Category Archives: Holland News
Former Hartford Police Chief charged with eight felonies for selling stolen pills
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hartford's former police chief has now been charged with multiple felonies and one misdemeanor after allegedly admitting to stealing from the drug disposal box at the polic...
May 31, 2023 Best Law
Missing Allegan County man found safe
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is confirming that 58-year-old Ernest John Kieliszewski was located on Wednesday, May 31, and is now safe. Kieliszewski went missing just...
May 31, 2023 (Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Senator McCann and other lawmakers push for state support repowering Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Michigan House and Senate, including State Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo, have authored a letter of support for the reopening of the Palisades Nuclear Power...
May 27, 2023
Authorities seeking help from public in locating missing/endangered Allegan man
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office is seeking help from the public in locating a missing and endangered person. Authorities say 58-year-old Ernest John Kieliszewski ...
May 24, 2023 (Photo provided by the Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Patrol vehicle damaged and suspect arrested following chase from Van Buren to Ottawa County
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two vehicles were damaged and one person was taken into custody following a chase that started out in South Haven and ended in Allegan County near Zeeland, Monday, May 2...
May 23, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
UPDATED: Missing Otsego woman found and now safe
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Otsego Police Department has confirmed that Emma Jan Mendoza has been found and is now safe. She was identified and contacted in South Haven, and is currently being tende...
May 22, 2023 (Photo of missing person Emma Jan Mendoza provided by the Otsego Police Department)
Grant helps Bronson Healthcare implement program to expedite opioid use disorder treatment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare has implemented a new program with a goal of treating opioid use disorder quicker in the emergency room. This is due in part to a nearly $350,000 grant ...
May 18, 2023 Bronson Battle Creek (Photo by John McNeil)
Barricaded gunman surrenders peacefully near Wayland
LEIGHTON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Some anxious moments Tuesday evening in a northeast Allegan County community ended with an arrest. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Brandon Berens, deputies and other f...
May 17, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Local radio legend Bob Salmon (Bob King) passes away at home at age 81
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo radio veteran Bob Salmon (Bob King) has died. The announcement of Salmons' death was made on Tuesday, May 16. Salmon spent 20 years in Kalamazoo on the radio and...
May 16, 2023 Local Kalamazoo radio legend Bob Salmon, (Bob King) passed away at age 81 on Sunday, May 14, at his home in Modesto CA.
Allegan County Board Approves Five-Year Strategic Plan
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2023) - A map of what direction Allegan County wants to take over the next five years is now in place. Last Thursday, Chairman Jim Storey of Holland and his colleagues...
May 16, 2023 Seal of Allegan County (image courtesy Allegan County, Michigan)
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