Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Police arrested intoxicated, suicidal male armed with a chainsaw without injuries in Calhoun County
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies were able to disarm an intoxicated, suicidal male armed with a chainsaw without injuries Wednesday afternoon. Around 2:45 p.m. de...
Feb 12, 2025 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Winter Storm Watch begins for much of Michigan Wednesday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for most of the area, including Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, from early Wednesday afternoon until Thursday ...
Feb 11, 2025 (courtesy National Weather Service-Grand Rapids, MI)
WMU students launch Feeding Broncos to tackle campus hunger
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A new student organization at Western Michigan University says it's dedicated to combat food insecurity among students. Feeding Broncos officially launched in January 2025...
Feb 11, 2025
Liberty Farms Solar project in Richland Township expected to power 52,000 homes a year
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy has announced plans for another major solar project for southwest Michigan, with the latest to be constructed in Kalamazoo County's Richland Towns...
Feb 11, 2025 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
Rx Kids cash payments for pregnant mothers in Kalamazoo begin Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sign-up begins this week for Kalamazoo's new Rx Kids program, which makes no-strings-attached cash payments to pregnant mothers in the city. The first-of-its kind program ...
Feb 10, 2025
Bronco hockey team sweeps St. Cloud State
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University men's hockey team completed a weekend sweep of St. Cloud State by winning 6-1 Saturday night at Lawson Arena. The win improved the Broncos'...
Feb 10, 2025 (courtesy Ashley Huss-WMU Photographer)
House passes Rogers sponsored resolution for Heart Month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution sponsored by State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo earlier this week to declare February 2025 as American ...
Feb 06, 2025 Members of the Michigan House of Representatives wear red to support American Heart Month on the House floor in Lansing on Feb. 5, 2025 (courtesy State Rep. Julie M. Rogers)
Lawton woman charged with embezzling $50,000 from her aunt
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Van Buren County woman has been charged with embezzling approximately $50,000 from her aunt. 66-year-old Barbara Cavner of Lawton was arraigned Wednesday in 7th District C...
Feb 06, 2025 kgtohbu / Depositphotos.com
Whitmer administration to present budget proposal today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Governor Whitmer's administration will present her Fiscal Year 2026 budget recommendations today. Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Sarah An...
Feb 05, 2025 jittawit.21 / Depositphotos.com
New Kalamazoo Event Center expected to generate millions for other businesses
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - What kind of gamechanger will Kalamazoo's new $300-million Event Center be for downtown Kalamazoo. Right now it's just piles of dirt next to the new Kalamazoo County Court...
Jan 30, 2025 Discover Kalamazoo Director Jane Ghosh (photo by John McNeill)
