DNR: EHD found in deer in 4 counties, including one in West Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the year’s first cases of EHD — epizootic hemorrhagic disease.
Kalamazoo County company breaks ground on $15M industrial facility near I-94
A groundbreaking was hosted at the site on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The plan is to finish the project by May or June 2026.
EPA says its cleanup of Allied Paper site should be completed by 2028
In Kalamazoo off Cork Street sits a moonscape that used to be home to paper mills owned by Allied Paper. Where the Bryant and Monarch mills once sat is now a cleanup site, which the federal government put in the Superfund program due to the presence of paper waste and industrial chemicals called PCBs. Cleanup began...
Guests can stomp on grapes at Paw Paw Wine Festival
PAW PAW, Mich. (WOOD) — Beginning on Sept. 5, visitors to downtown Paw Paw can attend the annual Paw Paw Wine and Harvest Festival all weekend long. “There’s just something here for everybody, every age,” Marilyn Clear, director of the Paw Paw Wine and Harvest Festival, said.
Indivisible Paw Paw holds pop-up protest on Labor Day
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Indivisible Paw Paw held a pop-up protest downtown in Paw Paw yesterday aiming to call attention to workers’ rights and federal funding. It was the fifth pop-up protest held by the group this year, and also expressed their discontent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of...
Dunkin Donuts Opening Third Kalamazoo Location
A third Dunkin Donuts is going to be popping up in the Westwood neighborhood on West Main, taking over the former Tim Horton's.
A Michigan roundabout is receiving national praise
A West Michigan roundabout project has been recognized nationally. The $7 million traffic circle at the intersection of M-89, M-40 and Hubbard Street in Allegan received a regional award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), state officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 2....
Otsego Police investigating park playground fire
A fire damaged part of a play structure at an Otsego park just after midnight Tuesday, according to city officials.
New cookie shop opens in Kalamazoo, features family’s secret recipe
KALAMAZOO, MI –– Kristi Potts’ sugar cookies are no longer a sweet secret. With the cut of a ribbon on Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Kalamazoo native’s secret cookie recipe became available to taste at her new shop, Kzoo Cream. “I’ve been dreaming of doing this for...
Kalamazoo residents invited to meet city manager finalists at meet-and-greet
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo City Commission announced a city manager finalist meet-and-greet, and scheduled a special meeting for interviews. Kalamazoo residents can meet the finalists during a meet-and-greet on Oct. 14 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Catalyst Center, located at 180 East Water Street. Local: New...
