Author Archives: Ken Delaney
13-year-old critically injured in Friday shooting
KALAAMZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A teen is in critical condition after being shot Friday morning in Kalamazoo. Just after 11:00 a.m. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a shooting ...
Aug 17, 2024 Crime scene tape
One person was killed while working on disabled vehicle on US 131 in Allegan County
GUN LAKE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO/WHTC) - A person working on a disabled vehicle on US 131 was struck and killed Wednesday morning in Allegan County. The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says the two people ...
Aug 14, 2024 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Michigan's first case of Eastern equine encephalitis for 2024 reported in Van Buren County
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting Michigan's first case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a domestic animal for 2024. ...
Aug 07, 2024 Enrique Dans / CC
Roof of a manufacturing facility in Three Rivers torn off during Tuesday morning storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three months after a series of tornadoes swept through southwest Michigan causing massive damage in the Portage area, Kalamazoo County escaped relatively unscathed Tuesday...
Aug 06, 2024 The roof of the Three Rivers manufacturing facility was damaged in a storm August 6, 2024 (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Jackknifed semi slows traffic on eastbound I-94 Friday afternoon
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Friday afternoon traffic on eastbound I-94 in Kalamazoo County was backed up for miles as a jackknifed semi-tractor trailer has partially blocked the expressway before Porta...
Aug 02, 2024 Traffic backed up on eastbound I-94 in Kalamazoo County due to a jackknifed semi Aug 2, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Pedestrian suffers non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by Amtrak train in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An 18-year-old Kalamazoo man is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by an Amtrak train Friday morning. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Sa...
Aug 02, 2024 Richard Eriksson / CC
National Night Out events planned around Kalamazoo next week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An effort designed to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community will feature six events throughout Kalam...
Aug 02, 2024 Police officers engage with citizens in Kalamazoo during National Night Out 2019. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Lack of interest causes Metro Transit to shift shuttle service to help businesses affected by construction
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A plan by Metro Transit officials to ease the pain of Kalamazoo business owners affected by street construction hasn't worked out as planned. They say there were zero pass...
Aug 02, 2024 Road closed sign
Bond denied for suspect in Fox Ridge Apartments murder case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a Kalamazoo man last month. Detectives from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division, ...
Aug 01, 2024 Best Law
Portage Disaster Loan Outreach Center to assist tornado victims to remain open through August 9
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Almost three months after multiple tornadoes touched down in southwest Michigan, the U.S. Small Business Administration says it will keep open its Portage Disaster Loan Outr...
Aug 01, 2024 Storm damage from a tornado near Sherwood, Michigan May 7, 2024 (photo courtesy of Raymond Wright)
