Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Body found in Cass County on Thursday identified
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, January 7 released the identity of a body found by deputies on Thursday, January 5. The body, which was located in a field...
Jan 08, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
1 hospitalized Saturday following Edison Neighborhood shooting incident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital on Saturday, January 7. Public Safety Officers responded to...
Jan 08, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Deceased body located in Cass County field: Authorities investigating
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a deceased body was found by deputies around 1:15 Thursday afternoon, January 5. The body was located in a field...
Jan 05, 2023 (photo by John McNeil)
Senator Albert opens Lansing office to serve residents of Michigan's 18th District
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Senator Thomas Albert has opened his Lansing office for the new 2023-2026 Senate term. Albert joins the Michigan Senate after serving six years in the state House of ...
Jan 05, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC
Allegan County Board elects chair, vice chair, and road commissioners
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Board of Commissioners have elected Commissioner Jim Storey of Holland as its chairperson and Commissioner Dean Kapenga of Hamilton as its vice chair dur...
Jan 05, 2023
Former police chief of Vicksburg passes away at 75
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A former Vicksburg police chief has passed away. Fox 17 reported on Thursday, January 5 that 75-year-old Michael Descheneau battled Lewy body Dementia and Parkinsonism un...
Jan 05, 2023 Photo by: Avink McCowen Secord Funeral Homes and Creation Society
Secretary Benson to receive Presidential Citizens Medal
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will receive the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Joe Biden in a White House ceremony on Friday, January 6 for her work protecti...
Jan 05, 2023 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, attends an Election Night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Boysen officially sworn in as chief of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's Acting Chief David Boysen has officially been sworn in as the Public Safety Chief on Thursday, January 5. The swearing in ceremony...
Jan 05, 2023 KDPS Deputy Chief David Boysen is officially sworn in as Police Chief during a ceremony at Kalamazoo City Hall on Thursday, January 5, 2023.(Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Altered City of Kalamazoo budget proposal to include funding for improved childcare and other services
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo's City Manager has altered his 2023 proposed city budget to include money to improve child care for preschoolers at the request of commissioners, who say daycar...
Jan 05, 2023 Kalamazoo City Commission at their meeting Oct. 3, 2022
Man charged in fatal shooting at New Year's Eve party facing four felonies
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Lawrence Township man who allegedly killed two people by celebratory gunfire at a New Year's gathering is now facing two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of ...
Jan 04, 2023 Photo of Christopher Toppenberg provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office.
