Author Archives: Ken Delaney
State report: 29% of Kalamazoo County roads in poor condition, 36% in good condition
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As state leaders continue to argue about the next step in providing funding for road repair in Michigan, roads are still deteriorating faster than they can be fixed. Accor...
May 27, 2025 jerryb7 / Depositphotos.com
Tougher stance on discipline paying off for Kalamazoo Public Schools
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade's tougher stance on discipline in the schools seems to be paying off, better than even he expected. The latest num...
May 27, 2025
Portage City Council to enact policy on how and to whom they issue proclamations and resolutions
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council hopes to avoid future embarrassment and controversy by approving a new policy on how and to whom they issue proclamations and resolutions. The issue...
May 27, 2025 Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
"A very conservative budget" comes before Portage City Council for approval
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Portage City Council Tuesday is set to approve their budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2025. On the agenda for the council is their $28 million gener...
May 26, 2025 jittawit.21 / Depositphotos.com
18-year-old accused of shooting to death security guard at Kalamazoo nightclub bound over for trial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old from Battle Creek has been bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court to face trial in the April 12 shooting death of security guard Montine Wiley at a pa...
May 25, 2025 L-R: Damonte Christopher Jenkins-Gooden and Kaiden Tanner Cole (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Kalamazoo Rotary Club to host Memorial Day event in downtown and Riverside Cemetery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Memorial Day Celebration Monday, honoring the men and women who gave their lives while serving in the United States Ar...
May 24, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
Curbside collection of storm debris starts Tuesday in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though the power is back on, the clean-up from the May 15 major storm in Kalamazoo continues. Curbside collection of fallen branches and limbs from the storm will sta...
May 23, 2025 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
KCC baseball team wins regional championship, heads to Junior College World Series
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kellogg Community College baseball team are regional champions for the second consecutive year after an undefeated run in the National Junior College Athletic Assoc...
May 21, 2025 KCC baseball players hold up their regional championship trophy after winning regionals (photo by Allie Dietzel)
I-69 traffic stop in Branch County yields enough drugs "to kill approximately one million people"
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI - Michigan State Police say a driver they stopped for speeding on I-69 on Branch County Saturday had over two kilograms of heroin/fentanyl in her vehicle, with a street value of...
May 19, 2025 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
After several police chases over five days, suspect now lodged in Branch County Jail
BRONSON, MI (WTVB) - A wanted felon has been apprehended following multiple attempts to evade law enforcement over several days throughout Branch County. Last Wednesday deputies with the Branch County...
May 19, 2025 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
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