Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Medical emergency believed to be the cause of fatal accident in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A driver who suffered an apparent medical issue has died in single-vehicle crash Thursday in Battle Creek. A 42-year-old man from Bedford Township was driving north on ...
3h ago
WMU's Haworth College of Business to announce the largest gift in its history
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business next week will announce the largest gift in its history, with university officials saying it will represent a sig...
18h ago (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Native American ceremonial mound in Bronson Park receiving landscaping upgrade
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A mound in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park believed used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes over 1,000 years ago is receiving an update. The city is teaming with the Gun...
Apr 02, 2026 A artist's rendering of new landscaping at a Native American mound in Bronson Park (courtesy of Gun Lake Tribe of Band of Pottawatomi)
New parking meter kiosks are now operational in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - New parking meter kiosks have gone online in downtown Kalamazoo, which city officials say is part of a series of updates to improve parking availability. The changes follo...
Apr 01, 2026 A new parking meter kiosk in downtown Kalamazoo (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Battle Creek VA Medical Center to receive nearly $14.5 million in infrastructure upgrades
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek VA Medical Center will be receiving $14,497,160 to modernize, repair, and improve buildings on its campus as part of the Veterans Health Administration...
Mar 30, 2026 Battle Creek VAMC (courtesy of the Veterans Affairs Administration)
Organizers say No Kings Rally draws 8,000 in Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say more than 8,000 showed up on North Drake Road in Kalamazoo for a No Kings Rally to oppose the actions of the Trump administration. The rally was part of a n...
Mar 28, 2026
Republicans pick Lloyd as attorney general candidate and Forlini for secretary of state at convention Saturday
NOVI, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Republican Party has endorsed longtime Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd for the state's attorney general and Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini for secretary of...
Mar 28, 2026
Pedestrian struck and killed on South Westendge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 52-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by one of two vehicles that were traveling at a high rate of speed on South Westnedge Avenue. At approxim...
Mar 26, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Food industry leaders to speak at WMU Food Marketing Conference
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Industry leaders from Amazon, Keurig Dr Pepper, Kellanova, and other companies are in Kalamazoo this week to discuss the future of food and consumer packaged goods. The We...
Mar 24, 2026
Portage City Council to discuss data center and battery storage facility permits, Comstock Township to consider protest over supervisor's liquor license
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two area meetings tonight could each draw quite a crowd, for very different reasons. The Portage City Council will hold a public hearing on its plans to put a one-year morat...
Mar 24, 2026 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
