Author Archives: Ken Delaney
UPDATE: Man's body found on Lake Michigan shoreline Identified
GANGES TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO-WHTC) - The body of a man washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline north of South Haven, with authorities treating it as a suspicious death, has now been identified. Deputies...
Feb 20, 2024 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Kalamazoo Township manager charged with eavesdropping on closed meeting
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Township manager Dexter Mitchell has been charged with eavesdropping on a private board meeting last year. Mitchell was charged Friday with installing a...
Feb 20, 2024 Kalamazoo Township Manager Dexter Mitchell (courtesy Kalamazoo Township)
One person injured in drive-by shooting near downtown Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot and crashing their vehicle Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo. Just after 5:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Department of P...
Feb 19, 2024 Crime scene tape
Girls on the Run of Greater Kalamazoo puts out urgent call for more volunteers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With an expected dramatic jump in participants this year, officials with Girls on the Run of Greater Kalamazoo say they are desperately seeking coaches for their 22nd seas...
Feb 19, 2024 (courtesy Girls on the Run of Greater Kalamazoo)
Historic Henderson Castle in Kalamazoo is for sale as current owner set to retire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A top Kalamazoo dining and tourist attraction is for sale. The Henderson Castle mansion is now on the market for $5.0 million. Francois Moyet purchased the castle in 2010 ...
Feb 19, 2024 (courtesy Henderson Castle)
AAA: Gas prices drop slightly in Michigan this week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan dropped five cents from last week, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.21 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is 17 cents more than ...
Feb 19, 2024
Kalamazoo County parks department to hold open house Wednesday as it develops future plans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As it creates a road map for existing parks and recreation programs, as well as future projects, Kalamazoo County officials are looking for public input. The county parks ...
Feb 18, 2024
One injured as falling tree hits vehicle in Cass County Saturday night
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Elkhart, Indiana man was injured Saturday night after his vehicle was struck by a falling tree in Cass County's Porter Township. The Cass County Sheriff's Office ...
Feb 18, 2024 (photo by John McNeil)
Galilee Baptist Church plans another mixed-use housing development for the Kalamazoo Northside neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's Galilee Baptist Church plans to break ground later this year on a $ 7 million housing project they hope will deal with the city's housing shortage. The plan is...
Feb 18, 2024 An artist's rendering of Galilee Baptist Church’s two proposed apartment buildings (with ground-floor commercial space) looking north from the intersection of Westnedge Avenue and Elizabeth Street
Several major Kalamazoo streets projects will start in March
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) - Major investments for the City of Kalamazoo will happen along Westnedge Avenue and Whites Road this year, in addition to reconstruction of the Inkster Street Bridge and work o...
Feb 17, 2024
