Author Archives: Ken Delaney
City of Portage earns 35th Tree City USA Designation
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage has earned its 35th Tree City USA designation and 6th Growth Award from the Arbor Day Foundation. The Tree City USA program honors communities that demon...
Apr 09, 2026 (courtesy City of Portage)
Marcellus man injured after crashing vehicle into pizzeria
MARCELLUS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police believe a medical issue may have caused a man to crash his vehicle into a building in Marcellus Thursday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m. deputies with the Cass County ...
Apr 09, 2026 (courtesy Cass County Sheriff's Office)
CROP Hunger Walk returning to downtown Kalamazoo to supports food programs locally and beyond
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With a goal of $25,000 this year, walkers take to the streets of downtown Kalamazoo for the CROP Hunger Walk next month. Launched in 1969 by Church World Service, CROP Hun...
Apr 09, 2026 2025 Kalamazoo Valley CROP Hunger Walk (courtesy Kalamazoo Valley CROP Hunger Walk Committee)
Contract awarded to owners of Park Street Market and Midtown Fresh Market grocery stores to operate Kalamazoo Farmers Market
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While the Winter Market at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market will continue with its current management through April 25, Gamsho Group, LLC, the owners of the Park Street Market...
Apr 09, 2026
New Electronic Healthcare Record to "go live" at Battle Creek VA Medical Center this Saturday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Dr. Paul R. Lawrence will visit the Battle Creek VA Medical Center this Saturday to announce the "go live" of t...
Apr 08, 2026
Calhoun County child escapes serious injuries after being run over by truck
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It appears a two-year-old child suffered no serious injuries after being run over in a driveway by a family member in Calhoun County's Bedford Township Tuesday. The...
Apr 08, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Youth-centered gathering on ending gun violence to be held in Kalamazoo April 17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A collective of Kalamazoo area youth leaders and community advocates will host the 3rd Annual Emerging Leaders Summit to End Gun Violence later this month. Described as a ...
Apr 08, 2026
New "Joys of Bicycling" mural to transform major downtown Kalamazoo gateway
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bike Friendly Kalamazoo and Clark Logic have finalized a Public Mural Site Agreement to bring a large-scale art installation to 436 West Willard Street. The mural will spa...
Apr 08, 2026 The mural "When The Streetlights Come On,” by Ellen VanderMyde at Clark Logic’s 7809 Lovers Lane facility in Portage, MI (courtesy Paul Selden)
Volunteers Needed for Girls on the Run of Greater Kalamazoo 5K run celebration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With this year's culminating event just over one month away, Girls on the Run of Greater Kalamazoo says it needs a few hundred more volunteers to register ahead of its ann...
Apr 07, 2026 (courtesy Girls on the Run of Greater Kalamazoo)
WMU's Haworth College of Business receives $17 million gift
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business has received a $17 million gift from The Stan Lucas Trust, which school officials say will fund Experience-Driven...
Apr 07, 2026 Haworth College of Business (courtesy Western Michigan University)
