Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Consumers Energy preparing for high winds and wintery mix to move across the state
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy officials say they are preparing for what they call "a significant weather event" that's expected to sweep across the state Wednesday and Thursday. The util...
Nov 25, 2025 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
Kalamazoo's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony this Friday in Bronson Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo will host its Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony this Friday in Bronson Park. Festivities are planned from 5:00-7:00 p.m., with the lighting of the park a...
Nov 23, 2025
One injured in U.S. 131 shooting incident early Saturday
ALAMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One woman was injured after police say her vehicle was shot at early Saturday morning on U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County. Around 2:40 a.m Kalamazoo County Central Dispat...
Nov 22, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County Big Tree Hunt winner comes from Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Bur Oak tree in Vicksburg measuring 252.5 in circumference has been named the Kalamazoo County winner of the 16th biennial Michigan Big Tree Hunt contest. The contest is...
Nov 22, 2025 Kalamazoo County Big Tree Hunt winner with Bill Robertson
Central County Transportation Authority receives $972,000 federal grant to purchase and rehab buses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The public transit system in the Kalamazoo area is getting with a financial shot in the arm, with the Central County Transportation Authority (CCTA) in Kalamazoo receiving...
Nov 21, 2025
Battle Creek fire and police departments launch holiday toy drives to support local families
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The Battle Creek Fire Department and Battle Creek Police Department are teaming up to provide toy donations for The Salvation Army The Fire Department is accepting donations of n...
Nov 21, 2025 (courtesy City of Battle Creek)
Oshtemo Charter Township awarded $50,000 grant to plan a "safer, more connected West Main- Drake Corridor"
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Oshtemo Charter Township say they have secured a $50,000 grant from Kalamazoo County to launch a collaborative transportation plan for the West Main ...
Nov 21, 2025
Portage Public Schools announces construction timeline after $132.4 million bond approved
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After district voters passed a $132.4 million bond earlier this month, Portage Public Schools officials say construction of the new Amberly Elementary School will begin in 2...
Nov 20, 2025 Portage Public Schools logo
19-year-old suspected of shooting five people in Kalamazoo arrested in Minnesota Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a Kalamazoo shooting that left five wounded has been arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says 19-year-old Naledge Qui...
Nov 19, 2025
Murder suspect returned to Kalamazoo returned from Texas to face charges
KALAMAZOO, MI - The suspect in a Kalamazoo murder last November has been returned from Texas to face charges in Michigan. 35-year-old Norris Deshane Baker was arraigned Tuesday on open murder and othe...
Nov 19, 2025
