Category Archives: Holland News
With summer close by, warning flags now up at South Haven beaches
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A sure sign that summer is around the corner is the sight of beach flags along South Haven's Lake Michigan shoreline. The South Haven Area Emergency Services installing ...
May 15, 2023 (Infographic showing Michigan beach flags and what they mean courtesy of SHAES)
Plainwell man arrested for possession of child sexually abusive material
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Plainwell man has been taken into custody for possessing child sexually abusive material. The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Childre...
May 15, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Extra police patrols begin statewide on Monday
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM & WKZO-AM/FM) - Law enforcement entities in Michigan aren't waiting for Memorial Day weekend to step up road patrols. Beginning on Monday, May 15, 2023, state police troope...
May 15, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Allegan County cereal drive aims to collect 10,000 or more boxes in May
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Food Pantry Collaborative (ACFPC) began its annual Cereal Drive on May 1. The Collaborative's goal is to collect 10,000 boxes of cereal during the month o...
May 11, 2023 (Photo courtesy of the Allegan County Community Foundation)
$1.2 million awarded in damages to former City of Bangor police chief following 2021 lawsuit
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was a legal victory for a former city of Bangor Police Chief who claimed he was repeatedly sexually harassed at work by his supervisor, Bangor City Manager Tommy Simpson. ...
May 11, 2023 Best Law
Allegan Co. Circuit Court Chief Justice Robert Kengis to retire
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A seat on the Allegan County judicial bench will be open shortly. This past Friday, May 5, 2023, 48th Circuit Court Chief Justice Robert Kengis announced that he will step d...
May 09, 2023 48th Circuit Court Chief Judge Robert Kengis (photo courtesy 48th Circuit Court)
Suspect charged with Van Buren County road worker's death arrested
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect accused of killing an on-duty Van Buren County road worker in early March has been arrested. The Van Buren County Prosecutor's Office says the suspect b...
May 08, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Michigan Maritime Museum's tall ship Friends Good Will sails to Holland for 2023 Tulip Time Festival tours
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Maritime Museum is set to return to Holland for the 2023 Tulip Time Festival with tall ship Friends Good Will. Museum officials say the replica nineteenth-centu...
May 04, 2023 (Photo courtesy of The Michigan Maritime Museum)
Overwhelming "yes" votes, but a few "nos" in May 2 elections held in and near Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) Enhancement Millage Renewal Proposal got nearly 60% percent of the vote for approval on Tuesday. The 1.5-mill ren...
May 03, 2023 Voting sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
People Fund awards more than $140,000 in grants to local groups
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In its first round of grants for 2023, Great Lakes Energy's People Fund has awarded 60 grants totaling more than $140,000 to local nonprofit organizations across the coope...
May 01, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
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