Category Archives: (WKZO) Holland News
West Michigan manufacturer's over the counter contraception drug approved by FDA
GRAND RAPIDS MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an over-the-counter contraception drug for the first time, and it has a West Michigan connection. The once-a-day pill Op...
Jul 13, 2023
Traffic stop leads to drug bust in South Haven
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) - A 33-year-old South Haven man is behind bars after a traffic stop led to a large-scale narcotics bust on Tuesday. According to Van Buren County Sheriff's ...
Jul 12, 2023
Algae Advisory for Allegan Co. lake lifted, but could return
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, July 12, 2023) - What has become an annual occurrence at an Allegan County lake is over for the time being. On Wednesday, the county's health department lifted a Harmful Algae...
Jul 12, 2023
Class action lawsuit against Kalamazoo’s Graphic Packaging International plant continues despite efforts to dismiss it
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A federal judge has refused to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by a number of Kalamazoo Residents who live near the Graphic Packaging International plant. The r...
Jul 11, 2023
Allegan County part of new Consumers Energy program to explore burying power lines
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Consumers Energy announced on Wednesday that it is proposing a targeted undergrounding pilot program pending approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission. Cons...
Jul 06, 2023
Boyfriend of Heather Kelley enters “guilty” plea in December KPEP escape as the search for Kelley continues
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The boyfriend of missing Portage mother Heather Kelley changed his plea to “guilty” in a case involving his alleged escape from a halfway house in Kalamazo...
Jul 05, 2023
Firework reportedly goes into the crowd, injures several in Allegan Monday night
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Several people were reportedly injured after an errant firework went into the crowd watching the show in the City of Allegan Monday night. WWMT-TV reports an ambulance...
Jul 04, 2023
Traffic restrictions removed by MDOT to ease Independence Day holiday travel
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Department of Transportation has removed lane restrictions on nearly 60 percent of its road and bridge projects statewide to ease delays for holiday tra...
Jul 02, 2023
123NET wins initial award recommendation for $65 million project with Allegan County for county-wide broadband
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The 123NET broadband company, headquartered in Southfield, MI received an initial award of $65 million to construct an open-access, carrier-neutral fiber networ...
Jun 20, 2023
Rising costs prompt Van Buren Board of County Road Comissioners to postpone facility improvements
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Inflation over the past three years has claimed yet another construction project. In 2020, the Van Buren County Board of County Road Commissioners hired a fir...
Jun 20, 2023
