23-year-old Kalamazoo man killed after crashing into concrete barrier
KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A Kalamazoo man was killed early Tuesday morning when he crashed into a concrete barrier in a Kent County parking lot. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Vergennes Street SE near Pettis Avenue SE. Deputies say a 23-year-old Kalamazoo man was driving westbound when...
2 homes ready, 40 to go: See inside Portage’s new city-led neighborhood
PORTAGE, MI — The first two of 42 single-family homes in Portage’s Stanwood Crossings development are nearly ready for buyers. The new neighborhood spans 14 acres between Austin Lake and West Lake, just east of Portage Road and south of Lakeview Park. Trails connect it to businesses on Portage Road and Lakeview Park.
Ministry with Community to add 33 more lockers for the homeless
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County has contributed $17,200 to add additional secure locker space at Ministry with Community for the Houseless to store their possessions. Andrea Tramel at Ministry with Community says they already have 150 lockers inside their facility, this will add 33 more. “We constantly...
Michigan – Deer Collision Warning: Brake, Don’t Veer, to Avoid Deer Crashes This Week
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kalamazoo, MI – As deer activity rises during late fall, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office is reminding drivers not to swerve when deer appear suddenly on the road. The warning, part of the department’s...
Kalamazoo To Modernize Bus Fleet With $10 Millon In Grants
The Kalamazoo Metro system will be receiving an upgrade to their bus fleet after they were given grant funding toward the cause.
Recall petitions filed against 9 Kalamazoo-area township officials
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Elected officials can’t be removed from office by their peers or township employees. They can, however, be removed from office by constituents in a recall vote. Comstock and Oshtemo township residents have set that process in motion. Nine trustees between the two townships are...
Kalamazoo Expanding Free Wi-fi Access To More Parks
Pretty soon there may be another handful of parks in the Kalamazoo area that have free Wi-Fi for visitors to use
Kalamazoo’s newest downtown bar opens in time for biggest bar night of year
The space, formerly home to Ouzo’s European Grill, had been vacant since 2019.
Babysitter who murdered toddler in Portage gets life in prison
PORTAGE, MI — A man was sentenced for murdering a toddler he was watching, court records show. Brandon Bryce Sullivan, 32, was sentenced to life in prison Friday, Nov. 21, in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. Sullivan was charged and convicted of killing Jacob Flowers, an 18-month-old Sullivan and his...
Man who went missing from his adult foster care home found ‘in good health’
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A man who went missing from his adult foster care home is safe. Previous: Man missing from adult foster care home is without his medications, may be in Chicago. An adult foster care facility in Calhoun County reported 44-year-old Eddie Woods, last seen Friday at 2:45...
