Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Calhoun County solar project expected to power 69,000 homes
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another major solar project is underway in Calhoun County. Consumers Energy and Hecate Energy announced Wednesday that initial site work has begun on the 360-megawatt S...
Jan 29, 2025 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
No arrests made yet, but police say suspect and victim knew each other prior to shooting at Kalamazoo Transportation Center Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say the victim of a shooting at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center Thursday morning remains in stable condition, and that the victim and the suspected shooter knew...
Jan 26, 2025 (courtesy KMetro)
Battle Creek Cadet disarms child with loaded handgun during subpoena service
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one was injured as a Battle Creek Police cadet disarmed a five-year-old child holding a loaded handgun while serving a subpoena on Inn Road Saturday. According to th...
Jan 26, 2025
Death of Kalamazoo man found Thursday now ruled a homicide, suspect in custody
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a suspect is in custody in the death of a man found murdered Thursday afternoon. At around 1:30 p.m. KDPS officers responded...
Jan 24, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Two vehicles and one building damaged in downtown Galesburg accident
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No injuries were reported as two vehicles collided in downtown Galesburg Thursday morning, with one vehicle running into a building. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office ...
Jan 23, 2025
Hot 'n Now to build more locations in Michigan
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Hot 'n Now, the drive-thru hamburger chain founded in Kalamazoo in 1984 that expanded nationwide before dwindling to a single location in Sturgis, will soon have more locati...
Jan 21, 2025
Eastbound I-94 in Van Buren County shutdown several hours due to multi-vehicle pile-up
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 10 mile stretch of eastbound I-94 between Hartford and Lawrence was shut down for hours Tuesday after a chain reaction of crashes that involved six semi-trucks. Michigan ...
Jan 21, 2025 The scene of a multivehicle crash on I-94 near Hartford Jan. 21. 2025. (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Warming centers in place for upcoming frigid weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With temperatures expected in the single digits Monday and Tuesday and wind chills as low as minus 25, a number of warming centers will be operational in Kalamazoo. They i...
Jan 19, 2025 graphicphoto / Depositphotos.com
Protesters fill Bronson Park ahead of Trump inauguration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -In conjunction with protests around the country, more than 300 people showed up in Bronson Park Saturday as part of the Kalamazoo Women's March, just prior to the inaugurat...
Jan 18, 2025 Protesters in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park Jan.18, 2025 (courtesy WOOD TV-8)
Representative Rogers has Research and Development tax credit bills signed into law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed five bills Monday, including one co-sponsored by State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo that are designed to lower costs for busines...
Jan 14, 2025 (courtesy Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
