Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Kalamazoo City Commission to hold planning retreat March 14
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo City Commission will discuss major initiatives, set goals for the upcoming year, and review community needs at their annual planning retreat later this month...
Mar 04, 2026 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com
More work at I-94/U.S. 131 interchange begins this week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $13 million project to add a lane to the westbound I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 interchange near Kalamazoo began Monday. Work is expected to be completed by September 202...
Mar 03, 2026 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Police say alcohol and speed factors in double fatal crash
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were killed after a pickup truck slammed into a tree early Saturday morning in St. Joseph County. At 12:08 a.m. deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff'...
Mar 01, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Two Battle Creek firefighters recovering after injuries in Friday morning house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two firefighters sustained minor injuries after falling through a large hole that had burned through the first-floor dining area of a home in Battle Creek Friday mornin...
Feb 27, 2026
Kalamazoo Public Schools kindergarten orientation set for March 4
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Public Schools will hold an orientation next week at all 17 Kalamazoo Public Schools elementary buildings for incoming kindergarten students and PEEP: A Great St...
Feb 27, 2026
Portage Public Schools buys land for construction of replacement elementary
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction is expected to begin next year after the Portage Public Schools Board of Education this week approved a $2 million purchase of land to build a new Angling Road ...
Feb 27, 2026 The current Angling Road Elementary (courtesy Portage Public Schools)
Woman gets 20-40 years in prison for fatal Stadium Drive crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old old woman could spend four decades in prison for a fatal 2023 crash in Kalamazoo. Nyra Antinique Whitelow was sentenced this week to 20-40 years in prison fo...
Feb 26, 2026 Nyra Antinique Whitelow (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Cereal Sale returns to Battle Creek; 10,000 boxes for sale to tackle food insecurity
BATTLE CREEK, MI WKZO AM/FM) - WK Kellogg Co and Post Consumer Brands will be celebrating National Cereal Day a day early with a cereal sale offering 10,000 boxes of cereal to benefit United Way of So...
Feb 26, 2026
MDARD and Kalamazoo Valley Community College showcase success of local food hub
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo Valley Community College program that connects locally grown food to nearby schools and organizations was in the spotlight Wednesday morning, with an event fea...
Feb 25, 2026 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development director Dr. Tim Boring gathered with representatives from ValleyHUB Food Hub at YWCA Kalamazoo Feb 25, 2026
Teen shot during attempted robbery on Kalamazoo's northeast side, two suspects remain at large
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An attempted robbery apparently led to the shooting of a teen Tuesday evening in Kalamazoo. Around 7:45 p.m. officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety were n...
Feb 25, 2026
