Author Archives: Ken Delaney
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
Two arrested near Colon for trying to sell $2,000 stolen walnut tree
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two men were arrested near Colon after authorities say they stole a tree that had previously been cut down in Cass County and were trying to sell it. Cass County Sheriff Clint...
Jan 07, 2025 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
VIDEO: Teen arrested after leading Kalamazoo police on chase in stolen car
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 14-year-old is in custody after leading police on a chase in a stolen car Monday afternoon. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says at approximately 1:40 p.m. a K...
Jan 07, 2025 (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Fire at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School causes evacuation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fire at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix High School late morning Tuesday caused the evacuation of students and staff. The fire was in a storage area in the B-Wing of the high schoo...
Jan 07, 2025
Commissioners expected to approve new City of Kalamazoo budget Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission is expected to approve the city's 2025 $388 million budget at their meeting Monday. The budget covers all funds, including General, Water, Wa...
Jan 05, 2025 GotCredit / CC
Vehicles may have been racing, leading to fatal U.S. 131 crash
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) - One man is dead and another is in police custody after a crash on U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County's Oshtemo Township early Sunday. Around 2:45 a.m., deputies with the Kala...
Jan 05, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Huizinga returns to Congress for eighth term
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Congressman Bill Huizenga officially took the oath of office to represent Michigan's 4th Congressional District in the 119th Congress Friday. It will be his eighth term ...
Jan 04, 2025
Large sewer rehabilitation project begins next week in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Battle Creek will start a major sewer rehabilitation project next week. City officials say the Elm to Union Sanitary Sewer project aims to reinforce the exi...
Jan 03, 2025 City of Battle Creek logo
