Category Archives: Holland News

No injuries and no mess after milk tanker overturns on I-196 in South Haven Township
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - And what could have been a rather sticky situation was averted early Wednesday morning on I-196 in South Haven Township. According to South Haven Area Emergency Services...
Jerry Malec Apr 19, 2023 Photo provided by South Haven Area Emergency Services.

In the wake of drug related deaths and overdoses, Huizinga calls for more sanctions on companies he says are supporting drug trade
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - After more than a dozen overdoses and five deaths in a 24 hour span last week, 4th District Congressman Bill Huizenga has called on the Biden Administration to levy fur...
Ken Delaney Apr 17, 2023 Michigan 4th District Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland)

State Police launch 'Live Local, Serve Local' recruiting campaign to attract applicants in Southwest MI
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan State Police (MSP) has hundreds of trooper vacancies, and it's looking to boost interest among potential candidates in Southwest Michigan. To do this, the MSP F...
Jerry Malec Apr 13, 2023 Paw Paw Post Trooper Conner Mabie. (Photo provided by MSP Paw Paw Post)

Suspect arrested after barricading himself inside lobby of Kalamazoo television station.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A television station in Kalamazoo was the subject of a bomb threat Thursday afternoon, April 13. According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, the CBS affiliate ...
Jerry Malec Apr 13, 2023 Photo from Autumn Pitchure, WWMT.

Water main break prompts boil water advisory for South Haven neighborhood
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A water main break has prompted a boil water advisory for a portion of South Haven. According to the South Haven Area Water Sewer Authority, a water main joint fai...
Jerry Malec Apr 10, 2023 Boil water advisory map provided by the South Haven Area Water Sewer Authority.

MDOT: I-196 Business Loop repairs start April 3 in South Haven
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is getting ready to repair and repave 5 miles of the I-196 Business Loop (BL) from 15th Avenue to 73rd Street in South ...
Jerry Malec Mar 27, 2023 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).

Gun Lake Casino and Special Olympics Michigan announce "winning" partnership for inclusion
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Special Olympics of Michigan, Gun Lake Casino, and Gun Lake Tribe gathered together on Thursday, March 23 to announce a new state-wide partnership. And this partners...
Jerry Malec Mar 23, 2023

Family files lawsuit for Allegan County fatal crash from 2022
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The family of a woman killed in a crash with an Allegan County Sheriff's Department cruiser has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the department as well as Alle...
Jerry Malec Mar 23, 2023 Best Law

Allegan County deputies investigating instances of stolen, altered, and cashed checks
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Allegan County sheriff's deputies are investigating reports of checks being stolen from mailboxes. But that's not all. Deputies say the would-be thieves are also altering t...
Jerry Malec Mar 20, 2023

Work to begin Tuesday on downtown Allegan transformation
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After nearly six years of planning and public input, work on the transformation of Downtown Allegan is set to begin. City officials and other project partners are holding a...
Jerry Malec Mar 19, 2023




