Category Archives: Holland News

FAA computer outage causes ripple effect for air travelers in West Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Travelers across West Michigan catching flights out of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International and Gerald R. Ford International airports on Wednesday morning, January 11 got...
Jerry Malec Jan 11, 2023 The 7 a.m. plane to Chicago from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport was the only morning flight that experienced a delay due to the outage on Wednesday, January 11. (Photo by Ken Delaney)

UPDATE: Statewide 911 network issues now resolved
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is reporting that the statewide 911 network issues have been resolved as of 5:01 p.m. A cause of what led to the disr...
Jerry Malec Jan 10, 2023

Senator Albert opens Lansing office to serve residents of Michigan's 18th District
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Senator Thomas Albert has opened his Lansing office for the new 2023-2026 Senate term. Albert joins the Michigan Senate after serving six years in the state House of ...
Jerry Malec Jan 05, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC

Allegan County Board elects chair, vice chair, and road commissioners
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Allegan County Board of Commissioners have elected Commissioner Jim Storey of Holland as its chairperson and Commissioner Dean Kapenga of Hamilton as its vice chair dur...
Jerry Malec Jan 05, 2023

Nessel to launch investigation into actions by Ottawa County Board of Commissioners
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office will investigate the sweeping changes made this week by the new conservative members of the Ottawa County Board of Commissione...
Ken Delaney Jan 05, 2023 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).

Man charged in fatal shooting at New Year's Eve party facing four felonies
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Lawrence Township man who allegedly killed two people by celebratory gunfire at a New Year's gathering is now facing two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of ...
Jerry Malec Jan 04, 2023 Photo of Christopher Toppenberg provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office.

Van Buren County New Year's Eve shooting victims identified, suspect to be arraigned today
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office has identified the two men shot and killed at a New Year's Eve party in Lawrence. 40-year-old Jason McCreary of Sutter Creek, Californ...
Ken Delaney Jan 03, 2023 Police lights

Kalamazoo man arrested in Holland after not paying for items at department store
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man thought he could get away without paying for a few things at a Blain's Farm and Fleet store in Holland on Wednesday, December 28. As authorities will point ...
Jerry Malec Dec 30, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Van Buren County educator wins Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Van Buren County educator known for incorporating esports into her elementary curriculum has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery....
Jerry Malec Dec 27, 2022 Photo of Mary Phillips provided by the Michigan Lottery.

GoFundMe fundraiser for postal worker seriously injured during snow storm
KENT COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Call it a Christmas miracle if you will. But just a couple of days before Christmas, postal worker Dora Schweiger was out on her route in Kent County on M-57 near Shane...
Jerry Malec Dec 27, 2022 Photo provided by GoFundMe organizer, Kendra Jones.




