on it. (Photo from John McNeill)
Public invited to give input next week for KPS superintendent search
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Public Schools has launched a search for it's new superintendent. The Board of Education has hired the search firm of Ray & Associates to help guide the sea...
Mar 08, 2023 Photo by John McNeil.
Battle Creek man charged with 2021 assault in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man has been charged for an assault in Allegan County that took place in 2021. 24-year-old Richard Lee-Raymond Ward-Perry was arraigned Wednesday, March 8 in...
Mar 08, 2023 Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.
MPSC to hold series of town halls to address outages from recent winter storms
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission is set to host a series of public town hall meetings to hear from those impacted by power outages that left hundreds of thousands acr...
Mar 08, 2023 Jon Evans / CC
