Author Archives: Ken Delaney
City of Kalamazoo credits Streets For All initiative for the decline in traffic crashes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City of Kalamazoo officials say 2024 proved to be a safer year for city-wide crashes, thanks to their Streets for All initiatives to narrow streets and reduce speeds. Tota...
Feb 18, 2025
WMU officials believe on-campus shooting death was self-inflicted
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say a person whose body was found outside the Western Michigan University Public Safety building Monday appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ar...
Feb 17, 2025 aijohn784 / Depositphotos.com
Another phase of work on Westnedge Ave planned in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There will be more reconstruction on Westnedge Avenue near downtown Kalamazoo this summer, but city officials hope it won't be as disruptive as it was last year. Kalamazoo...
Feb 17, 2025 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
County looks at how to invest unused opioid settlement dollars
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will talk about investing millions to work in a different way to fight substance abuse this week. Billions in opioid settlement...
Feb 17, 2025 Find Rehab Centers / CC
DNR officials suspect bird flu of Canadian geese at Allegan State Game Area
FENNVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials say 77 Canada geese and one mallard at the Fennville Farm Unit at the Allegan State Game Area in Allegan County are amon...
Feb 16, 2025 dizanna / Depositphotos.com
A pair of programs at WMU could be canceled due to federal funding cuts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Western Michigan University programs are in danger of being canceled as part of the funding cuts from the U.S. Department of Education where officials claim money is being ...
Feb 15, 2025 Violka08 / Depositphotos.com
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)
