Author Archives: Ken Delaney
State closes investigation into alleged spraying of construction workers in Union Township
UNION TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development investigation into whether construction workers installing solar panels for DTE Energy were poisoned by pesticide...
Aug 25, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Red Cross Michigan Region names new executive director of Southwest Michigan Chapter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Raul Galvan has been named the new executive director of the Southwest Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross Michigan Region, the same chapter where his Red Cross car...
Aug 23, 2025
Emmett Township man killed in Bedford motorcycle crash
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 64-year-old Emmett Township man died Thursday night following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Bedford Township. At approximately 9:37 p.m. Battle Creek police an...
Aug 22, 2025
Indiana manufacturer to open second facility in Battle Creek, creating 50 jobs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $300,000 performance based grant from the State of Michigan is assisting a northern Indiana manufacturer to open a second location in Battle Creek. ProTec Panel &...
Aug 21, 2025
Kalamazoo Airport pre-check event rescheduled for October
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The TSA PreCheck Enrollment Event that had been scheduled to begin this week at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport has been postponed until October. Idemia, ...
Aug 20, 2025 Image from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's Facebook page.
55-plus luxury development coming to Texas Township
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new housing project that the owners say will bring upscale villa homes to the Kalamazoo market will soon begin construction. Heritage Community of Kalamazoo Wednesd...
Aug 20, 2025
Senator Bernie Sanders bringing his national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour to Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will be in Kalamazoo Saturday, August 23 as a part of his national "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. In Kala...
Aug 18, 2025
Kalamazoo County commissioner to be sentenced August 26 on domestic violence charge
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A member of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to be sentenced later this month on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge, after admitting to slapp...
Aug 18, 2025 A screenshot of St. Joseph County District Judge Jeffrey Middleton at a hearing August 15, 2025 (courtesy St. Joseph County District Court)
Two paddleboarders injured after being hit on Gourdneck Lake
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people on a paddleboard were injured Saturday when they were struck by a tube being pulled by a speedboat on Gourdneck Lake. The Portage Department of Public Safety says...
Aug 17, 2025 (courtesy Gourdneck Lake Association)
17-year-old from Kalamazoo and 19-year-old from Paw Paw killed in fiery crash
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two teens were killed early Sunday morning when their vehicle slammed into a traffic signal pole and burst into flames in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township. At 3:...
Aug 17, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
