Author Archives: Jerry Malec
Record setting $503,254 Club Keno The Jack prize won in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A lucky Michigan Lottery player made history on Wednesday, August 3 winning a $503,254 Club Keno The Jack prize. The prize is the largest ever won on the Club Keno game. T...
Aug 03, 2023
Dowagiac man hospitalized after roll-over crash in Wayne Township
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a single-vehicle roll-over crash that sent a man to the hospital early Thursday morning, August 3. It happened a few min...
Aug 03, 2023 (Photo provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
USDA announces $2.1 million to expand access to rural health care across lower Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday, August 2 that the USDA is expanding access to health care for three Michigan communities. One of those is in Sou...
Aug 03, 2023 USDA logo
Kalamazoo partners with Southwest Child Care Resources to expand childcare access through Tri-Share Program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo has partnered with Southwest Child Care Resources to improve access to childcare through the State's Tri-Share cost-sharing program. According to off...
Aug 03, 2023
AUDIO: Property negotiations for new downtown Kalamazoo parking ramp ongoing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board has authorized talks with the owner of a building across the street from their downtown headquarters, and during a meeting held Wednesday night,...
Aug 03, 2023
MDOT road project from Kalamazoo/Barry Co. line to Richland Township to begin Monday, August 7
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As roadwork is the norm for the summer season, motorists can expect to see another project pop on the docket in Kalamazoo County next week. The Michigan Department ...
Aug 03, 2023
AUDIO: KPS Trustees to interview finalists tonight for vacant board position
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo School Trustees are set to interview finalists this evening, Thursday, August 3, and pick one of them to be their next Trustee to fill a vacancy on the board. KP...
Aug 03, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting July 20, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Section of Parkview Avenue to close August 14 for water main replacement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Parkview Avenue between Oakland Drive and Whites Road is set to close on Monday, August 14 as work will begin to replace water main beneath the street. City of Kalamazoo o...
Aug 02, 2023
Decatur woman charged with embezzling more than $100K from vulnerable adult
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Attorney General's Office announced on Monday this week that a Decatur woman has been charged with embezzlement. According to the report, 61-year-old Laurie Las...
Aug 02, 2023 Best Law
Mill & Fill Program to improve streets begins in Portage August 3
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's Mill & Fill time for the streets once again in Portage. The City says it's Mill & Fill Program is scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 3 in the southeast port...
Aug 02, 2023 (Map provided by the City of Portage)
