Author Archives: Ken Delaney
No injuries as shots fired into two Kalamazoo apartments Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No injuries are reported after shots were fired into an two apartments in the 1000 block of Interfaith Avenue in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon. Around 12:10 p.m. Kalamazoo De...
Jan 31, 2022 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
KPS: teachers entering the profession is dropping at faster rate than even K-12 enrollment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - School officials say once the COVID-19 crisis eases, the future for public education in the state is still pretty grim unless changes are made. Kalamazoo Public Schools Op...
Jan 31, 2022 A chart comparing teacher education enrollment vs. K-12 student enrollment in Michigan (courtesy of Kalamazoo Public Schools)
Graphic Packaging International and engineers still at odds over how to reduce hydrogen sulfide smell
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Concerns over odors from a packaging plant in Kalamazoo continue, with the company reportedly dismissing the findings from an engineering firm hired to help with problem. ...
Jan 31, 2022 A Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy map of the area around Graphic Packaging International, LLC (GPI) is located at 1421 N. Pitcher Street, in Kalamazoo
Federal lawsuit alleges Plainwell Schools suspended high school junior for sharing his religious beliefs
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Plainwell High School junior who was suspended last fall after multiple conversations in which he allegedly spoke about his...
Jan 29, 2022 Plainwell Community Schools logo (courtesy of Plainwell Community Schools Facebook page)
WMU program helps those already involved in the classroom to get fully teacher certified
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A program at Western Michigan University is preparing school classroom assistants to become teachers. The Urban Teacher Residency Program is set up in collaboration with K...
Jan 29, 2022
West Michigan healthcare system dealing with a surge of violence at its facilities
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Grand Rapids-based healthcare system is addressing patient violence toward healthcare workers. Spectrum Health is reporting a surge of violence at its facilities in W...
Jan 28, 2022 Corewell Health Butterworth. Courtesy, Corewell Health Butterworth.
Another lawsuit to be filed against Michigan's Independent Citizens Redistricting Committee
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Several more groups are planning to file another lawsuit against a commission that recently adopted new voting districts in Michigan, claiming the newly redrawn districts un...
Jan 28, 2022 GPA Photo Archive
Demand for new Kalamazoo housing complex is high, with 30 already on the wait list
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - LodgeHouse is not even open yet in Kalamazoo, and the housing complex designed to ease the homelessness problem in the city already has a waitlist. The former Knights Inn ...
Jan 28, 2022 An architect's design drawing of Lodgehouse on South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of the LIFT Foundation)
Pistons try to end three game skid when they play at Orlando tonight
ORLANDO, FL (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Pistons are on the road tonight to tip off against the Orlando Magic. Detroit fell to Denver 110-105 Tuesday to extend its losing streak to three games. The Pist...
Jan 28, 2022
Lloyd McClendon returns to coach the Toledo Mud Hens in 2022
TOLEDO, OH (WKZO AM/FM) - Lloyd McClendon is returning to the Detroit Tigers organization to manage Detroit's Triple-A affiliate Toledo Mud Hens in 2022. McClendon was most recently on Ron Gardenhire'...
Jan 28, 2022
