Category Archives: Holland News

Five South Haven firefighters to be honored and remembered at weekend memorial Saturday
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Five South Haven firefighters are set to be honored and remembered at a memorial scheduled for this Saturday, September 17. According to a South Haven Area Emergency Se...
Jerry Malec Sep 14, 2022 A 12-foot bronze firefighter statue shows a firefighter carrying a child to safety. The memorial is to honor and remember firefighters for their years of service. (Photo provided by South Haven Area Emergency Services)

Body of missing Kalamazoo man found by dive team
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The body of a missing Kalamazoo man has been found. According to WOOD TV-8, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office said that 20-year-old Nathaniel Duvall Brown was recover...
Jerry Malec Sep 13, 2022 Photo of 20-year-old Nathaniel Duvall Brown provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.

Van Buren Conservation District hosts Kal-Haven Trail clean up event
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren Conservation District is looking for volunteers on Sunday, September 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. it's Kal-Haven Trail Clean Up event. Volunteers and staff will me...
Jerry Malec Sep 12, 2022

Governor Whitmer announces plan with Holtec to reopen Palisades Plant
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy on Friday, September 9, in support of Holtec International's application for a federal grant under ...
Jerry Malec Sep 09, 2022

Bronson Healthcare named to Forbes 2022 list of America's best employers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Forbes recently released its 2022 "America's Best-In-State Employers" list. In Michigan, Bronson Healthcare is the 4th highest ranking employer among hospitals and health...
Jerry Malec Sep 08, 2022 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)

Sgt. Ryan J. Proxmire Memorial Highway dedication to take place on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A portion of US-131 in Kalamazoo County will officially be named the "Sergeant Ryan J. Proxmire Memorial Highway" in a ceremony on Friday, September 9, at 4 p.m., in the ...
Jerry Malec Sep 08, 2022 Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Proxmire

Driver who flew over US-131 overpass in January formally charged
DORR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man who made his car go airborne while going over an overpass along US-131 and then crashing on the other side of that overpass has been formally charged. Cockerham...
Jerry Malec Sep 07, 2022 Best Law

First probable case of Monkeypox identified in Allegan County resident
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) notified the Allegan County Health Department (ACHD) that a probable case of Monkeypox virus (MPV) has been ide...
Jerry Malec Sep 07, 2022 2003 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Zeeland man wins $25,000 a year for life playing Lucky For Life
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Zeeland man has won $25,000 a year for life playing the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game. 55-year-old Scott Snyder matched the five numbers drawn on August 7 - 07-1...
Jerry Malec Sep 06, 2022 Photo provided by Michigan Lottery News.

Former WMU officer accused of offering to pay a minor for sex accepts plea deal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A former Western Michigan University police officer accused of soliciting an underage girl for sex has pleaded guilty to one count of using a computer to commit a crime, ...
Jerry Malec Sep 06, 2022 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.
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