Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Rank MI Vote drops ballot initiative push for 2026
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The grassroots organization pushing for a ballot initiative to establish ranked choice voting in Michigan has paused its statewide efforts to get that measure on the 2026 ba...
Dec 18, 2025 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Maximum unemployment benefits in Michigan to jump $84 per week January 1
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Those on unemployment in Michigan will get a financial boost at the start of the new year. The maximum weekly rate for unemployment benefits is scheduled to increase beginni...
Dec 18, 2025 EpicTop10.com / CC
KDPS investigates non-fatal shooting and armed robbery in two separate incidents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says officers responded to two separate violent incidents Tuesday night, including a non-fatal shooting and an unrelated armed ro...
Dec 18, 2025 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
Bronson BirthPlace says Theodore and Violet are their top names for this year
KALAMAZOO, M (WKZO AM/FM) - Theodore and Violet top the list of Bronson BirthPlace's most popular baby names of 2025. Bronson welcomed more than 4,500 newborns in 2025, bringing with them a fresh list...
Dec 17, 2025
One injured with shots fired on Kalamazoo's Vanzee Street early Wednesday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man was injured after reports of gunfire early Wednesday morning in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says around 3:45 a.m. dispatch received multip...
Dec 17, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Almost 2,500 Kalamazoo area kids to take part in Toy Shop Toy Distribution today and tomorrow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Thousands of children and families in the Kalamazoo area will get an early Christmas present the next two days, with the The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo's annual Toy Shop ...
Dec 17, 2025 The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo Toy Shop (courtesy of The Salvation Army of Kalamazoo)
Suspect who police say shot up a Kalamazoo restaurant arraigned on 25 felony counts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a September shooting that injured five at a Kalamazoo restaurant was arraigned on 25 felony counts Tuesday. 19-year-old Na'Ledge Quincy Lovon Williams Chamb...
Dec 16, 2025 Naledge Quincy Lovon Williams Chamberlain (courtesy KDPS)
KVET arrests suspect after shots fired from moving vehicle on Gull Road
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is in custody after police say he fired into the parking lot of a Gull Road party store from a moving vehicle in Kalamazoo Township. Last Friday around ...
Dec 16, 2025 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Consumers Energy schedules electric upgrade for early Friday morning on Kalamazoo's west side
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - About 4,500 Consumers Energy customers in Kalamazoo will lose power for up to two hours early Friday morning as the utility works with ITC Michigan to make upgrades to sub...
Dec 15, 2025
Fennville Public Schools receives a $2.2 million estate gift from a pair of former district educators
FENNVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $2.2 million estate gift from a pair of former district educators will likely benefit the Fennville Public Schools for decades to come. The Allegan County Community Foun...
Dec 15, 2025 The late James and Grace Walz (courtesy Allegan County Community Foundation)
