Author Archives: Jim McKinney
Comstock HS cancels two remaining football games
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Comstock High School officials have announced that the school's final two football games of the season have been cancelled. No reason was given for the announcement...
Oct 14, 2021 Comstock HS cancels final two football games (logo courtesy of Comstock Public Schools)
Last major homeless encampment in Kalamazoo area cleared by Public Safety officers
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The largest remaining homeless camp in the Kalamazoo area was cleared Thursday morning by officers with the Department of Public Safety. The area, located on the site of th...
Oct 14, 2021 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
Kalamazoo man convicted on 2009 CSC charges due to Kalamazoo County SAKI results
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Results from the Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative have convicted a 37-year-old man. Jamaal Joshua Vincent of Kalamazoo was found guilty of two counts of Crimi...
Oct 14, 2021 Chris Potter / CC
Kalamazoo man found not guilty of murder in 2019 shooting
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County jury has found a Kalamazoo man not guilty in the fatal shooting of a former Loy Norrix basketball teammate. GK Wells-Lindsay was accused of shooting Alex...
Oct 14, 2021 Joe Gratz
US Sen. Stabenow announces funding stream for mental health/addiction care in Michigan
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - US Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced a plan Wednesday that will fully fund community behavioral health clinics in Michigan through Medicaid. Stabenow said that the change, wh...
Oct 13, 2021 Senator Stabenow / CC
Governor Whitmer applauds opening of Michigan-Canada border in November
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer issued a statement Wednesday on the upcoming opening of the Michigan-Canada border in November. Whitmer said that the longstanding relationship between the s...
Oct 13, 2021 jodelli / CC
MSP Fugitive Team shoots, kills suspect in Barry County
HASTINGS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Police are reporting that an MSP Fugitive team was involved in a shooting incident Wednesday morning in Barry County that resulted in the death of a suspe...
Oct 13, 2021
Cameras on school buses can help catch light violators
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Incidents where motorists ignore the flashing lights on a school bus happen on an almost daily basis in Kalamazoo County...but a new tool will help identify those who do it...
Oct 12, 2021 Bill McChesney / CC
GM and LG come to agreement over battery recall costs
DETROIT MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A deal has been reached between General Motors and LG Electronics regarding the automaker's recent recall of batteries made by LG that are at risk of fire. LG will compensate...
Oct 12, 2021 GM and LG agree on costs of battery recall
State Auditor General to look into 2020 election practices at Secretary/State, Bureau of Elections
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Auditor General's office has begun an audit of the Michigan Secretary of State's office and the Bureau of Elections in connection with the 2020 election. State Repr...
Oct 12, 2021 State Auditor General
report shows more COVID deaths than reported (logo courtesy of State Auditor General)
