Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Salary cap trade by the Knicks gives the Pistons two players, draft picks, and cash
DETROIT. MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The New Knicks are trading away a pair of players to create some salary cap space, and the Pistons are benefitting. ESPN reports New York is sending center Nerlens Noel and ...
Jun 29, 2022
Police identify kayaker who drowned Saturday in Three Rivers
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials have now identified that kayaker who drowned Saturday in the St. Joseph River in Three Rivers as 26-year-old Donovan Forsythe of Princeton, North Carolina The...
Jun 28, 2022 Three Rivers Police Department (Photo by John McNeil)
Tigers open brief series at San Francisco tonight
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (WKZO AM/FM) - Two of the game's better left-handers meet this evening, as the Detroit Tigers open a series at San Francisco. Detroit''s Tarik Skubal (5-5, 3.63 ERA) will face the Gi...
Jun 28, 2022 Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (courtesy of MLB/Detroit Tigers)
Willie Horton named honorary coach for baseball's 2022 All-Star Game
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detroit Tigers legend Willie Horton will be an honorary coach for the American League at the 2022 All-Star Game. Houston Astros and American League manager Dusty Baker asked...
Jun 28, 2022 Andrew Malone / CC
14-year-old shot early Monday morning in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 14-year-old is in the hospital and a 19-year-old is in custody after a shooting in Kalamazoo early Monday morning. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the sho...
Jun 27, 2022
New proposal from Foundation For Excellence on how Kalamazoo can spend its American Rescue Plan Act money
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo officials have come up with a scheme to turn one-time COVID-19 relief dollars into long term financing for the city, but they say it will take some hard ...
Jun 27, 2022 (courtesy of the City of Kalamazoo)
WMU President to receive an additional $30,000 over three years to stay at the school
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saying it's not a performance bonus, but an attempt to retain him, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has agreed to set aside $10,000 a year in deferred com...
Jun 27, 2022 President Edward Montgomery of Western Michigan University. (Photo via WMU Announcement video).
Growlers look to secure playoff berth by capturing first half of the season crown
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Growlers baseball team currently sits in first place in the Northwoods League Great Lakes East Division with just eight games remaining in the first half of ...
Jun 27, 2022 Kalamazoo Growlers logo
Tigers take two out of three from Diamondbacks, losing series finale Sunday afternoon
PHOENIX, AZ (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Tigers couldn't complete the sweep as they fell 11-7 to the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. Eric Haase homered for Detroit. Will Vest took the ...
Jun 27, 2022
Home destroyed after vehicle crashes into it, bursts into flames
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A home near Colon in St. Joseph County was destroyed early Monday morning after a vehicle crashed into it and caught fire. The Colon Fire Department was dispatched at 12:38 a....
Jun 27, 2022 A home near Colon destroyed by fire June 27, 2022 (courtesy of Colon Fire and Rescue)
