Category Archives: Holland News
Bronson Commons wins prestigious award
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bronson Commons in Mattawan has been awarded the 2021 Silver - Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Livin...
Oct 24, 2021 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
Pearl Harbor sailor from Southwest MI to return home for burial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Navy Seaman 1st Class Wesley Graham is expected to return home after 80 years to be buried. The Watervliet native was among 429 crewmen who died on the USS Oklahoma durin...
Oct 23, 2021 Photo of Wesley Graham (WWMT/Courtesy of Sean P. Everett, SFC, USA).
Remains identified of missing woman in Barry County
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County Sheriff's Office has located the vehicle and human remains of a woman who went missing last summer. In a release from Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, both ...
Oct 21, 2021
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services to add 200 more jobs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services based in Grand Rapids, and with service in Kalamazoo is looking to bring on 200 more hires. Pine Rest representatives say there...
Oct 21, 2021 Photo from WWMT and Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services.
Some areas in West Michigan expect shortages of snowplow drivers this winter
MUSKEGON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Another labor shortage is possibly on the horizon as we approach the winter months. Some municipalities in West Michigan are expected to see a shortage of snowplow drivers...
Oct 20, 2021 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
UPDATE - Shooting suspect in Covert Township remains at large
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE (10/19/21) - This story has been edited due to misreported information by law enforcement agencies. It was previously reported that the suspect in this shoot...
Oct 19, 2021 WWMT/Covert Township Police photo
Van Buren man barricades himself in home before stalking and drug arrest
BANGOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Van Buren County man was arrested for stalking Friday, this after barricading himself in his own house in Arlington Township, near Bangor. Deputies went to the home of 34-...
Oct 17, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Benton Harbor teen found dead in alley: Police investigating
BENTON HARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety police are investigating the suspicious death of a 17-year-old. Authorities say police found the body of the victim in an al...
Oct 17, 2021 Tex Texin / CC
Federal holiday closures
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Most government offices, courts, banks and the US Post Office are closed today. By any name, it's a federal holiday. Americans have officially observed Columbus Day since 1937,...
Oct 11, 2021 United State Post Office (Photo by John McNeil)
Free breakfast at McDonalds for teachers, faculty, and education staff October 11 to 15.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As a way of saying thank you, McDonald's is giving away free breakfast to teachers, faculty and staff for five straight days in October. With a valid work ID, employees f...
Oct 10, 2021
