Author Archives: Jim McKinney
Three goal outburst in third period powers K Wings to win over Toledo
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo lit the lamp three times in the final period Friday night, pushing the K Wings past an outmanned Toledo Walleye team, 4-2. The Walleye played the game with only 1...
Jan 15, 2022 K Wings lose to Indy in OT, clinch playoff berth
K Wings hold off rival Ft Wayne, 5-4, at Wings Event Center
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Wings led Ft Wayne through the first period, and hung on to edge the Komets 5-4 Wednesday night at Wings Event Center. The teams exchanged short-handed goals ...
Jan 13, 2022 K Wings shut out Cyclones 3-0 in Cincinnati
Michigan drivers no longer pay highest car insurance rates in the US
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - After several years of being the most expensive state for car insurance rates, Michigan has lost that distinction to another state. Louisiana now has the most expensive ca...
Jan 13, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
Cass County car fire victims identified
CASSOPOLIS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Department has released the names of the two victims in a car fire that occurred January 7th. Electra May Sutfin, a 27 year old female from Galie...
Jan 12, 2022 Cass County Sheriff's Office sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo Gospel Mission says it's not seeing an increasing number of residents with COVID
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A report by WWMT News 3 indicates that, despite an increase in COVID cases over the past several weeks, that trend is not being seen at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission. A spok...
Jan 12, 2022 Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries (KGM) logo. (Image courtesy of Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries).
UPDATED - Kalamazoo Township woman dies of stab wounds; victim and suspect ID'd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE 1/11/21 - The victim and suspect in this case have been identified, according to an update from MLive Tuesday. The suspect has been identified as 43-year-old David ...
Jan 11, 2022 Joe Gratz
Private Facebook parent group wants pride flags out of Plainwell School buildings
PLAINWELL MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A private Facebook group has called for pride flags to be removed from classrooms in Plainwell Community School buildings. The group also stated that pronoun and gender cho...
Jan 11, 2022 lisamikulski / CC
MSU report indicates learning deficit in students due to the pandemic
EAST LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A report from Michigan State University shows that the pandemic has had a detrimental effect on student learning in Michigan. The study, created by MSU's Education Polic...
Jan 11, 2022 MSU report states that pandemic has created student learning deficit
An annual fishing season that can last days...or hours...is set to begin next month
BLACK LAKE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fishing season that can be measured in hours is set to take place next month at a Northern Michigan lake. The annual lake sturgeon fishing season on Cheboygan County's B...
Jan 11, 2022 USFWS Mountain-Prairie / CC
MSP using citizen volunteers to aid in trainee training
AUGUSTA MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police officials say that, for the first time, they are using citizens as a part of trainee training. Beginning Monday, volunteers were at the Fort Custer Trai...
Jan 10, 2022
