Author Archives: Ken Delaney
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)
Another Winter Weather Advisory issued, with the possibility of three to six inches of new snow
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Lake effect snow Monday night and Tuesday, coupled with colder temperatures, will keep the winter weather machine rolling to start the week. The National Weather Service h...
Jan 13, 2025 (courtesy National Weather Service, Grand Rapids)
Elderly woman killed in South Burdick Street fire Sunday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person died and several others had to rescued in a series of fires in Kalamazoo Sunday afternoon and evening. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety was dispatched ...
Jan 13, 2025 KDPS crews on scene at a fire in the 2800 block of South Burdick Street Jan 12, 2025 (courtesy KDPS)
Two die as vehicle rolls and lands in St. Joseph County lake
FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men are dead after their vehicle crashed into a lake near Sturgis Sunday morning. Michigan State Police say the accident happened at 8:11 a.m. when a 30-year...
Jan 13, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Open house for Michigan Avenue design set for next Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After gathering public input over the last several months, the City of Kalamazoo will host an open house to review the proposed two-way design for Michigan Avenue next Thu...
Jan 10, 2025
Winter Weather Advisory for Friday and into early Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Another two to five inches of new snow is expected to blanket the the area over the next few days, with the National Weather Service issuing a Winter Weather Advisory for ...
Jan 09, 2025
Area school districts, including Kalamazoo, involved in data hack
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A number of school districts around Michigan, including the Kalamazoo Public Schools, are working to determine the extent of a cybersecurity breach that happened late last...
Jan 09, 2025 solarseven / Depositphotos.com
Exterior repairs may soon come to Kalamazoo City Hall
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City officials are looking for some state funding to help with repairs to the exterior of Kalamazoo City Hall. City Commissioners Monday authorized the submission of a Cer...
Jan 08, 2025 Kalamazoo City Hall in winter. (Photo by John McNeil)
$40 million ethanol production plant in Constantine receives tax break in addition to state funding
CONSTANTINE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An innovative agricultural processing plant proposed in Constantine that has already received $2.5 million in funding from the Michigan Strategic Fund now has been grant...
Jan 08, 2025 An artist's rendering of the Dairy Distillery Alliance ethanol plant to be built in Constantine, MI (courtesy Dairy Distillery)
Kalamazoo Public Schools considering move back to semester-based schedule
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saying it should be easier for teachers and less expensive for the district, Kalamazoo Public Schools is looking at switching from its current trimester-based calendar to ...
Jan 08, 2025
