Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Battle Creek Police arrest three on weapons-related charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police say they arrested three men Tuesday evening after finding two handguns while responding to a report of a man with a gun. Officers responded around 7...
Jul 02, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Portage Public Schools will ask voters to approve $132.4 million bond issue in November
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Portage Public Schools will seek voter approval for a $132.4 million bond issue in November to complete the district's two-decade effort to replace the oldest elementary sch...
Jun 30, 2025
Kalamazoo County Health Department looking to gather info on senior citizen needs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Health Department will be conducting a survey targeting older residents to find out what they need to live better lives. A national polling firm has b...
Jun 30, 2025 SimpleFoto / Depositphotos.com
Siena Heights University to close at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year
ADRIAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Siena Heights University in Adrian will close at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 academic year. The university made the announcement Monday, saying it came with "with the ful...
Jun 30, 2025 Sacred Heart Hall at Siena Heights University, Adrian MI (courtesy of Siena Heights University)
One killed in Ottawa County plane crash Sunday
ZEELAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - For the second time in less than three months, a plane crashed at Ottawa Executive Airport, and for the first time in nearly five years, it proved to be a fatal inc...
Jun 29, 2025
Kalamazoo teen injured in overnight shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An early morning shooting Saturday injured a Kalamazoo teen. At 1:33 a.m., officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to Bronson Hospital after a 15...
Jun 28, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Over 11,000 without power, equipment failure blamed
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Equipment failure is being blamed as the cause of an outage that has left over 11,000 Consumer Energy customers without power Saturday morning. There are no details...
Jun 28, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
WMU board approves tuition, room and board, and apartment rate increases for the fall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees Thursday approved a 4.6% increase in tuition and required fees for resident undergraduate students next year. University ...
Jun 26, 2025
Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate up to 5.3 percent in May, Calhoun County rises to 6.2 percent
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in May, following along with most counties in the state. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget sa...
Jun 26, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Coldwater man extradited from Florida convicted of sexually assaulting minor female
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - A Coldwater man recently recently extradited from Florida has been convicted by a Branch County Circuit Court jury of two counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and one ...
Jun 26, 2025 Alex New (courtesy of Michigan Sex Offender Registry)
