Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Study says Michigan is underfunding road repairs by $3.9 billion per year
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new study finds the state of Michigan is underfunding roads by $3.9 billion a year and 45-percent of non-federal aid roads are in poor condition. Governor Whitmer says she...
Mar 08, 2023
Former WMU football coach lands job with Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, WI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former Western Michigan University head football coach Tim Lester is the new senior analyst for the Green Bay Packers. Lester was fired after going 5-and-7 last year after...
Mar 08, 2023
Man sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison for crash that killed Mendon infant
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who was charged with fleeing the scene after he caused a fatal crash last November that killed an infant boy from Mendon was sentenced last Friday in St. Joseph Co...
Mar 07, 2023 Efrain Jimenez-Lopez (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Ice storm damage clean-up to surpass $500,000 for the City of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The cleanup continues in Kalamazoo after last month's ice storm that temporarily paralyzed the region and left thousands without power. City Manager Jim Ritsema says they ...
Mar 07, 2023 City of Kalamazoo workers clean up ice storm damage Feb 23, 2023 (courtesy of City of Kalamazoo)
Vigil held for Van Buren County Road Commission worker killed while on the job last week
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Road Commission held a vigil Monday for 58-year-old Rene Rangel, who was killed Friday morning when hit by a vehicle in a construction zone on County R...
Mar 07, 2023 (courtesy Van Buren County Road Commission)
AAA Michigan says gas prices have jumped up 17 cents a gallon this week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 17 cents from a week ago, with drivers are now paying an average of $3.46 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is seven cents more than...
Mar 06, 2023 (courtesy AAA Michigan)
Kalamazoo Public Schools hopes to reverse declining enrollment, tours and orientation sessions for new students this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The start of the next school year is still half a year away, but Kalamazoo Public Schools officials will begin their enrollment drive for the fall trimester this week. Par...
Mar 06, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Gull Lake Middle School receives fake bomb threat
RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gull Lake Middle School had to be evacuated Friday afternoon after what Police describe as a swatting incident Friday Shortly after 10:00 a.m., the Kalamazoo County Consoli...
Mar 03, 2023
One injured in collision between mini van and UTV
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 87-year-old man is in serious condition following a collision between a mini van and a utility vehicle Friday afternoon, March 3. At around 1:00 p.m. the Kalama...
Mar 03, 2023 BMN Network / CC
Van Buren County worker struck, killed on job site
BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A worker for the Van Buren County Road Commission was killed after being struck by a vehicle in a construction zone northwest of Lawrence Friday morning. Michigan St...
Mar 03, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
