Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Man dies after officer-involved shooting in downtown Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 29-year-old Texas man is dead after a shooting that involved Battle Creek Police officers downtown Thursday afternoon. Police were called to Caf Rica at 62 East Michi...
Feb 15, 2024 Officer Involved Shooting graphic (courtesy Michigan State Police)
The battle for leadership of the Kalamazoo County GOP continues with dueling conventions tonight
KALAMAOZO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Republicans will be holding county conventions around Michigan tonight to pick delegates for next month's state convention, two separate groups, both claiming to be ...
Feb 15, 2024 (courtesy Republican Party of Kalamazoo County)
Group asking Kalamazoo City Commission to "Fund Housing, Not Festivals" with remaining ARPA funds
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ahead of next Monday's city commission meeting, a group of community organizers and residents will gather outside Kalamazoo City Hall to call on local officials to conside...
Feb 14, 2024 (courtesy We The People Michigan Action Fund)
Former Detroit police chief Craig drops his bid for U.S. Senate, may run for Motor City mayor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Republican field in the U.S. Senate race is thinning, after former Detroit Police Chief James Craig announced Tuesday he is ending his bid just over four months after la...
Feb 13, 2024 Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig
Portage mother sentenced to prison in death of her one-year-old daughter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Portage mother who plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of her one-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 22 months to 15 years in prison. 32-year-old Coty Lyon en...
Feb 13, 2024 Best Law
KPS board selects former member McGlinn for latest vacancy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After several hours of interviews it only took a few minutes Friday night for the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education to name Carol McGlinn to a vacancy on the boa...
Feb 10, 2024
Kalamazoo Go Red for Women Gala raises over $100,000
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - In the 100th anniversary year of the American Heart Association, the 2024 Kalamazoo Go Red for Women Gala Thursday night set a record by exceeding their $100,000 fundraisi...
Feb 09, 2024 (courtesy American Heart Association-West Michigan)
Whitmer expresses concern about Democrats taking a pass on Biden in the upcoming primary
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she is concerned by the number of Democrats who say they will vote "uncommitted" in the Michigan presidential primary February 27. Whitmer say...
Feb 09, 2024 The White House
Governor calls FY25 budget a "Roadmap for Making it in Michigan," Republicans call it "unsustainable"
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing an $80.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025. She unveiled the budget proposal to a joint session of the House and Senate App...
Feb 08, 2024 Gov. Whitmer unveils her FY25 Budget proposal Feb.7, 2024 (courtesy Office of the Governor)
Village of Constantine looks at financing options for new fire station
CONSTANTINE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Constantine village council has begun the process to build a new fire station. The council Monday voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution establishing a Village Building Aut...
Feb 08, 2024 (courtesy Constantine Fire Department)
