Author Archives: Jim McKinney
Federal government removes protection for gray wolves; hunting could soon begin in Michigan
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM ) - Trump administration officials have removed Endangered Species Protection status from gray wolves, paving the way for hunting the animals in many areas of the country, ...
Oct 30, 2020
Amber Alert for Kalamazoo County toddler cancelled; child found safe
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM'FM) - An early morning Amber Alert in Kalamazoo County has been cancelled after the child was found safe. Authorities issued the alert late last night after 37 year old Joseph S...
Oct 30, 2020 Michigan's Amber Alert system turns 20 in 2023 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: Suspect sought in shooting near WMU in Kalamazoo; victim ID'd
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is continuing to look for a suspect in a shooting incident Saturday morning not far from Western Michigan University's ca...
Oct 19, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Rare waterspout appears in the Straits of Mackinac
ST IGNACE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Now...this doesn't happen every day. The Mackinac Bridge Authority posted two photos on social media of a waterspout that occurred in the Straits area on Friday. The Nation...
Oct 18, 2020 NOAA Photo Library / CC
Plainwell Community Schools to go virtual after 75 students/staff go into quarantine
PLAINWELL (WKZO AM/FM) - After 75 students and staff have been asked to quarantine, the Plainwell Community Schools are moving to an all-virtual learning model beginning Monday. All school activities,...
Oct 18, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Authorities seek suspect in shooting incident Saturday night in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating a shots fired incident that occurred Saturday night in the city's Knollwood Neighborhood. Officers were called t...
Oct 18, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Pfizer seeks emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccine
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) - Pfizer is looking to get an emergency authorization use ruling on its COVD-19 vaccine as soon as late November. The company's CEO, Albert Bourla, posted a letter on the Pfizer w...
Oct 17, 2020 NIAID / CC
St Joseph County authorities seeking suspect in traffic stop pursuit
CENTREVILLE (WKZO AM/FM) - The St Joseph County Sheriff's Department continues to investigate an incident Friday morning involving a pursuit and arrest of one suspect. At around 8:10 am, deputies atte...
Oct 17, 2020
Suspect arrested after attempt to steal police cruiser
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after an attempt to steal a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser on Friday. Authorities report that an officer had left his vehicle to esc...
Oct 16, 2020 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Secretary of State bans open firearm carry at polling locations, clerk's offices, and absent ballot counting boards
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced Friday that she has issued a directive that will ban the open carry of a firearm at polling locations, clerks' offices, and absent vo...
Oct 16, 2020
