Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Winter Storm Warning continues for Kalamazoo County, with treacherous roads multiple accidents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Temperatures in the teens, snow, and gusty winds are contributing to make the start of the week a challenge around southwest Michigan. Kalamazoo County is under a Winter S...
Jan 19, 2026 ronniechua / Depositphotos.com
Juvenile pedestrian sustains serious injuries in hit-and-run accident
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A teenager was seriously injured after being struck in a hit-and-run accident in Kalamazoo County's Comstock Township Saturday evening. The accident happened just ...
Jan 17, 2026 72soul / Depositphotos.com
God's Kitchen of Michigan to celebrate milestone on MLK Jr. Day, kick-off $15-million capital campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of their Free Martin Luther King Jr. Soul Food Dinner Monday, God's Kitchen of Michigan will celebrate its 15th anniversary and announce a $15-million capital camp...
Jan 17, 2026
KVET investigation yields fentanyl, firearms, and drug manufacturing evidence
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 26-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested and police say they have another suspect after members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Crime Reduction Team executed ...
Jan 16, 2026
WMU, Kalamazoo County explore transitioning management of Asylum Lake Preserve from university to county
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo County officials say they are exploring a proposal that would transition management of the Asylum Lake Preserve to the county. Th...
Jan 16, 2026 Image from Asylum Lake Preserve's Facebook page.
Suspect charged with Open Murder in domestic violence case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An elderly Kalamazoo woman is dead in a case of what the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety calls elevated domestic violence. KDPS officers responded to an apartment co...
Jan 15, 2026 Murder suspect Jose Louies Mata (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Chief Ergang retiring, Jackson named as replacement for Township of Kalamazoo Police Department
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The head of the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department is retiring and township officials have picked his replacement. Bryan Ergang will retire from the departme...
Jan 15, 2026 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Cellphones-in-school ban passes Michigan House
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After failing last year, a bill to keep cellphones out of classrooms statewide passed the Michigan House of Representatives by a wide bipartisan margin Wednesday. The bill w...
Jan 14, 2026 VLMstock / Depositphotos.com
Former presidential candidate, author, scholar, and activist to highlight WMU Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University will host its 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Monday, January 19, with a program the university says will focus on the call to stan...
Jan 13, 2026 Dr. Cornel West
Family Promise of Southwest Michigan names Executive Director, hopes to open transitional family shelter by April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The organization that will run Kalamazoo County's soon-to-open transitional shelter for unhoused families has named their Executive Director. Andrea Tramel will head the n...
Jan 13, 2026 Courtesy Kalamazoo County Facebook page
