Author Archives: Ken Delaney
AAA: Michigan gas prices jump 10 cents from a week ago
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 10 cents from a week ago, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.62 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is seven cents more than...
Apr 10, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan April 10, 2022)
Saugatuck Brewing Company opens in downtown Kalamazoo at former site of Olde Peninsula
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Today is the opening day for a new brew pub in downtown Kalamazoo. Saugatuck Brewing Company-Kalamazoo is holding a press conference and ribbon cutting beginning at 11:30 ...
Apr 10, 2023 (courtesy Saugatuck Brewing Company-Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo motorcyclist killed in Van Buren County crash Friday afternoon
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A motorcyclist from Kalamazoo was killed in a Friday afternoon crash in Van Buren County's Lawrence Township. The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office says the accide...
Apr 08, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Search resumes for new Kalamazoo Public Library Executive Director
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Public Library is still looking for a new Executive Director after finalist Kendra Jones declined an offer for the position. The district's board of trustees...
Apr 08, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Public Library)
Exterior cameras to be installed on Kalamazoo Public Schools buses to catch vehicles that don't stop for flashing lights
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - You may want to think twice before speeding past a stopped Kalamazoo Public Schools bus with its lights flashing. The Board of Education has approved a $127,000 contract t...
Apr 08, 2023 Bill McChesney / CC
DeSantis praises Florida policies, rips Michigan's in Midland speech
MIDLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer's COVID-19 policies and more during his speech at the Midland County Republican Party's Dave Ca...
Apr 07, 2023 Matt Johnson / CC
Survey finds nearly 40% of nurses in Michigan plan to quit
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A University of Michigan survey of over 9,000 state-licensed nurses in Michigan has revealed roughly 39-percent of them plan to quit their jobs this year. The state alread...
Apr 07, 2023 MWC RADIO
AUDIO: KPS Board of Education says they can't comment further on Superintendent's separation deal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were calls again at the Kalamazoo School Public Schools Board of Education meeting last night for a third party investigation into why Superintendent Dr. Rita Raicho...
Apr 07, 2023 Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education April 6, 2023 (courtesy of John McNeill)
Kalamazoo County agrees to land deal that allows $300-million downtown arena to move forward
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some hard bargaining has resulted in the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners chairman signing an agreement with the developers of Kalamazoo's proposed downtown sports ...
Apr 07, 2023 Artist rendering of proposed sports arena and event center in downtown Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Southwest Michigan First)
Governor Whitmer to sign Michigan's 1931 abortion ban repeal today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's 1931 law banning nearly all abortions will be repealed this morning when Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs the legislation that wipes it off the books. The law had ...
Apr 05, 2023 Michigan State Capitol
