Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Shooting of Kalamazoo man Friday the 16th homicide in Kalamazoo so far in 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has named the victim of the 16th homicide in the city this year. Friday at 8:55 p.m. officers responded to the report of a subjec...
Sep 25, 2023
Ford pauses construction on EV battery plant in Marshall "until we're confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant"
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Ford Motor Company announced Monday they are pausing work on a multi-billion dollar electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall. Ford spokesman T.R. Reid told...
Sep 25, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
Police calling Friday evening death in Edison neighborhood a homicide
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says they are treating the case of an unresponsive person found Friday night who later died as a homicide. KDPS says the person w...
Sep 23, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Two from Kalamazoo arrested after high speed chase that ended in Indiana
FREMONT, IN (WKZO AM/FM) - Two suspects from Kalamazoo were arrested Friday in Fremont, Indiana after the Steuben County Sheriff's Office assisted the Branch County Sheriff's Office with a vehicle pur...
Sep 23, 2023 (courtesy Steuben County Sheriff’s Department)
Kalamazoo County jobless rate follows statewide trend, dropping to 4.2% in August
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Area counties, including Kalamazoo, followed the statewide trend with lower unemployment rates in August. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says...
Sep 22, 2023 Kevin Smith / CC
Legislative labor law repeal proposed by Kalamazoo's McCann criticized by business organizations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite protests from a number of business organization, the Michigan Senate Labor Committee this week approved bills sponsored by Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo that woul...
Sep 22, 2023 Michigan State Senator Sean McCann
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety launches new website
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's new website is live. KDPS officials say with the website features updated areas of information and a prominent banner making it...
Sep 21, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Powerball jackpot climbs to $672 million for Wednesday's drawing
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Powerball jackpot for tonight's drawing isn't at a record level, but it is still a pile of cash . The jackpot stands at $672 million , with the cash option at $320.5 mil...
Sep 20, 2023 Henita May / CC
Kalamazoo County looking at plan that would wipe out medical debt for thousands of county residents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It almost sounds too good to be true. The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will be looking into a plan that could reduce the medical bills for thousands locally. La...
Sep 20, 2023 CafeCredit.com / CC
Kalamazoo County commissioners hear proposal on naming new Justice Center after former judge
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Should Kalamazoo County's new Justice Center get a new name? The Kalamazoo County Bar Association has proposed that it be called the Judge Charles A. Pratt Justice Center,...
Sep 20, 2023 (Photo of what the new Kalamazoo County Justice Center will look like upon completion)
