Author Archives: Ken Delaney
KPS Superintendent vows to get missing kids back in the classroom this fall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public School's new Superintendent says making sure kids are in class when they are supposed to be will be one of his priorities. Dr. Darrin Slade says he wants ...
Aug 12, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting August 10, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Fight in Centreville leads to police chase and crash near Three Rivers
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An incident that started with a large fight in Centreville last Saturday morning ended in a police chase into the Three Rivers area, with the suspect still at large. Acc...
Aug 11, 2023
AUDIO: Teachers put pressure on Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education over new contract
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With just a few weeks before classes begin for Kalamazoo Public Schools student, there is still no contract with the teachers' union, and those teachers turned out at last...
Aug 11, 2023 Teachers at the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education meeting August 10, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Millage issue pass for Gull Lake and Otsego school districts Tuesday
RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Voters in both the Gull Lake Community Schools and Otsego Public Schools voted Tuesday to renew their districts' non-homestead millages, but by an extremely narrow margin i...
Aug 09, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Despite concerns on spending priorities, city commission approves grant to further study "traffic calming" in the City of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo's "Streets for All" initiative could become a campaign issue this fall, as not everyone on the City Commission agrees the city's efforts to slow down traffic are...
Aug 08, 2023 Kalamazoo Avenue at Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of imaginekalamazoo.com)
City commission approves waiver to allow Salisbury to stay on Retirement Investment Committee
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners have approved another term for Robert Salisbury, who serves on their Retirement Investment Committee, even though he is only a part time resid...
Aug 08, 2023 City of Kalamazoo logo
AAA: Michigan gas prices set new 2023 high at $3.76 per gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up nine cents from a week ago, setting a new 2023-high. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.76 per gallon for regular unleaded. This...
Aug 07, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
Pension investment committee gets high praise, City Commissioners look to reappoint Robert Salisbury tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A special group of local experts that oversees the investment of the separate pension funds for the City of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County employees has been very good at ...
Aug 07, 2023
Otsego and Gull Lake school district voters face millage renewal votes in relatively quiet election Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tomorrow is an election day in Michigan, but ballot items are few and far between in Kalamazoo County. Voters in the Otsego Public Schools district and the Gull Lake Commu...
Aug 07, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education begins process this week to fill vacancy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education will waste no time filling a second vacancy on their board, with two special meetings added to the school calendar this wee...
Jul 30, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education trustee Megan Maddock (courtesy John McNeill)
