Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries names Pastor John Simpson as its new President and CEO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After nearly 30 years as the leader of the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, Pastor Michael Brown will be stepping down at the end of the year. Brown currently serves as President...
May 05, 2025
Three-year-old Kalamazoo girl injured in accidental shooting
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it's actively investigating an accidental shooting involving a three- year-old child that occurred Saturday evening, which t...
May 04, 2025
Trail improvements delayed after construction equipment damaged
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Damage to construction equipment are causing delays to a trail improvement project in Kalamazoo County. Generation III Excavating owner Heath Meyer says over $100,0...
May 03, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Tulip Time Festival underway in Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hundreds of thousands of tulips are in bloom at the 96th annual Tulip Time festival in Holland. Festival organizers say there'll be flower arrangement courses, walking tours...
May 03, 2025
One in custody after drugs and guns bust in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is in custody and facing multiple felony charges after a gunshot and drug bust in Portage. Wednesday members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) and C...
May 03, 2025
Kalamazoo man killed in North Park Street shooting, suspect in custody
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just days after city officials released data showing a decrease in violent crime, there has been another murder in Kalamazoo. Thursday at 10:47 p.m., Kalamazoo Department ...
Apr 25, 2025 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo County jobless rate drops slightly in March
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Similar to most labor markets in the state, Kalamazoo County's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped in March. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management,...
Apr 25, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com
Suspect arrested after series of armed robberies in the Galesburg area
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a series of armed robberies that occurred earlier this year in the Galesburg area. Thursday aft...
Apr 24, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Several arrested after a stabbing and shots being fired in Kalamazoo County's Charlestown Township
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was shot at and another was stabbed during a dispute Thursday afternoon in Kalamazoo County's Charlestown Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office depu...
Apr 24, 2025 (Photo by John McNeil).
WMU appoints alum Russ Kavalhuna as the university's new president
KALAMAZOO, Mich.- A WMU alumnus has been selected as the next president of Western Michigan University. The Board of Trustees Wednesday appointed Russ Kavalhuna to replace Dr. Edward Montgomery, who i...
Apr 23, 2025 The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees today appointed Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., as the school's 10th president April 23, 2025 (courtesy WMU)
