Author Archives: Jim McKinney

At-home learning could spell the end of snow days
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - A staple of education during the wintertime in Michigan may be a thing of the past. With many students involved with online learning, snow days may be obsolete, as learning will...
Jim McKinney Oct 11, 2020 Martins / CC

Cass County crash injures one
CASSOPOLIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County authorities are continuing their investigation into a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. Deputies were summoned at around 12:26 p.m. to the intersection of...
Jim McKinney Oct 11, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC

Kalamazoo shooting incident injures one, suspect sought
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is being treated and a second is in custody after a shooting incident in Kalamazoo Saturday afternoon. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded ...
Jim McKinney Oct 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)

Fatal crash in Ross Township remains under investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department is continuing to investigate a two-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring two others. A...
Jim McKinney Oct 11, 2020

Shooting incident on Kalamazoo's Northside under investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A shooting on Kalamazoo's Northside is under investigation by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Officers were called to an area hospital just before 11:30 p.m. Fr...
Jim McKinney Oct 10, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)

Mattawan schools recall yearbooks after profane photo found
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials at the Mattawan Consolidated School district have recalled approximately 350 yearbooks after it was discovered that it contained a picture of an anti-police sign....
Jim McKinney Oct 10, 2020 Mattawan Consolidated School logo. (Photo courtesy of Mattawan Consolidated School Facebook page)

Cass County accident injures three; two taken to an area hospital
CASSOPOLIS (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men were injured in a single vehicle accident late Friday night in Cass County. Deputies report that they were called to the scene of a crash on Monette St near Robinson ...
Jim McKinney Oct 10, 2020

Law enforcement would need search warrant for phones/computers, if ballot proposal is approved in November
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters in Michigan will be asked to make several choices during the election, with one of them a proposed constitutional amendment that would require law enforcement authorities...
Jim McKinney Oct 04, 2020 Jeff Easter / CC

Shooting in Kalamazoo Township injures two; suspect sought
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people were injured in a shooting incident in Kalamazoo Township on Friday. Police were called to the 2400 block of Texel Drive in the Gull Pointe apartment complex o...
Jim McKinney Oct 04, 2020 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)

Michigan residents to receive additional unemployment benefits through federal program
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan residents who have used all 39 weeks of their unemployment benefits are in line to receive 20 additional weeks of benefits. According to the state Unemployment Agency, ...
Jim McKinney Oct 03, 2020 sugarfrizz / CC




