Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Kalamazoo man headed for prison dies while trying to escape transport van
BIG RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has died while apparently trying to escape a sheriff's department transport van in Mecosta County last month. Mecosta County Sheriff Brian Miller says 25-...
Nov 15, 2024 (courtesy Mecosta County Sheriff's Office)
Charges being sought after Vicksburg child dies in a car in a grocery store parking lot
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges are reportedly being sought for a father whose three-year-old died in August after being left in a car at the Vicksburg Family Fare. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Off...
Nov 15, 2024 (Photo by John McNeil)
Body of missing Delton man has been found
DELTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a missing Delton man who had been missing for days has been found. Michigan State Police say Michael Hodge's body was found during an "extensive K-9 search" in Ba...
Nov 15, 2024 Michigan Hodge of Delton, MI (courtesy Michigan State Police)
City Commissioners adjusts rules on public comment, challenges to their Consent Agenda at their meetings
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo City Commissioners have issued a press release stressing once again that they are doing what they can to address homelessness, but there are those who say it's n...
Nov 15, 2024
Van Buren County Road Commission awarded grant for bridge replacement in Waverly Township
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation's Local Bridge Advisory Board recently approved the Van Buren County Road Commission's application for local bridge funds to replac...
Nov 15, 2024 (courtesy Van Buren County Road Commission)
Battle Creek receives $1.5 million state grant for residential lead hazard control services
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Battle Creek will received $1.5 million from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to expand residential lead hazard control services to elig...
Nov 14, 2024 VERSUSstudio / Depositphotos.com
Previously announced site might not be the final destination for new Kalamazoo County homeless shelter
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County officials still plan to open a 60-plus unit homeless shelter somewhere near Kalamazoo, but it might not be at the originally announced site. Even though t...
Nov 14, 2024 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo man arraigned on Open Murder charge for shooting last Saturday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been formally arraigned on Open Murder charges in the shooting death of another man Saturday. In addition to murder, 43-year-old Jasper Jay Hopkins is ...
Nov 14, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Kalamazoo senator proposes sweeping expansion of Michigan's bottle deposit law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) has introduced legislation he says will put the question of expanding Michigan's bottle deposit law on the 2026 general election ball...
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Bills sponsored by Rogers aimed at stimulating research and development in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House Wednesday passed a pair of bills, one sponsored by State Representative Julie Rogers of Kalamazoo, that allow tax credits for research and development exp...
Nov 14, 2024 State Rep. Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) speaks on the House floor Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the Capitol Building in Lansing (courtesy Michigan House Democrats)
