Author Archives: Ken Delaney
COVID-19 boosters for children between five and eleven now available at Meijer
WALKER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Meijer is now giving children between five and eleven the updated COVID-19 booster shot. The Walker, Michigan based retailer made the announcement yesterday. Kids can get the...
Oct 20, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
No injuries in fire at Kalamazoo home Tuesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite lots of heavy smoke, there were no injuries in a fire at a Kalamazoo home Tuesday afternoon. Around 4:45 p.m. officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safe...
Oct 19, 2022
AUDIO: Kalamazoo city commissioners split on upcoming Foundation For Excellence spending
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The proposed 2023 budget for Kalamazoo's Foundation For Excellence has been released, and some Kalamazoo city commissioners are not happy with the plan. Those commissioner...
Oct 19, 2022 Kalamazoo Foundation for Excellence logo
Red Wings fall in overtime for their first loss of the season
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Los Angeles Kings handed the Detroit Red Wings their first loss of the young season with a 5-4 overtime victory Monday night. Phillip Danault scored twice including the ...
Oct 18, 2022 Detroit Red Wings logo (courtesy of Detroit red Wings)
Pistons to pay $9.2 million to release Kemba Walker
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Pistons have parted ways with guard Kemba Walker and will pay out his entire $9.2 million salary. Walker had initially agreed to a buyout with the Pistons after ...
Oct 18, 2022
Lions defensive lineman to miss the rest of the season after back surgery
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detroit Lions defensive lineman Levin Onwuzurike will miss the rest of the season after undergoing back surgery. Onwuzurike aggravated an injury from college in training ...
Oct 18, 2022
Commissioners hear plan on transforming Kalamazoo Avenue into a two way street
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo staff have revealed their initial plan to transform Kalamazoo Avenue into a two way street. The city will rebuild the major connector from the east side ...
Oct 18, 2022 A diagram that shows the plans for Kalamazoo Avenue as it crosses downtown Kalamazoo, from the current design, to the proposed changes (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
47% of voters surveyed say Michigan is on the wrong track, race for Governor tightening
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new survey of 640 likely general election voters in Michigan, commissioned by The White Law Firm and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, shows Republicans leading by...
Oct 17, 2022 (courtesy of Michigan Association of Broadcasters)
Gas prices drop in Michigan, still at $4.21 per gallon on average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down 15 cents from a week ago, with drivers now paying an average of $4.21 per gallon for regular unleaded. That price is 40 cents more than this...
Oct 17, 2022 (courtesy of AAA Michigan)
City of Kalamazoo looks to update plan to protect water supply
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo sits on top of a groundwater supply which produces the millions of gallons the region depends on every day. Tonight City Commissioners are expected t...
Oct 17, 2022 The areas colored pink are those parts of the City of Kalamazoo identified by independent consultants as the areas that need to be regulated and monitored to protect the water supply (courtesy of the City of Kalamazoo)
