Author Archives: Jim McKinney
Fatal accident in Calhoun County
MARSHALL (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County deputies continue to investigate an accident that claimed the life of a 49 year old Sheridan Township man. Deputies were dispatched to the 24000 block of O Drive...
Sep 05, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC
WMU reports several new cases of COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The number of cases of coronavirus at Western Michigan University since students returned to campus have increased twofold. As of Friday, 37 new positive cases were report...
Sep 05, 2020 FotoGuy 49057 / CC
State Attorney General goes to court to dissolve companies with misleading names
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Attorney General's office has filed a complaint in Ingham County Circuit Court to have 10 Michigan organizations dissolved as they are not legitimate charities- but ha...
Sep 05, 2020 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Online learning the norm now, but not without issues
WYOMING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Online learning isn't a new concept, but it is unique for most Michigan students, as they go back to school under the so-called "New Norm". One of the concerns educators hav...
Sep 04, 2020 Marcie Casas / CC
Children rescued from rip currents in Lake Michigan; red flags were in effect
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two children caught in a rip current in Lake Michigan near South Haven were rescued by good Samaritans Thursday afternoon. Officials with the South Haven Area Emergency...
Sep 04, 2020 (Photo Courtesy of South Haven Area Emergency Services)
Dowagiac man could face animal abuse charges
DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A report of animal hoarding led Dowagiac authorities to a residence on Lester Street where they discovered 79 animals there. Officers said that it did appear that the anim...
Sep 04, 2020
Former pastor arraigned on sex charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Kalamazoo pastor Strick Strickland surrendered to Michigan State Police troopers Thursday, and was arraigned in District Court on 11 felony charges, including child...
Sep 04, 2020 Reverend Strick Strickland. (Second Baptist Church Of Kalamazoo via YouTube)
MHSAA authorizes fall sports schedule
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Acting on the Governor's latest executive order, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced that it will resume the fall sports season, including football. Official...
Sep 04, 2020
Governor allows gyms, pools to re-open
LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Whitmer has signed an executive order that will allow the re-opening of gyms and pools throughout the state, beginning on September 9th, and also allows for the resumpt...
Sep 04, 2020 Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor).
Victim in shooting incident in late August dies of wounds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 31-year-old man who was shot several times on August 25th has died of his injuries. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety authorities say that Brandon Montclair Kelley w...
Sep 04, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
