Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Campbell picked as Detroit Grand Prix Grand Marshal
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - New Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell has been named Grand Marshal of the Detroit Grand Prix. Campbell will give the traditional command to the drivers to start their en...
Jun 04, 2021 2021 Detroit Grand Prix graphic (courtesy of Detroit Grand Prix)
Ex-Kalamazoo Public Safety chief joins Grand Rapids department
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former head of the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety been hired as the Grand Rapids Police Department's first chief of staff. Karianne Thomas was terminated last y...
Jun 03, 2021 KDPS Chief Karianne Thomas (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Governor's Economic Jumpstart Plan calls for subsidizing wage increases, help for childcare
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer Thursday unveiled her Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan, which she says would allocate a portion of the federal relief funding to support and invest...
Jun 03, 2021 Governor Whitmer press conference Thursday 4-29-21
Two dead in apartment building shooting in Galesburg Thursday morning
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people are dead and a suspect is in custody after an early Thursday morning shooting at an apartment complex in the Kalamazoo County village of Galesburg. The Kalamazo...
Jun 03, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil).
Tigers continue road trip, opening four game series in Chicago tonight
CHICAGO, IL (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Tigers continue a six-game road trip with a visit to the White Sox in Chicago tonight. Casey Mize gets the nod for Detroit against Chicago's Lance Lynn in the op...
Jun 03, 2021
Lions continue to make roster changes on defensive line
ALLEN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Lions have waived defensive tackle John Atkins, one day after signing DT Brian Price. Atkins was originally signed by Detroit as an undrafted free agent out o...
Jun 03, 2021
Redshirt freshman linebacker to leave U of M football team
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Redshirt freshman linebacker Cornell Wheeler has entered the NCAA transfer portal and is leaving the University of Michigan football team. Wheeler was a three-star prospec...
Jun 03, 2021 University of Michigan logo (courtesy of U of M)
Red Wings to pick sixth in first round of next month's NHL Draft
SECAUCUS, NJ (WKZO AM/FM) - The detroit Red Wings stayed put in last night's NHL draft lottery and will make the sixth overall pick. This marks the third time in four years Detroit will draft sixth af...
Jun 03, 2021 Detroit Red Wings logo (courtesy of Detroit red Wings)
Tigers win home run derby to split series in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, WI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Detroit Tigers earned a split of a two-game series with a 10-7 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee last night. Both teams combined for nine home runs including two each ...
Jun 02, 2021 Detroit Tigers Jonathan Schoop (courtesy of MLB/Detroit Tigers)
Pistons reportedly sign former U of M coach as senior advisor
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - John Beilein is reportedly heading back to the state of Michigan. According to the Detroit Free Press, he has been hired by the Detroit Pistons as a senior advisor in player...
Jun 02, 2021
