Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Free KN95 masks now available from the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department has announced it will be distributing free KN95 masks to organizations and community members in Van Buren and Cass Counties. T...
Feb 08, 2022 A portion of a KN95 mask instruction flyer from the Buren/Cass District Health Department
Long: Modest but steady growth continues for West Michigan economy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The West Michigan economy remains stable, but according to a noted local economist there are signs that the usual pent-up demand similar to most postwar recessions, is beg...
Feb 08, 2022 West Michigan Business Outlook chart for Jan. 2022 (courtesy of Supply Management Research,
Grand Valley State University)
Allegan County middle school teacher wins an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery
HOPKINS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Allegan County educator known for turning students' frowns upside down has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. The award winner,...
Feb 08, 2022 Katherine Dana is a middle school art teacher at Hopkins Middle School (courtesy of Michigan Lottery)
New contract for Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers approved by city commission
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners have approved a new contract with their Public Safety Officers union after a closed session Monday night to discuss the details. The negotiati...
Feb 08, 2022
Lions reportedly promote tight ends coach Johnson to offensive coordinator
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Lions have reportedly found their new offensive coordinator from within the organization. According to the Detroit News, the team has promoted tight ends coac...
Feb 08, 2022
Spartans drop to number 17 in Coaches Poll, will host Wisconsin tonight
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University fell four places to number 17 in this week's men's basketball Coaches Poll. MSU dropped to 17-and-5 on the season after losing at Rutgers Satu...
Feb 08, 2022 Markus Spiske / Unsplash
Riding a four game losing streak, Pistons play at Dallas tonight
DALLAS, TX (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Pistons are on the road against Dallas tonight. Detroit has dropped its last four games, including a 118-105 loss at Minnesota Sunday. The Pistons remain in 14th ...
Feb 08, 2022
Another suspect in kidnapping plot against Whitmer to plead guilty
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A second member of an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is agreeing to plead guilty. Kaleb Franks is set to plead guilty to kidnapping conspiracy, wh...
Feb 08, 2022 Governor Whitmer addresses Michigan on 3/2/21. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
A $100,000 grant will allow the construction of tiny homes in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A tiny community with half a dozen tiny homes will be going up in Kalamazoo. It's a collaboration between a local non-profit and the Northside Association for Community De...
Feb 08, 2022 The Kalamazoo City Commission receives a presentation on the current affordable housing shortage during their meeting Feb. 7, 2022 (courtesy of John McNeill)
Local group to reveal more about Abraham Lincoln's visit to Kalamazoo on his birthday this Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Research by the Kalamazoo Abraham Lincoln Institute (KLI) has discovered the identity of the woman who hosted Abraham Lincoln for tea during his 1856 visit to Kalamazoo. T...
Feb 08, 2022 A Michigan Registered Historic Site sign for the visit of Abraham Lincoln in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of the Kalamazoo Abraham Lincoln Institute)
