Light Up Kalamazoo in 2025— Show Us Your Brightest and Most Beautiful Holiday Displays
Between now and December 22, we want to see photos of Kalamazoo's best holiday light displays.
Hidden gem in Southwest Michigan keeps menu creative, constantly changing
BATTLE CREEK, MI — When Tony Davis and Sarah Barany-Davis opened Kitchen Proper, part of their vision was to be a restaurant with a heavy focus on fresh. Not just the food that Davis and his chefs prepare for guests on a nightly basis at the “rustic urban eatery” at 34 W. Michigan Ave. in downtown Battle Creek — but...
Honoring our nation’s heroes
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, saw the traditional ceremony at Fort Custer National Cemetery to honor our nation’s current and past service members. The program, emceed by Col. Frank Walker, included patriotic music by Jonathon Barnes and second-grade students from Comstock STEM Academy, military honors by the FCNC Honor...
Deaths in Kalamazoo County returning to normal after COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The latest data on deaths in Kalamazoo shows things continue to return to normal since the COVID-19 pandemic, with a slight uptick in local suicides among the young last year. Dr. Patrick Hansma, Chief Pathologist at the Medical Examiner’s office at WMed, recently updated...
Schools need to do more to support student mental health
Portage Northern is experiencing a mental health crisis. Students feel unseen, unheard, and don’t know who to turn to when needing help. Students should feel comfortable going to school staff seeking help, but all they get in return is bandaid on a deep wound. Portage Public Schools website provides...
‘I’m just trying to survive’: Kalamazoo woman has mixed feelings after old video goes...
KALAMAZOO, MI -- On Tuesday night, Mandy couldn’t sleep. She laid awake in the 2013 minivan she’s been living in for three years, trying to avoid looking at her phone. With every passing minute, it would ding with an email or TikTok notification. Mandy, who declined to provide her last name for privacy reasons, was...
Police vehicles, crime scene tape at home near Otsego
Police are gathered at a scene just west of Otsego Thursday night.
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office warns of new phone scam impersonating law enforcement
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is warning residents after reports of a phone scam where callers impersonate law enforcement personnel, demand payment, and threaten arrest warrants. Scammers often identify themselves as administrative staff with the sheriff's office and insist that the victim must pay immediately...
Brooks Fountain accident investigation continues
Marshall Police are continuing to investigate last Thursday’s crash into Marshall’s Brooks Memorial Fountain basin by a 38-year-old male driver from Albion Township. Dave Gilbert of the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday morning, “We have not received a request for charges as yet.”. City of...
Mysterious Discovery: Human Remains Unearthed in Milham Park
In a shocking revelation, authorities have discovered a body in Milham Park. The news was first reported on Wood Channel 8, which stated that the police were alerted to the presence of the body, though the circumstances surrounding the discovery remain unclear. The identity of the deceased and the cause of death are...

















