Kalamazoo MI

Get ready, Battle Creek! Glizzy Fest is just around the corner, and those gourmet hot dogs are calling your name.

Jonathan Rose Companies, a leading mission-driven real estate investment and development firm, today announced the acquisition of Crosstown Parkway Apartments (“Crosstown”), a 201-unit, affordable housing community designated for elderly residents located at 550 W Crosstown Parkway in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for $20.5...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A special back-to-school bash was held Saturday in Kalamazoo. Organizers with the Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative hosted the event, called "How We Heal from Gun Violence Back to School Bash," on Portage Street. The event featured free school supplies, food, a raffle, as well...

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A proposed Battery Energy Storage System is continuing to create controversy in Comstock Township. Comstock Public Schools superintendent Jeff Thoenes says the school board voted this week to oppose building the BESS near the district’s elementary school and STEM academy. Comstock...

PAW PAW, Mich. — Troopers with the Michigan State Police (MSP) Paw Paw Post will be distributing Naloxone on Sept. 2 in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 as well as National Recovery Month in September. From January to June, MSP said there were 11 reported...

THREE RIVERS — Music, food and fun will be on the docket this coming weekend, as HarmonyFest will return to downtown Three Rivers Sunday, Aug. 31. The annual all-day music festival in downtown Three Rivers features musical artists from around the area performing for crowds on a blocked-off Main Street for the entire...

Picture this: parents lined up for what feels like a school traffic jam that would make anyone lose their patience. It’s that time of year again!

WAYLAND, MICHIGAN – A once-iconic Michigan fast-food brand has returned in dramatic fashion, as a new Hot ’n Now restaurant was built in just one day this week. Crews assembled the 737-square-foot, drive-thru-only restaurant at 1146 129th Avenue in Wayland, about 24 miles south of Grand Rapids. The building was...

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A Battle Creek doctor who owned and operated Parkside Medical will pay over $700,000 to settle a federal lawsuit. Shekhar Thakur was accused by the U.S. Justice Department of prescribing opioids and other drugs to patients who did not need the medication. Federal...

WEST MICHIGAN — Drivers in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek area lose about $1,950 each year because of deteriorating roads, traffic congestion, and vehicle repairs, according to a new report from the national transportation research group, TRIP. The TRIP report finds that throughout Michigan, 40% of major locally and...