Author Archives: Ken Delaney

Schools put on lockdown after shots fired near Battle Creek Central High School
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police say no one was injured but they are investigating shots fired near Battle Creek Central High School Tuesday afternoon. Police were called at 1:37 p....
Ken Delaney May 07, 2024 Battle Creek Central High School (courtesy Battle Creek Public Schools)

Request to remove St. Joseph County Sheriff still under review by governor's office
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though she has received a report from the state's Attorney General, Governor Whitmer has not acted on a request from the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to...
Ken Delaney May 07, 2024 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)

New Baby Café provides breastfeeding support in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The first Baby Caf in Kalamazoo will celebrate its grand opening this week and host its first public caf hours this Thursday, May 9. The caf, located at Rootead, gives peo...
Ken Delaney May 07, 2024 Representatives from Rootead, Bronson Healthcare, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and QITRACS Collaborative, celebrate the grand opening of the first Baby Café in Kalamazoo (courtesy Bronson Healthcare)

One injured as car crosses centerline and crashes into another
PORTER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was injured in a two vehicle crash in Cass County's Porter Township Saturday night. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened near the i...
Ken Delaney May 05, 2024 (courtesy Cass County Sheriff's Office)

Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt graduation ceremonies at U of M
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted anti-war slogans during the University of Michigan's commencement ceremony Saturday. Videos on social media showed some s...
Ken Delaney May 05, 2024 University of Michigan logo

Local veterans to take Honor Flight to Washington D.C. Saturday
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Dozens of local veterans will be heading to Washington D.C. this weekend on the annual Honor Flight. The Talons Out Honor Flight will be flying 26 veterans and their gue...
Ken Delaney May 03, 2024 (courtesy Talons Out Honor Flight)

Community invited to help shape economic development policy in Kalamazoo at May 8 open house
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With work underway on the City of Kalamazoo's first comprehensive economic development strategy in more than a decade, city officials are reaching out for community input....
Ken Delaney May 02, 2024 City of Kalamazoo logo

Gates, restrooms, and water fountains are now open at City of Kalamazoo parks
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's another sign of spring as Kalamazoo city park gates, restrooms, and water fountains are open for the season, and parks and pavilions are available to rent for parties...
Ken Delaney May 02, 2024 Crane Park in Kalamazoo MI (courtesy Kzoo Parks)

Kalamazoo detectives identify fatal hit and run victim, seeking the public's assistance in their investigation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has identified the victim of a fatal hit and run accident Saturday night as 60-year-old Leroy Carl Lawson of Kalamazoo . At 10:08...
Ken Delaney May 01, 2024 zhukovsky / Depositphotos.com

State and federal officials announce human trafficking charges against three from Three Rivers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three people from Three Rivers have been charged with human trafficking a 33-year-year woman from India under the auspices of marriage. At a press conference at the YWCA K...
Ken Delaney Apr 30, 2024 Michigan Attorney General logo (courtesy of Michigan Attorney General)




