Author Archives: Jerry Malec
DIFS recovers record $26 million for Michigan consumers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announcing on Friday, February 17 that the department helped recover more than $26 million for Michigan c...
Feb 17, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Search warrants in Benton Harbor and New Buffalo leads to arrests on various firearms and drug violations
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Detectives from Southwest Enforcement Team West Office (SWET), and Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety (BHDPS), along with Berrien County Tactical Response Uni...
Feb 17, 2023
Multiple Van Buren County suspects arrested for possession of methamphetamine
ANTWERP TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Authorities arrested six people on drug charges on Thursday, February 16 following a search of an Antwerp Township home last November. Deputies with the narcotics ...
Feb 17, 2023 Pictured from left to right in top row is Tessa Bunch, Paul Chamness, Robert Thomas. Pictured from left to right in bottom row is Christopher Hewitt, Eric White, James Williams. All six suspects were arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine on Thursday February 16, 2023. (Suspect photos provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office)
17-year-old Battle Creek high school student dead after shooting; police looking for suspects
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are asking for help in locating suspects involved in a shooting that left a Battle Creek Central High School student dead. Authorities say the inci...
Feb 17, 2023
Michigan Senate to introduces 11 basic gun safety bills following MSU shooting
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Monday, February 13 mass shooting near Michigan State University's campus has prompted the Michigan Senate to introduce 11 bills related to basic gun access and safety ...
Feb 17, 2023 Robert Nelson / CC
Discover Kalamazoo Sports surpasses pre-pandemic levels with $28.7 million in estimated economic impact
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Discover Kalamazoo is reporting a record year in sports tourism in 2022. According to a news release dated Thursday, February 16, a total of 60+ sports events which resul...
Feb 16, 2023
Kalamazoo residents invited to learn about road work for 2023 through informational webinar
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo is set to host a virtual webinar on Tuesday, February 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. to share information on street construction projects for 2023. ...
Feb 16, 2023
Findings from review of Ottawa County Board of Commissioners released by AG Nessel
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a letter to the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, February 16 detailing the department's findings after complet...
Feb 16, 2023 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
BBB warns of possible scammers looking to take advantage of MSU shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Better Business Bureau of Michigan with a warning to lookout for scammers seeking to take advantage of those wanting to help the survivors and the victim's familie...
Feb 16, 2023 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
Secretary Benson announces work to ban guns at polling places, create Michigan Voting Rights Act
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced on Thursday, February 15 that she is working with state lawmakers to ban firearms at polling places and enact a Voting Rights Ac...
Feb 16, 2023
