Officers investigating shooting on East Paterson Street, asking public to avoid the area
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Officers are investigating a shooting on Sunday evening. Kalamazoo | Driver minorly hurt, issued citation after crashing into Twine Urban Winery. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) officers are investigating a shooting on East Paterson Street near Krom Street on Sunday as of 5:45 p.m.,...
The Flea Market In Michigan That Treasure Hunters Swear Is Better Than Costco
Costco makes you buy everything in bulk quantities designed for feeding a small army, but Reits Flea Market in Paw Paw lets you buy exactly what you need without requiring a forklift. The membership is free, the samples are your own good judgment, and nobody checks your receipt at the...
Shooting at child’s birthday party leaves one man dead, one woman hurt
One man died and a woman was injured in a shooting at a child's birthday party in Kalamazoo on Sunday. As of Monday, detectives were still working to find the suspect who opened fire.
Old Walls, New Life: Inside Ironworks, PlazaCorp’s Downtown Transformation
On a stretch of downtown Kalamazoo where construction, restoration, and new momentum are starting to overlap, the Lofts at Ironworks (a/k/a Ironworks), is turning the page from long-term project to lived-in place. Trisha Kidd, PlazaCorp’s director of project management, has been closely involved in the coordination...
Beacon Kalamazoo finishes $3.5 million ER renovation project
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A $3.5 million renovation of the Beacon Kalamazoo emergency department is complete. The undertaking marks the first major renovation of the Kalamazoo hospital, at 1521 Gull Road, since Beacon Health acquired Ascension Borgess last summer. The renovation was done with the intent of creating a...
You can now live above one of Michigan’s oldest coney islands
KALAMAZOO, MI -- At some of Kalamazoo’s newest downtown apartments, you don’t have to walk far for a taste of steamed frankfurters topped with coney sauce. Residents of the new Coney Island Lofts just have to take an elevator downstairs. The apartments are located above the 110-year-old Coney...
Portage city council to vote on temporary moratorium on data centers, energy storage projects
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Portage city council is expected to slap a temporary moratorium this week on permits for new data centers and energy storage projects. They will also set a March 24th public hearing on a more substantial moratorium, that will be in effect through the rest of this year, or until they are...
Eleven Branch County wrestlers advancing to MHSAA Individual Finals
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – A total of eleven wrestlers – two from Coldwater, four from Bronson, and five from Union City – will take part in the MHSAA Individual Finals on March 6th and 7th at Ford Field in Detroit after finishing in the top four in their respective weight classes as this past weekend’s Individual...
Pennfield Township man arrested on charges including domestic violence
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A Pennfield Township man is in the Calhoun County Jail on domestic violence charges. The sheriff’s office arrested him Saturday at a home in the 10000 block of Brown Road after they got a call about the assault from a woman in the home. She also told deputies he held her against...
Former DHHS employee sues department second time
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A former employee of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is suing the DHHS a second time. Calvin Gage says in his new lawsuit that DHHS backed out of a deal to contract with him to provide training due to his first lawsuit that challenged his firing.
