Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Kalamazoo state representative co-sponsoring bills to increase access to birth control supplies
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Michigan House committee chaired by State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo Thursday heard testimony from members of the Democratic Caucus in support of a package o...
Mar 08, 2024 State Reps. Stephanie A. Young (D-Detroit) and Kara Hope (D-Holt) testify before the House Health Policy Committee regarding House Bills 5435-36 March 5, 2024 (courtesy MI House Democrats)
VIDEO: KDPS seeks suspect in pharmacy armed robbery Wednesday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though there was one shot fired, police say no one was injured in an armed robbery Wednesday night at a pharmacy in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safe...
Mar 07, 2024 The suspect in a Kalamazoo pharmacy armed robbery March 6, 2024 (courtesy KDPS)
NFL quarterback and Michigan native Kirk Cousins will be in Kalamazoo Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - NFL star and Michigan native Kirk Cousins will be in Kalamazoo Friday to open a new ETS Performance location, which he says will mark a new era of athletic training for Mi...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Dec 8, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) warms up prior to the game against the Detroit Lions at US Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports for REUTERS
Hamilton man dies in rollover crash in Allegan County's Heath Township
HEATH TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police from the Wayland Post say they believe alcohol may have been a factor in a rollover accident Tuesday evening that took the life of a 49-year-old...
Mar 06, 2024 The scene of a fatal accident March 5, 2024 in Allegan County's Heath Township (courtesy Michigan State Police-Wayland Post)
Union nurses at Ascension Hospital in Allegan to get an average raise of 26% over the next three years
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Like their counterparts at Ascension Borgess in Kalamazoo, unionized nurses at Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital are set to receive an average raise of 26% over the next th...
Mar 06, 2024 (courtesy Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital)
WMU slips at home Tuesday, will need a win Friday to claim MAC tourney berth
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University men's basketball team failed to clinch a Mid American Conference tournament bid Tuesday night, falling to Bowling Green 73-65 at University...
Mar 06, 2024 (courtesy Rodney Robinson-WMU Athletics)
Three area adult education programs receive financial boost from the state
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three west Michigan school districts are receiving state funding to help adults over the age of 23 obtain a high school diploma and get started in career training programs. ...
Mar 06, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Office of Labor and Economic Opportunity)
400 students from across Michigan to compete in food and hospitality event this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 400 high school students representing 28 schools from across the state will compete in the statewide ProStart Competition this weekend this coming Sunday and Monday in Kal...
Mar 06, 2024 Students at the 2023 ProStart Competition in Kalamazoo (courtesy Michigan Hospitality Foundation)
Lt. Governor in Kalamazoo Tuesday to applaud efforts to reduce gun violence across Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II was in Kalamazoo Tuesday morning to tout the success of Operation Safe Neighborhoods and its efforts to reduce gun violence in th...
Mar 05, 2024 Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist in Kalamazoo March 5, 2024 (courtesy John McNeill)
Governor Whitmer opens new office for Michigan in Taiwan
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Taiwan on an investment mission to that country and South Korea. She opened the Michigan Taiwan Office yesterday and says she is focused o...
Mar 05, 2024 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at a news conference in Taiwan March 4, 2024 (courtesy Focus Taiwan)
