Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Rogers kicks off reelection campaign for third term in Michigan House
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Representative Julie M. Rogers is kicking off her re-election bid Monday at a campaign event. Rogers' 41st House District includes most of the City of Kalamazoo, and...
Jan 29, 2024 State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo). (Photo courtesy of the Office of Julie Rogers).
Forums to be held Tuesday on the future of the library services in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the planned closing of the Alma Powell Branch, which is housed at the Douglass Community Association on Paterson Street, the Kalamazoo Public Library is planning two ...
Jan 28, 2024 Interior of Alice Powell Branch Library in Kalamazoo (courtesy Kalamazoo Public Library)
Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival returns for fifth year, adding a theatrical premiere and much more.
KALAMAZOO. MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An event that gives amateurs and professionals 48 hours to work with an assigned genre, line of dialogue, character, location, and props to create a one to six minute film...
Jan 28, 2024 (courtesy Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival)
Hit-and-run driver flees on foot after accident in Oshtemo Township
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is looking for a hit-and-run driver who ran a red light and struck another vehicle Thursday afternoon in Oshtemo Township. Depu...
Jan 26, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil).
Restaurant Week returns to downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A showcase for local restaurants and bars in Kalamazoo is underway through next weekend. Downtown Kalamazoo Restaurant Week and the Cocktail Competition are held twice eac...
Jan 26, 2024 (courtesy Kalamazoo Restaurant Week)
WMU makes Time Magazine list of Best Colleges for Future Leaders
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University has been named by Time Magazine as one of the Top 100 universities in the nation for turning out the nation's leaders. University President Edw...
Jan 25, 2024 (courtesy Time Magazine)
Woods and Liggins officially take over on WMU Board of Trustees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees held their first meeting of the new year Thursday at the school's new Student Center and welcomed two new board members. ...
Jan 25, 2024 Western Michigan University Board of Trustees Kara Wood, Board of Trustees Chair Shelly Edgerton, James L. Liggins Jr.(courtesy John McNeill)
Top 20 college hockey showdown set for this weekend in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University hockey team opens a two-game series with #16 Colorado College Friday night at Lawson Arena. Puck drop for the series opener is set for 7:00...
Jan 25, 2024 (courtesy WMU Athletics)
Error in not administering test led to Phoenix Alternative High School students to not meeting state graduation requirements, despite receiving diplomas
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former guidance counselor who reportedly forgot to administer a state required test led to more than half the graduating class at Kalamazoo's Phoenix Alternative High Sc...
Jan 25, 2024 Phoenix Alternative High School (courtesy Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Hall and Nesbitt call on Whitmer to "Focus On The Big Picture"
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ahead of her annual State of the State address Wednesday night, House Republican Leader Matt Hall Wednesday called on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to work with Republi...
Jan 24, 2024
