Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Consumers Energy says it's making "significant progress" to restore power from wind storm
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy officials say restoration crews have made significant progress Sunday to restore power to more than 95,000 customers following a severe storm featuring high...
Dec 12, 2021 A Consumers Energy power pole taken down in a wind storm Dec 11, 2021 (courtesy of Consumers Energy)
Roof torn off Barry County high school gym just before cheerleading event set to start
MIDDLEVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one was injured Saturday morning as high winds peeled back the roof of a Barry County high school gym just before a cheerleading competition was set to begin. Around ...
Dec 11, 2021 The roof at Thornapple Kellogg High School damaged in a wind storm Dec 11, 2021 (courtesy of Interim Superintendent Craig McCarthy)
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser damaged in wind storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - High winds Saturday not only knocked down trees and power lines, but flying debris also damaged a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety vehicle. The City of Kalamazoo alon...
Dec 11, 2021 A Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser was struck by debris from a tree during a wind storm Dec 11, 2021 (photo courtesy of KDPS)
Consumers Energy crews at work, but power restoration might not be completed until Monday
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy restoration crews are at work after a severe storm featuring high winds over 55 miles per hour swept quickly through Michigan Saturday morning, causing dama...
Dec 11, 2021 GPS 56 / CC
Portage Road closure at I-94 postponed for this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Because of the threat of adverse weather, a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) project to set bridge beams at Portage Road and I-94 in Kalamazoo beginning Friday...
Dec 10, 2021 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Red Wings drop second straight, fall at St. Louis 6-2
ST. LOUIS, MO (WKZO AM/FM) - Nathan Walker had quite a night in the Blues' win over the Red Wings. Walker posted his first career hat trick in the Blues' 6-2 win over Detroit in St. Louis. Walker scor...
Dec 10, 2021 Detroit Red Wings logo (courtesy of Detroit red Wings)
National football awards for MSU's Walker, U of M's Hutchinson and Moody
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State University running back Kenneth Walker III is the first Spartan player to win the Walter Camp and Doak Walker awards. The Walter Camp award is given to t...
Dec 10, 2021
A battle of last place teams as Pistons face New Orleans tonight
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Pistons will try to stop a ten-game losing streak when they visit the Pelicans in New Orleans tonight. Detroit is in the basement of the East with a 4-and-20...
Dec 10, 2021
MSU and U of M in Big Ten hoops action Saturday, #1 Purdue falls to Rutgers
EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Number 20 Michigan State University hosts Penn State at the Breslin Center tomorrow. MSU, 8-and-2 overall and 1-and-0 in the Big Ten, beat Minnesota Wednesday. The Univ...
Dec 10, 2021
Lions prep for Denver Sunday, Vikings bounce back from loss to Detroit with Thursday Night Football win
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Lions are searching for their second win as they take on the Broncos in Denver Sunday. Several players did not practice yesterday as the team deals with the f...
Dec 10, 2021
