Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Free human trafficking training offered by KAAHTC and YWCA Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- To help put a bite in the human trafficking crisis, the Kalamazoo Area Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition and YWCA Kalamazoo are teaming up to offer a free day of training ...
Jan 23, 2023
Xylazine-Involved fatality in Van Buren County prompts warning from health officials
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There has been a recent death in Van Buren County of a person testing positive for Xylazine according to health officials. Xylazine is a sedative used in veterinary clinic...
Jan 22, 2023
KDPS officer on leave as new details of alleged insurance fraud are investigated
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- New details are out on a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer who is being charged with insurance fraud in Georgia this month. Documents obtained by FOX 17 say P...
Jan 22, 2023 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Whitmer issues statement on 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement in a news release on Sunday, January 22 on the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade, celebrating bills that have been int...
Jan 22, 2023
Battle Creek house fire causes approximately 100k in damage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- No injuries were reported in a house fire in Battle Creek on Saturday, January 21, but it did cause around $100,000 dollars worth of damage according to authorities. T...
Jan 22, 2023 Photo provided by the Battle Creek Fire Department.
Sturgis Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant under investigation by DOJ
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Abbot Laboratories infant formula plant in Sturgis. The plant, based in St. Joseph County, was shut down for months last...
Jan 22, 2023 Abbott Nutrition plant in Sturgis MI
Celebration of life held for woman who co-founded Kalamazoo's Church of God Pentecostal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A celebration of life service was held for the woman known for co-founding one of the first African American churches in Kalamazoo. The celebration of life service took p...
Jan 22, 2023 Stella Pearl Davis, co-founder of Church of God Pentecostal in Kalamazoo. (Photo provided by Toynal Davis)
Michigan jobless rate remains stable in December
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained constant over the month of December at 4.3 percent, according to data released on Thursday, January 19 by the Mich...
Jan 19, 2023 MDOT crews working on Byron Road bridge over the Black River in Ottawa County. (Photo courtesy of MDOT)
Murder trial begins for man accused of killing Schoolcraft couple in 2021 crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A jury is set to decide the fate of a man accused of killing a Schoolcraft married couple in a car crash over a year-and-a-half ago. According to Kalamazoo County Assista...
Jan 19, 2023 Rumble Press / CC
Consumers Energy to contribute $25 million to help Michigan homes and businesses
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy announced on Thursday, January 19 that it will provide $25 million to homes and businesses to help customers who are facing challenges with their energy bi...
Jan 19, 2023
