Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent to host Strategic Plan community sessions
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After adopting their 2025-2030 Strategic Plan last summer, the Kalamazoo Public Schools is looking for your input on how they are doing. Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade wi...
Feb 19, 2026
Missing Kalamazoo woman found safe in Canada
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The months-long search for a missing Kalamazoo woman is over. In November 2025, 29-year-old Mara Minott was last seen by her family. Authorities now say Minott was found i...
Feb 18, 2026 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
Southbound U.S. 131 reopens after concern that overpass was struck
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One lane of US-131 near Shelbyville in Allegan County was closed Tuesday evening for several hours as authorities tried to determine if an overpass was damaged. The...
Feb 17, 2026 mmaxer / Depositphotos.com
Senator Albert announces reelection bid
LOWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator Thomas Albert, whose 18th District includes all of Barry County and portions of Allegan, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Kent and Ionia counties, has announced his reelecti...
Feb 17, 2026
No injuries in Sunday afternoon house fire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It took firefighters to put out a blaze Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo. At 12:06 pm, officers responded for a structure fire in the 1300 block of Krom Street. When officers...
Feb 15, 2026
KDPS warns about falling ice damaging gas meters
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With recent warmer temperatures, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it has seen a rise in calls regarding residential gas meters damaged by falling ice. They s...
Feb 15, 2026 IndyEdge / Depositphotos.com
One dead after crash on West Main late Saturday
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office says speed appears to be a factor in fatal crash late Saturday night in Ostemo Township. Around 11:40 p.m. Kalamazoo Consolida...
Feb 15, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
No injuries in early Saturday blaze in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM] - There were no injuries in an early Saturday blaze in a Portage trailer park. At approximately 3:45 a.m. the Portage Fire Division responded to a reported structure fire at 4...
Feb 14, 2026 (courtesy Portage Department of Public Safety)
KVET investigation leads to arrest, seizure of drugs and automatic handgun
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Oshtemo Township man faces drug and weapons charges after a raid by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team and Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Crime Reducti...
Feb 13, 2026
Teen with handgun arrested by Portage police after chase
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pair of teens face charges, including one for possession of a firearm, after fleeing from Portage police Thursday. According to a news release, officers with the Portage D...
Feb 12, 2026 (courtesy Portage Department of Public Safety)
