Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Anonymous $1.52 million gift to WMed will expand access to child and adolescent psychiatry care in Southwest Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine say a recent $1.52 million gift from anonymous donors in the Kalamazoo community will ...
Oct 21, 2025 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Battle Creek Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash on SW Capital Avenue
BATTLE CREEK, Mi (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old man who had been riding a motorcycle collided with another vehicle and was killed Monday afternoon in Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Police Department say...
Oct 21, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
YWCA Kalamazoo warns of service reductions with new state budget, appealing to community for funding
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with YWCA Kalamazoo say they are facing major cuts from the Michigan state budget passed earlier this month, and they say that puts lives are on the line. "For a...
Oct 20, 2025 Maryland GovPics / CC
Two separate firearms arrests over the weekend in Calhoun County
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office made two separate firearms-related arrests in the City of Springfield over the weekend as part of what they say are ongoing patrol ef...
Oct 20, 2025
No injuries as Battle Creek police find two explosive devices
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries as Battle Creek Police responded to a report of an explosion on Ridge Street that resulted in officers finding two explosive devices late Friday ...
Oct 20, 2025
KDPS announces charges in 2023 fatal shooting on Stockbridge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a 2023 fatal drive-by shooting in Kalamazoo has been arraigned on murder charges. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says 23-year-old Raymond C. Moor...
Oct 20, 2025 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Thousands gather for No Kings rallies across the region
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say around 9,500 people ahowed up on North Drake Street Saturday for Kalamazoo's No Kings rally, one of dozen across the state. The No Kings movement's website ...
Oct 18, 2025
Groundbreaking ceremony for $86.67 million Friendship Village Kalamazoo expansion project Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Groundbreaking will be held Monday for $86.67 million expansion of a senior living community in Kalamazoo. Officials with Friendship Village Kalamazoo on Drake Road say th...
Oct 15, 2025 (courtesy Friendship Village Kalamazoo)
KPS Food Service switches to biodegradable trays for elementary school meals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools Food Service has switched from styrofoam serving trays to what they call more environmentally friendly biodegradable trays in the district's eleme...
Oct 14, 2025 (courtesy Kalamazoo Public Schools)
City of Kalamazoo Meet the Candidates event this Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the election three weeks from today, candidates for Kalamazoo mayor and city commission are working to garner votes. That includes participating in a Meet the Candida...
Oct 14, 2025 (courtesy NowKalamazoo)
