Author Archives: Jerry Malec
New specialty approved for WMU's public administration course
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's not easy being a public administrator these days, as they are expected to know everything and get blamed for everything that goes wrong. As Western Michigan Universi...
Jan 29, 2023 The WMU Board not only approved his program, but officially named Dr. Mingus director of the School of Public Administration at this month's meeting. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Kalamazoo County clerk warning homeowners of real estate company offer
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Clerk Meredith Place is warning homeowners to be cautious of a real estate agency's benefits program. In a FOX17 news report from Friday, January 26, Pla...
Jan 29, 2023 Pictures of Money / CC
19-year-old Cass County man dead after early Sunday crash
MILTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office is looking into a single vehicle crash that took the life of a 19-year-old Edwardsburg man early Sunday morning on January 29. Depu...
Jan 29, 2023 Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
Man arrested after standoff following domestic assault in Marshall
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Marshall man was arrested after a domestic assault incident that led to a standoff on Friday, January 26. Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies responded to Division...
Jan 29, 2023 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Fraud alert issued on entity pretending to be employed by City of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Kalamazoo issued a fraud alert on Friday, January 26 on an entity pretending to be employed by the City of Kalamazoo. According to city officials, an entity p...
Jan 29, 2023
AUDIO: Stuck clock on Woodward Elementary School keeping time again
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A clock tower that has stood along one of Kalamazoo's historic streets for over a century is now keeping time again. The unique clock rises from the top of Woodward Schoo...
Jan 27, 2023 The clock tower on Woodward Elementary School is now keeping time again after not working for decades. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Habitat ReStore seeking donations from the community
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity is calling out for donations for it's ReStore in Portage. According to officials, sales at their Habitat ReStore are hopping, but ...
Jan 26, 2023
Calhoun County Public Health Department seeks performance input for COVID-19 response
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Public Health Department is seeking input from the public on it's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health officials say the input will be used t...
Jan 26, 2023
Man accused in 115 mph car crash in Schoolcraft Townwhip death found not guilty
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of killing an elderly couple in a car crash near the village of Schoolcraft in 2021 was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, Ja...
Jan 26, 2023 Best Law
Speed and icy roads believed factors in fatal Osthemo Township crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 70-year-old Paw Paw man was killed in a single vehicle crash on Thursday morning, January 26. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened just before ...
Jan 26, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
