Author Archives: Jim McKinney
Road commission coalition seeks to keep roads clear despite pandemic
ALLEGAN/HASTINGS/PAW PAW (WKZO AM/FM) - A coalition of county road commissions has been formed to help keep area roads clear in light of the pandemic. The 14-member group includes Allegan, Barry, and ...
Dec 13, 2020 Cindy Shebley / CC
Suspicious death at Grand Valley State under investigation
ALLENDALE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation is continuing into the suspicious death of a Grand Valley State University student. The victim's body was discovered by a jogger on Saturday morning in an...
Dec 13, 2020 Lola Audu / CC
Ford International Airport a vital cog in the COVID-19 delivery effort
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO AM/FM) - Distribution of the vaccine will be mainly by special trucks, but to get it to all areas of the country, Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids will be an important ele...
Dec 13, 2020 Jean and Fred / CC
COVID-19 vaccine headed across the country beginning Sunday, 12/13
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) - The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer will leave for their destinations on Sunday from the company's Portage manufacturing facility. Trucks carrying the dos...
Dec 13, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Pursuit on 131 lands suspect in jail; investigation continuing
ALLEGAN (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation is continuing into a one car crash early Friday morning on US 131, that involved Allegan County, Kalamazoo County, and Kalamazoo Public Safety authorities. All...
Dec 12, 2020 Police lights
Justice Dept. sides with non-public schools regarding ban on in-person classes in Michigan
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The US Justice Dept. says it agrees with the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools and three Catholic high schools in connection with a brief filed in federal court t...
Dec 12, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
California company seeks public input on KDPS
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) - A California-based group that is conducting an independent investigation into the Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety's response into protest activities earlier this year is seek...
Dec 12, 2020 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Michigan senior citizens warned about Medicare scams
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - As the open enrollment season for Medicare nears the end, state officials are urging seniors to be wary of scams involving people posing as Medicare workers in order to get pers...
Dec 06, 2020 Michigan Attorney General logo (courtesy of Michigan Attorney General)
MHSAA requests resumption of seasons for three fall sports
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan High School Athletic Association has made a formal request to Governor Whitmer and other state officials to allow the resumption of girls' swimming, volleyball, and...
Dec 06, 2020 MHSAA logo (courtesy of Michigan High School Athletic Association)
Holland woman arrested in connection with 17-year-old murder case
CHICAGO (WKZO AM/FM) - A cold case investigation of a 17-year-old crime has resulted in the arrest of a Holland woman on 1st degree murder charges. 41-year-old Antoinette Briley is suspected of killin...
Dec 06, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
