Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Suspect charged with Open Murder in domestic violence case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An elderly Kalamazoo woman is dead in a case of what the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety calls elevated domestic violence. KDPS officers responded to an apartment co...
Jan 15, 2026 Murder suspect Jose Louies Mata (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Chief Ergang retiring, Jackson named as replacement for Township of Kalamazoo Police Department
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The head of the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department is retiring and township officials have picked his replacement. Bryan Ergang will retire from the departme...
Jan 15, 2026 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Cellphones-in-school ban passes Michigan House
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After failing last year, a bill to keep cellphones out of classrooms statewide passed the Michigan House of Representatives by a wide bipartisan margin Wednesday. The bill w...
Jan 14, 2026 VLMstock / Depositphotos.com
Former presidential candidate, author, scholar, and activist to highlight WMU Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University will host its 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Monday, January 19, with a program the university says will focus on the call to stan...
Jan 13, 2026 Dr. Cornel West
Family Promise of Southwest Michigan names Executive Director, hopes to open transitional family shelter by April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The organization that will run Kalamazoo County's soon-to-open transitional shelter for unhoused families has named their Executive Director. Andrea Tramel will head the n...
Jan 13, 2026 Courtesy Kalamazoo County Facebook page
Fear of grain elevator fire in Decatur causes evacuation and Amtrak disruption
DECATUR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A handful of businesses and homes in the village of Decatur were evacuated and Amtrak rail service was disrupted for several hours Saturday after sensors indicated there wer...
Jan 11, 2026 Biker loads his bike onto the Amtrak train. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Police rescue numerous animals, find several dead in Bedford Township animal neglect investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No arrests have been made yet, but the case is expected to be forwarded to the Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office for review after Battle Creek Police discovered severa...
Jan 09, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Next phase of Imagine Kalamazoo 2035 begins later this month
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is launching the Design It! phase of Imagine Kalamazoo 2035, with city officials saying it marks a key step in transforming the community's shared vi...
Jan 09, 2026
Second conviction in Mother's Day 2023 fatal shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -A Kalamazoo man entered a guilty plea this week in connection with a deadly drive-by shooting that occurred Mother's Day 2023. 20-year-old Andrew Johnson Tuesday pleaded gu...
Jan 07, 2026 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
Huizenga nominates area students to U.S. Service Academies
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Congressman Bill Huizenga Wednesday announced the nomination of 14 students from west and southwest Michigan to U.S. Service Academies for the class of 2030. According t...
Jan 07, 2026 demerzel21 / Depositphotos.com
