Author Archives: Ken Delaney

Battle Creek man arrested for assaulting woman inside Pennfield bank
PENNFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 33-year-old Battle Creek man had been arrested after assaulting a female inside the Huntington Bank branch in Pennfield in what police say was a domestic violence incide...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.

Former owner of Dark Horse Brewery pleads guilty to 20-year felony
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former owner of Dark Horse Brewery in Marshall had pled guilty to stealing money from his employees. 47-year-old Aaron Morse of Marshall entered a guilty plea in Ca...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 (courtesy Dark Horse Brewery)

170 gun safes for households in Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties provided in just two days
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In an effort that Michigan State Police say has resulted in making hundreds of households in Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties safer, a total of 170 pistol gun safes and 49 r...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 (courtesy Michigan State Police)

Department of Energy announces $1.52 billion loan to reopen Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Local and state lawmakers are praising the U.S. Department of Energy's decision on the conditional commitment of up to $1.52 billion for a loan to repower Palisades Nuclear P...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024

KDPS releases name of Kalamazoo man shot to death in his vehicle Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has now released the name of a 25-year-old Kalamazoo man who was found shot to death in his vehicle late Saturday night. Just aft...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 Crime scene tape

Residents at WMU's Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine vote to unionize
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - By an overwhelming margin, residents at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine have voted to form union. Last week, more than 90% of residen...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024

New poll shows Biden gaining ground in swing states, tied with Trump in Michigan
NEW YORK, NY (WKZO AM/FM) - A new poll shows President Biden gaining ground against Donald Trump in six swing states, with the race dead even in Michigan. The latest Bloomberg News - Morning Consult p...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 palinchak / Depositphotos.com

Rotary Club of Kalamazoo plans massive clean-up project for Earth Day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In celebration of Earth Day next month, the Rotary Club of Kalamazoo will be undertaking the area's largest volunteer initiative of its type. Rotary is seeking the help of...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 Kalamazoo River in Parchment - Courtesy Kalamazoo River Alliance

Study: 70 plus sporting events brought over $28.5 million to the Kalamazoo area in 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local destination marketing organization says sports tourism is big business in Kalamazoo. Discover Kalamazoo says the Kalamazoo area hosted 70 plus sports events in 202...
Ken Delaney Mar 27, 2024 (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)

Broncos No. 13 in this week's USA Hockey/The Rink Live poll, tickets for NCAA Regional a hot item
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University men's hockey team will head into the NCAA Tournament ranked as one of the top teams in the country. The Broncos moved up two spots to No. 1...
Ken Delaney Mar 26, 2024 (courtesy WMU Athletics)
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