Asylum Lake rezoning proposal reaches the Kalamazoo Planning Commission a third time
On Nov. 6, members of the Kalamazoo Planning Commission were presented with a request to rezone a portion of the Asylum Lake Preserve to allow commercial development for the third time in three years. Kalamazoo residents were lined up out the door to attend the meeting. Many were watching and...
AUDIO: Final meeting tonight for 55th Kalamazoo City Commission
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The 55th Kalamazoo City Commission meets for the last time tonight, just long enough to pay tribute to retiring City Manager Jim Ritsema and approve some meeting minutes. They were also expected to appoint an interim city manager, but that does not appear on...
One arrested during attempted theft of scrap metal, altercation with property owner
WAVERLY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Deputies arrested one person after an attempted burglary turned into an altercation Thursday. A property owner on County Road 665 near 28th Street, after calling the police, confronted two men attempting to steal various scrap metal from storage containers on the property Thursday around 9...
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County board looking at affordable housing realignment proposals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo County board will be looking at a couple of proposals that could realign their direction on affordable housing this week. Tuesday, commissioners will receive a draft housing framework from their housing director that, according to the county memo, are intended to “reaffirm...
This Week’s Weather Swings From Sun To Snow Across The Area
Grab your jackets, because this week’s weather in Southwest Michigan is serving up a little bit of everything: sun, snow, and maybe some rain too. Below, you'll find the weather forecast for the week of Monday, November 17th, 2025, through Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, for the following Southwest Michigan counties:...
11/17/25: Petition: No car wash
A resident-led petition would bring a controversial car wash project to an end once and for all. Also: KPS efforts to end absenteeism seem to be working. And Kalamazoo’s city manager says “goodbye.”. Petition urges city to buy controversial property near Asylum Lake. A Kalamazoo resident is asking...
Portage to swear in city council members Tuesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Portage City Council will swear in one new member and three returning incumbents on Tuesday. They will also pay tribute to 7-term council member Terry Urban, who failed to win reelection this time around. Resident Tim Earl got a head start with a...
Shooting leaves two teenagers hospitalized, shooter at large
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Two teenagers are in the hospital after a shooting Sunday night. Local: Man recovering after Holland Township shooting, vehicles hit by bullets. On Harding Place near Holland Avenue, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) officers said they found two teenage boys, one 16 and the other 17,...
Water shut off for block in Battle Creek, city says
Water has been shut off to a block of homes in Battle Creek after a main break, the city says.
Dearborn Franchise Yemeni Coffee Expanding To Kalamazoo
They are taking over the former Grotto at Capone's location near Western Michigan University's campus.
