Author Archives: Jim McKinney
Sexual assault victims would get more time for case prep with new proposals in Lansing
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State lawmakers are considering a package of bills that are designed to give sexual abuse victims more time to sue. The proposals would allow victims of the late Dr. Robert A...
Sep 30, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
MDHHS makes changes in COVID exposure guidelines in K-12 schools
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Department of Health and Human Services has amended its guidelines concerning COVID-19 exposure in K-12 schools. Previously, those exposed to the virus were advised...
Sep 30, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
All 83 Michigan counties are in the high-risk COVID transmission category
ATLANTA GA (WKZO AM/FM) - New data released by the Centers for Disease Control indicates that every county in Michigan is at the highest risk level for transmission of the coronavirus. Up until the ne...
Sep 29, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Look for sub freezing temps in about two weeks
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Fall weather appears to be here for the duration...but when can we expect that first shot of sub-freezing temperatures? Historically, the first night with temps at 32 degre...
Sep 29, 2021 Staffan Enbom / CC
State looking for participants in PFAS study
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A multi-site study regarding PFAS is looking for participants, including two Kalamazoo County locations. The state Department of Health and Human Services is looking for peop...
Sep 24, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
GoFundMe set up for Berrien County family
BERRIEN COUNTY MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A GoFundMe page has been organized for the Berrien County family that lost two members in an accident earlier this week. Robert Keys and his son Sylas were killed in t...
Sep 24, 2021 GoFundMe set up for family who lost two family members in Monday accident
Husband and wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Barry County
YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities in Barry County are continuing an investigation into the apparent murder-suicide of a husband and wife earlier this week. Michigan State Police T...
Sep 24, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC
2021-22 state budget includes almost $200 million for bridge repair
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The proposed state budget that has made it through the Legislature contains almost $200 million for repairs to bridges around the state, and while some say that the amount is...
Sep 23, 2021 sugarfrizz / CC
Battle Creek VA Medical Center amending Urgent Care hours
BATTLE CREEK MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is set to discontinue its overnight hours for Urgent Care beginning October 1st. A spokesperson for the facility said that the move is...
Sep 23, 2021 Battle Creek VAMC (courtesy of the Veterans Affairs Administration)
Kalamazoo County school not complying with mask mandate; health officials decline to identify it
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A school in Kalamazoo County is apparently violating the mask mandate issued by the County Health Department...but department officials are refusing to confirm what school ...
Sep 23, 2021 Mika Baumeister / Unsplash
