Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Congressman Huizinga votes in favor as debt ceiling bill passes the U.S. House
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. House has passed a bipartisan bill that would suspend the nation's debt ceiling for two years. Lawmakers voted 314-117 on the measure Wednesday as the deadline ...
Jun 01, 2023 Congressman Bill Huizinga
Firearms seized, Kalamazoo man arrested after gunshots late Tuesday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 22-year-old Kalamazoo resident is in the Kalamazoo County Jail after shots were fired late last night. Around 11:55 p.m. Tuesday the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safet...
May 31, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Officials look to beef up access on roads and trails for bikers in the Kalamazoo area
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - May is National Bike Month, and officials in both Portage and Kalamazoo are looking for ways to increase ridership locally. Bike riders in the area have a wide variety of ...
May 30, 2023 MoBikeFed / CC
Gas prices in Michigan up three cents a gallon this week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up three cents from a week ago, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.60 per gallon for regular unleaded. The price is 10 cents more than ...
May 30, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
Senator McCann and other lawmakers push for state support repowering Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
COVERT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Michigan House and Senate, including State Senator Sean McCann of Kalamazoo, have authored a letter of support for the reopening of the Palisades Nuclear Power...
May 27, 2023
WMU falls in first round of MAC baseball tourney
KENT, OH (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University baseball team saw its 2023 season come to an end Thursday afternoon with a 5-2 loss to No. 2 seed Central Michigan in an elimination game at the...
May 26, 2023 (courtesy David Dermer-WMU Athletics)
New Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent to receive $230,000 yearly salary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education has officially approved their contract with new superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade. In addition to salary and benefits, the th...
May 26, 2023
Public gets a look at proposed one way street revisions in downtown Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City is holding community meetings on plans to change Kalamazoo's network of one way streets to two-way but don't expect to see any orange cones until next year. The f...
May 25, 2023 (courtesy of John McNeill)
KRESA advisory committee members get an update on new Technical Education Center
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Work is underway on constructing a new Technical Education Center for the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Services Agency (KRESA) at the corner of Sprinkle Road and I-94. A...
May 25, 2023 A conceptual drawing of the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency's new Career Center (courtesy of KRESA)
Group of Marshall residents wants vote on battery plant
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Opponents of the Ford Motor Company's plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall were gathering petition signatures to put it to a vote. They held a prote...
May 25, 2023 City of Marshall MI logo
