Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Housing projects in downtown Kalamazoo get major boost with state Brownfield Plan program grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Brownfield Plan program grant from the State of Michigan will be leveraged for the redevelopment of property in downtown Kalamazoo to add 115 new housing units. The Mich...
Dec 22, 2025 The Speareflex Building on Kalamazoo Avenue (courtesy PlazaCorp Properties)
Multiple injuries as horse drawn buggy struck in Hillsdale County
CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Several people were injured, including two seriously, after a pickup truck struck an Amish buggy in Hillsdale County's Camden Township Sunday afternoon. The Hillsdale Coun...
Dec 21, 2025
Over $1-million damage in fire at Battle Creek commercial building
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A portion of a commercial building on Surby Avenue in Battle Creek was destroyed after a vehicle inside the building caught fire. Friday at 8:57 p.m., the Battle Creek ...
Dec 20, 2025
Kalamazoo armed robbery suspect arrested, arraigned on multiple charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it has removed a "violent offender from the community" with the arrest of an armed robbery suspect earlier this week. Sunday...
Dec 20, 2025 Tazman Montel Jefferson (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Kalamazoo Beer Exchange, which priced beer like stock market prices, set to close this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A restaurant and bar in downtown Kalamazoo is set to close its doors for good this weekend. After 15 years of beer prices that rose and fell every 15 minutes based on dema...
Dec 18, 2025
Rank MI Vote drops ballot initiative push for 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ba...
Dec 18, 2025 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Maximum unemployment benefits in Michigan to jump $84 per week January 1
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Those on unemployment in Michigan will get a financial boost at the start of the new year. The maximum weekly rate for unemployment benefits is scheduled to increase beginni...
Dec 18, 2025 EpicTop10.com / CC
KDPS investigates non-fatal shooting and armed robbery in two separate incidents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says officers responded to two separate violent incidents Tuesday night, including a non-fatal shooting and an unrelated armed ro...
Dec 18, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Bronson BirthPlace says Theodore and Violet are their top names for this year
KALAMAZOO, M (WKZO AM/FM) - Theodore and Violet top the list of Bronson BirthPlace's most popular baby names of 2025. Bronson welcomed more than 4,500 newborns in 2025, bringing with them a fresh list...
Dec 17, 2025
One injured with shots fired on Kalamazoo's Vanzee Street early Wednesday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man was injured after reports of gunfire early Wednesday morning in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says around 3:45 a.m. dispatch received multip...
Dec 17, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
