Author Archives: Ken Delaney
UPDATED: Kalamazoo teen dies in Wednesday afternoon shooting, suspect vehicle found
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo teen has died from wounds received in a shooting incident Wednesday afternoon. At 2:55 p.m. officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded t...
Jun 07, 2023 Crime scene tape
Graphic Packaging, City of Kalamazoo, and elected officials named in lawsuit that alleges environmental racism, and even one death, because of pollution
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A class action lawsuit has been filed today seeking civil damages and compensation because of the pollution coming from Graphic Packaging International and the City of Kal...
Jun 07, 2023 The remodeled and expanded Graphic Packaging facility at Patterson and Pitcher is now one of the largest paperboard recycling plants in North America. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Residents protest potential Portage housing projects, city officials confirm plans have been filed
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Portage officials may know a lot more than they were willing to discuss when they were faced with a room full of angry residents who want to shut down plans for two ...
Jun 07, 2023 (courtesy City of Portage)
Despite some public pushback, City of Kalamazoo moving ahead with pilot program for downtown surveillance cameras
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission has approved a pilot program to increase the efficiency of video surveillance cameras downtown, but will put off funding a full activation of...
Jun 06, 2023 About a dozen people June 5, 2023 asked Kalamazoo City Commissioners to reject or delay plans for a downtown surveillance system, Several refused to give their names and this man refused to reveal his face (courtesy John McNeill)
Search for missing man in Cass County ends with the discovery of his body near Dowagiac
POKAGON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cass County Sheriff's deputies say the search in southwest Michigan for 76-year-old Johnny Bolden of Grand Rapids has ended with the discovery of his body. Bolden w...
Jun 06, 2023 (Photo of 76-year-old Johnny Hollis Bolden provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo City Commisision to look at local ordinance dealing with cell phone usage while driving
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission tonight will take its first look at a proposal to make it a violation to use your cell phone or other electronic devices while driving. Distr...
Jun 05, 2023 Carissa Rogers / CC
One year old dies after crash on M-40 near Paw Paw Friday afternoon
WAVERLY TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A one year-old has died after the vehicle they were riding in was rear-ended near Paw Paw Friday afternoon. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says the accident ...
Jun 02, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
$1 million lawsuit filed against State of Michigan by wrongly convicted man just released from prison
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One day after the Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney announced no new charges will be be filed against a Battle Creek man who spent decades in prison before being decla...
Jun 02, 2023 Jeff Titus speaks with reporters outside Lakeland Correctional Facility, Coldwater MI Feb 24, 2023 (screenshot courtesy of WOOD-TV 8)
One killed in single car crash in Cass County late Thursday
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police at the Niles Post say alcohol and speed appear to be factors in the death of the passenger in a vehicle that ran off the road Thursday night in Cas...
Jun 02, 2023 The scene of a fatal traffic accident in Cass County June 1, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Five injured, building hit, as two cars collide at Kalamazoo intersection overnight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Five people were injured in a two vehicle crash early this morning at the intersection of Park Street and Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public ...
Jun 01, 2023 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
