Author Archives: Ken Delaney
UPDATE: Portage police identify body found Sunday as a 47-year-old Kalamazoo man
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage Department of Public Safety says the deceased body found in a ditch Sunday afternoon has been identified as a 47-year-old Kalamazoo man. The body of Daleian Norr...
Oct 16, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
Elderly Kalamazoo man arrested for possessing child pornography
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 81-year-old Kalamazoo man has been arrested for possessing a large quantity of child pornography. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Friday executed a search war...
Oct 16, 2023 Descrier / CC
WMU's "Scooby Doo Team" cold case investigators hired by the Michigan State Police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University's student Cold Case Program murder investigation team has announced it is not only getting a financial boost, but a real chance to be part of a...
Oct 13, 2023 Michigan State Police Lt. Chuck Christensen announced the new hires outside WMU's new Student Center Oct 13, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Kalamazoo woman hurt in shooting Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 38-year-old woman suffered non life threatening injuries after beimg shot Wednesday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the shooting happened in the 400 bloc...
Oct 11, 2023 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (photo by John Mcneil)
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians again asks Dowagiac Union Schools to drop Chieftains logo
DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Tribal Council of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana has renewed its call for the Dowagiac Union Schools to drop the district's use their Ch...
Oct 09, 2023 Dowagiac Union Schools logo
WMU hockey season begins with US National Under-18 Team exhibition game Saturday
PLYMOUTH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University hockey team will begin its season with an exhibition against the US National Under-18 Team Saturday night in Plymouth. The Broncos are comin...
Oct 05, 2023 (courtesy WMU Athletics)
WMU football team on the road at Mississippi State Saturday
STARKVILLE, MS (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football team play its final non-conference game Saturday, on the road at Mississippi State University. This is the first meeting between ...
Oct 05, 2023 (courtesy WMU Athletics)
New Michigan State Police initiative to bolster Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Based on two cold case homicide assists from students in Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program, Michigan State Police say they will be launching a new initiative...
Oct 05, 2023 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Heavy rainfall causes flooding and closed streets in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With much of the Kalamazoo receiving at least two and a half inches of rainfall Thursday, with some areas measuring more than three inches, city officials say a number of ...
Oct 05, 2023 Praveen / CC
Local economic organization begins profiles of Kalamazoo and Portage candidates
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - According to Southwest Michigan First, economic growth and how to achieve it are at the top of the platform for most candidates running for government office, including ca...
Oct 04, 2023 (courtesy Southwest Michigan First)
