Kalamazoo MI

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KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo County Jail isn’t the only governmental structure in need of repairs. Kalamazoo City Hall will be having some plumbing work done this week, and City Manager Malcolm Hankins says that will limit access to the building, which was constructed in 1931.

PORTAGE, MI -- Little Explorers Learning Center, 9416 Shaver Road, is seeking to expand its daycare center. More space will allow the program to provide free preschool to 4-year-olds through Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program, according to Portage Planning Commission documents. Three Great Guys LLC presented a si

On Wednesday, the annual summer Cereal Sale fundraiser benefitting United Way of South Central Michigan and the South Michigan Food Bank will take place at Full Blast Water Park in Battle Creek.

SPRINGFIELD, Mich. — A proposed zoning ordinance in Springfield would prohibit new mini-warehouse and self-storage facilities in the city, while making existing facilities nonconforming uses. The proposal is drawing concern from Chip Spranger and Brett Long, co-owners of West Dickman Road Self Storage, who say the chan

GOBLES, Mich. — The Tiger Den Cafe is officially open for business!. It’s a brand new student-run coffee shop located in the Gobles Middle/High School building. Textbooks can only get students so far. But when they step into the coffee shop, they dive into topics of business, customer service, marketing and more - whil

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Detectives with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) are working to learn more after a boy was shot Monday evening at an apartment complex. The shooting happened at Candlewyck Apartments around 7 p.m., police said. Crime: Battle Creek police seize 67 illegal firearms in six...

Dozens of public officials across Michigan have faced recall efforts over their data center votes but only recall will appear on the November ballot. Several of the recall efforts have failed because of problems with signatures or petition language. Public officials say they have little power to prevent data center...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In the last six months, the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) said they have seized nearly 70 illegal firearms from residents -- many of which were under the age of 20. Police most recently arrested a 16-year-old boy Thursday after he was allegedly found to...

As police in Kalamazoo continue investigating a weekend shooting that left a woman dead, friends and family say they are planning a memorial for Angel Marie Curtis.