Author Archives: Ken Delaney

One man stabbed in domestic situation in Oshtemo Township Wednesday afternoon
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A domestic situation Wednesday afternoon led to two men being pepper sprayed and at least one of them was stabbed by a Kalamazoo woman. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff...
Ken Delaney Apr 02, 2025

Flooding closes a number of streets in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Heavy rain through the day Wednesday has led to flooded streets throughout Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said as of 3:00 p.m. several streets were i...
Ken Delaney Apr 02, 2025 OlafNaami / Depositphotos.com

Mackinac Bridge closed again for falling ice, more closures likely
ST. IGNACE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As of mid-morning Wednesday, the Mackinac Bridge was again closed due to falling ice. While the Mackinac Bridge Authority says it cannot predict when the bridge can be re...
Ken Delaney Apr 02, 2025 A view of the entrance ramp to the Mackinac Bridge at 12:45 p.m. April 2, 2025 (courtesy Mackinac Bridge Authority)

48 hour film festival for amateurs and professionals returns to Kalamazoo this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -After setting new records with both teams registered and audience attendance in 2024, the Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival is returning this weekend. Organizers say the event is...
Ken Delaney Apr 02, 2025

Adopt-A-Highway litter clean-up begins this weekend in Lower Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State officials says it's a spring event as predictable as the return of the robins, as volunteers hit the roadsides across lower Michigan beginning Saturday for the Michiga...
Ken Delaney Apr 02, 2025 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)

Protest against President Trump and Elon Musk planned for Saturday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A group called Indivisible of Greater Kalamazoo says it will join activists across the country for a protest in Portage this Saturday. They are asking people to gather on So...
Ken Delaney Apr 02, 2025 (courtesy Indivisible of Greater Kalamazoo)

AUDIO: Three children killed as tree falls on mini-van were from Branch County
CLIMAX TOWNSHIOP, MI (WTVB) - Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller now says the three people who died Sunday afternoon when a tree fell on their vehicle in Climax Township were children from Branch...
Ken Delaney Apr 01, 2025 Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller at a press conference March 31, 2025

USA Hockey 14U Tier II National Championship Tournament this week in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While much of the excitement in the area about hockey has been focused on the Western Michigan University team's trip to the Frozen Four later this month, Kalamazoo is set...
Ken Delaney Apr 01, 2025 (courtesy Kalamazoo Optimist Hockey Association)

M-96, I-69 work starts this week in Marshall
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation is starting work this week on the Marshall Modernization Project in support of the Marshall Area Jobs, Opportunity and Recreation ...
Ken Delaney Mar 31, 2025 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)

State of emergency declared for 10 northern Michigan counties after weekend ice storm
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer Monday declared a state of emergency in ten counties after activating the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to respond to the damaging ice s...
Ken Delaney Mar 31, 2025 Ice story damage in northern Michigan March 29, 2025 (photo courtesy of Gary Skory)




