Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Plans for a new transitional family shelter in a former Kalamazoo hotel are moving forward, Kalamazoo County officials announced Monday. Family Promise, a West Michigan-based nonprofit focused on ending family homelessness, received approval and funding to turn the former Country Inn and...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The work to rebuild the US-131 bridges over KL Avenue and the Amtrak rail in Kalamazoo is nearly done. The Michigan Department of Transportation and contractor Davis Construction, are preparing to shift traffic onto the new southbound bridge. The northbound US-131 bridge was completed...

A driver in a Toyota Sienna was caught on dashcam dangerously passing semis using the emergency shoulder. Calhoun County commuter and Redditor /u/isoaclue shared headshaking dashcam footage from I-94 from earlier in October (Oct 1, 2025) to the /r/dashcam subreddit showing a driver in a Toyota Sienna using the...

THREE RIVERS, Mich. — A large police presence developed as law enforcement encountered a wanted man while serving an unrelated search warrant. Local: No charges to be filed against officers who shot man during 'violent home invasion'. While serving a search warrant on East Buck Street near Ninth Street,...

Two Fellas Grill suddenly closes its Gull Road spot in Kalamazoo, leaving locals without a late-night food favorite.

A group of veterans from Kalamazoo are back home after taking a trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C. as part of the Talons Out Honor Flight.

Bronson Healthcare Group could drop out of health insurer UnitedHealthcare’s network if the two are unable to reach an agreement on a new contract. The Kalamazoo-based health system today began notifying patients about the ongoing negotiations with UnitedHealthcare, a national commercial carrier and the largest...

This story is part of NowKalamazoo’s limited-run series revisiting local businesses and organizations we featured in previous years. Factory Coffee has grown by leaps and bounds since we featured it in 2022. The key has been providing spaces for community and a good place to work for employees. Read...

Portage’s new farmers market will come with a new name. Also: The county’s new foreclosure prevention specialist is hitting the road. And the NACD hosts senior night and a birthday. New Portage farmers market has a name. The city of Portage has broken ground on its new farmers...

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Early this year, Augusta Charter Township resident Travis Matts had seen a few headlines about the problems data centers caused in towns across the country. He thought the impacts on water, air...