Author Archives: Ken Delaney
At least three hunters die during opening week of firearms deer season
LINCOLN PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State officials say at least three hunters have died in Michigan during the opening week of firearm deer season. The cause of death of 57-year-old Gregg Adkins of Linco...
Nov 23, 2024 Fool4myCanon / CC
Hall proposes road plan he hopes will pass during lame duck session
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Incoming Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) Friday unveiled a plan that he says will fix Michigan's roads and bridges, that he hopes will be taken up dur...
Nov 22, 2024 Road closed sign
In the snow, WMU men's soccer team opens NCAA tournament with 5-1 home win over SIUE
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University men's soccer team opened the 2024 NCAA Tournament with a dominant 5-1 victory over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Thursday after...
Nov 22, 2024 (courtesy Ashley Huss-WMU Photographer)
Kalamazoo County unemployment rate edges up slightly in October
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Figures released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget showed Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate went up in October to 4.1 percent. Ka...
Nov 22, 2024 EpicTop10.com / CC
Father arraigned, released on bond in the death of his three-year-old in hot car
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a video arraignment Wednesday, 36-year-old Chad Martin of Athens has been released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond after being charged with leaving a child in...
Nov 20, 2024 Chris Potter / CC
Free Thanksgiving meals to be delivered to 750 families in the Kalamazoo area next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 750 area families will be receiving a free Thanksgiving meal delivered right to their home, thanks to Communities In Schools (CIS) of Kalamazoo, in partnership with Grypho...
Nov 20, 2024
WMU and CMU battle for the Victory Cannon Trophy again tonight
MT. PLEASANT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Western Michigan University football teams hopes to keep the Victory Cannon trophy in Kalamazoo as they battle rival Central Michigan University tonight in Mt. Plea...
Nov 19, 2024 (courtesy Ashley Huss-WMU Photographer)
Kalamazoo Craft Beverage Week looking for commemorative sticker design entries
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the Kalamazoo Craft Beverage Week set to celebrate its 15th year during the week of February 1 - 8, 2025, organizers are looking for local artists to enter a design c...
Nov 17, 2024 Heather Picardat's 2024 design contest winning entry (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
MDOT looking for public input traffic noise study for US-131/I-94 interchange improvements
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Michigan Department of Transportation has set a public meeting later this week to discuss the draft noise report associated with the US-131/I-94 interchange and highway...
Nov 17, 2024
Driver arrested for drunk driving after crashing vehicle into Van Buren County home
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A woman has been arrested on drunk driving charges after crashing her vehicle into a home in Van Buren County's Lawrence Township. The Van Buren County Sheriff's O...
Nov 15, 2024 (courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office)
