Author Archives: Ken Delaney
House passes bill to rename a portion of US-131 in honor of Kalamazoo area veteran
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House of Representatives Tuesday voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill 274 to rename a portion of US-131 as the "Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highw...
Apr 15, 2026 Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse (courtesy Betzler Life Story Funeral Homes, Kalamazoo)
Groundbreaking for new Amberly Elementary School set for June 3 in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools will host a groundbreaking ceremony June 3 for the new Amberly Elementary School The new facility is part of the $132.4 million "Finishing the Job" bo...
Apr 15, 2026 (courtesy Portage Public Schools)
Three suspects arrested after home invasion and assault in Battle Creek early Sunday, then reportedly bragging on Facebook
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three women were arrested early Sunday in Battle Creek after reportedly bragging on a Facebook livestream about breaking into a home and assaulting another women. Battl...
Apr 14, 2026 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
PreK for All expands to include home-based providers through new pilot initiative, including in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan is expanding its PreK for All program to include home-based child care providers for the first time through a new pilot initiative, with Kalamazoo and surrounding...
Apr 14, 2026
Habitat for Humanity's Women Build back in Kalamazoo during May
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Habitat for Humanity is looking to highlight women in the construction trades during the month of May, while also moving affordable housing projects forward. Org...
Apr 14, 2026
Suspect in shooting at private party at Girls Scouts building in Kalamazoo arraigned on two counts of Assault with Intent to Murder
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been arraigned in connection with a shooting that occurred during a private event at the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Kalamazoo Regional Program and T...
Apr 13, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Man shot multiple times outside a North Westnedge Avenue business Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 23-year-old man was shot several times in an incident outside a business in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the shooting occur...
Apr 13, 2026 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (photo by John Mcneil)
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office investigating assault of convenience store employee in Pennfield Township
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is still at large as the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office continues its investigation into an assault Sunday afternoon in Pennfield Township. Just after ...
Apr 13, 2026 BrianAJackson / Depositphotos.com
Benson receives endorsement from former Michigan governor Jim Blanchard
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While current Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer has said she won't be making any endorsements for the 2026 state elections, former governor Jim Blanchard has endorsed Jocel...
Apr 13, 2026
Man dead, woman in custody following Sunday afternoon shooting in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 31-year-old woman is in taken into custody and charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Battle Creek Sunday afternoon. Battle Creek Police officers arriv...
Apr 13, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
