Author Archives: Jim McKinney
State bill would permit companies to bid out energy needs
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A proposed bill in Lansing would allow Michigan businesses and factories to seek and purchase energy from other sources. The majority of energy to those industries is current...
Oct 21, 2021 Clint Mason / CC
KDPS seizes weapon, other evidence, during traffic stop; suspect still at large
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Citizen complaints about gun violence in the Edison neighborhood resulted in Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety officers confiscating a weapon and magazine. Authorities repor...
Oct 21, 2021 KDPS seeks suspect in weapon seizure (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Benton Harbor woman leads deputies on high speed chase; had several children in car
PAW PAW MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Benton Harbor woman is facing multiple charges after leading Van Buren County Deputies on a high-speed chase Tuesday. The 27-year-old suspect refused to stop for a deputy o...
Oct 20, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
M-96 road construction project underway; completion expected in November
AUGUSTA MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Motorists who travel on M-96 near Augusta should be aware of the road project that began on Wednesday. MDOT is resurfacing about 2 miles of the highway from the Kalamazoo Riv...
Oct 20, 2021
Car dealerships get new rules regarding hours to be open
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new law that governs when car dealerships need to be open in Michigan was signed earlier this week by Governor Whitmer. The law states that dealerships are required to be o...
Oct 20, 2021 TuRbO_J / CC
UPDATE: Missing Kalamazoo County man has been located and is safe
UPDATE- Wed 10/20/21 5:11 a.m.: KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- 21-year-old Jacob Ryan Kuyers has been located and is safe. No other details were provided. ORIGINAL STORY: KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Th...
Oct 20, 2021 KCSO asking public's help in locating missing person
KPS to extend mask mandate through upcoming second trimester
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools officials say that they will continue the mask mandate through the upcoming second trimester. The announcement was made to parents in a letter sent...
Oct 19, 2021 Mika Baumeister / Unsplash
Kalamazoo Community Foundation seeking two Board of Trustees members
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Community Foundation is seeking two member of the Kalamazoo area to join their Board of Trustees. The term would be three years, with the possibility of being...
Oct 19, 2021 Kalamazoo Community Foundation seeks new Board of Trustees members
LIFT Foundation LodgeHouse project looks to be completed in spring of 2022
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The LIFT Foundation announced that, despite the pandemic and supply issues, the LodgeHouse project is expected to allow for occupation of residents in the spring of next ye...
Oct 19, 2021 LIFT Foundation's LodgeHouse project slated for completion in spring of 2022.
World's longest timber-towered suspension bridge being built at Boyne Mountain
BOYNE FALLS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Boyne Mountain Resort has begun construction on what will be the longest timber-towered suspension bridge in the world. Named "SkyBridge Michigan", the structure will str...
Oct 14, 2021 Boyne Mountain Resort constructing world's longest timber-towered suspension bridge (photo courtesy of Boyne Mountain Resort)
