Author Archives: Ken Delaney
Evening and overnight single-lane closures start this week for US-131 bridge rebuilding project over KL Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of the US-131 bridge rebuilding project over KL Avenue, the Michigan Department of Transportation will have single-lane closures on US-131 between West Main and St...
May 20, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation)
Friday at the Flats returns this Friday in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A summertime tradition is returning to Portage this week, but at a new location. The first Friday at the Flats, hosted by Portage Parks and Recreation, takes place Friday, M...
May 19, 2024 (courtesy City of Portage)
Kalamazoo County unemployment rate back down to 3.0 percent in April
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained at 3.9 percent for the third consecutive month during April, the unemployment rate continues to drop in Kalamazo...
May 18, 2024 Kevin Smith / CC
Kalamazoo Commuter Challenge kicks off to promote practical cycling
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An effort to get employers, employees, and residents to embrace practical cycling for their daily journeys has kicked off in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Commuter Challenge ru...
May 17, 2024 (courtesy Love To Ride Kalamazoo)
No injuries after shots fired at occupied Battle Creek apartment Thursday night
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police says there were no injuries, after they responded to a report of shots fired at an apartment last night. Police arrived on-scene in the 400 block of...
May 17, 2024 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Cyber attack at Ascension Borgess Hospital leads to closing of pharmacy, diversion of emergency room patients
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A ransomware attack on the computer systems of Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo and other hospitals in the Acension network continues to affect its facilities. Whil...
May 17, 2024 solarseven / Depositphotos.com
Enhanced recycling education and outreach underway in City of Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is kicking off two comprehensive recycling education and outreach programs to help residents in over 13,900 single-family and multifamily households ...
May 16, 2024 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Kalamazoo will get special air quality monitoring from the state next year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is one of the locations in Michigan that will get special or enhanced air quality monitoring next year as part of the state's plans to track airborne...
May 15, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy)
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport to hold emergency preparedness exercise Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport will conduct a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise at 9:00 a.m. this Thursday. Airport officials say the exercise w...
May 14, 2024 Image from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's Facebook page.
Consumers Energy funnels $77,500 to non-profits to help with tornado relief efforts
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Consumers Energy Foundation announced Tuesday it's making $77,500 in grants available to help six Southwest Michigan nonprofits provide essential services to residents a...
May 14, 2024 Storm damage from a tornado near Sherwood, Michigan May 7, 2024 (photo courtesy of Raymond Wright)
