Category Archives: State News
Former Comstock Fire Chief Switalski honored at national memorial
EMMETSBURG, MD (WKZO AM/FM) — The name of the late Ed Switalski has now been enshrined at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmetsburg, Maryland. The former Comstock Fire Chief was on...
Oct 08, 2018
Deadline to register to vote is Tuesday
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday is the last chance for Michigan residents to register to vote in the all-important mid-term election that is just a month away. If you haven't voted in a while, yo...
Oct 08, 2018
Oct. 8: Columbus Day Closures
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, is Columbus Day — a federal holiday. Federal courts are closed, as are most banking institutions. The stock market is open; the bond market is ...
Oct 07, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh to join Supreme Court
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — The U.S. Senate has voted 50 to 48 to confirm Brett Kavanagh to the Supreme Court, cementing a conservative majority in the high court for at least the next genera...
Oct 07, 2018
WMU holds Grand Opening for new Gaming Arena
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — It's not your usual college athletic facility...no sweaty guys or girls, they are competing in virtual worlds on distant planets, or hostile parts of our own battling di...
Oct 07, 2018
Early morning crash claims life in Barry County
MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) — Barry County Deputies are investigating a fatal rollover crash in Maple Grove Township that occurred just after 4am Sunday. The vehicle went out of control an...
Oct 07, 2018
Portage Public Safety enters lip sync challenge
PORTAGE (WKZO AM/FM) — The Portage Public Safety Department is the latest to put on their dancing shoes and take up the Lip sync challenge, becoming the "Funky Bunch", and kicking up their heels...
Oct 07, 2018
Two Kalamazoo women may be linked to kiddie porn
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Two women from Kalamazoo have been charged with Child Abusive activity and computer crimes for allegedly manufacturing kiddie porn and sharing it. The Michigan State Pol...
Oct 06, 2018
EPA takes pounding at PFAS Roundtable in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — The Environmental Protection Agency was criticized by just about everyone invited to a panel representing PFAs contaminated communities across the State of Michigan Frid...
Oct 06, 2018
Empty the Shelters Day
GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO AM/FM) — Today is another Empty the Shelters Day. The Bissell Pet Foundation is promoting pet adoption at some 60-shelters around the state and many more around the region. Th...
Oct 06, 2018
