Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — As temperatures plunge below zero across West Michigan, extreme cold is doing more than making mornings uncomfortable, it's putting added stress on vehicles and increasing the risk of breakdowns and crashes. Automotive experts say freezing conditions affect nearly every part of a vehicle, from...

FABIUS TWP. — A 20-year-old woman was killed in a traffic crash that occurred in Fabius Township last week. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred Wednesday, Jan. 14 in the area of Constantine Road and Shorewood Road. Deputies say a 2010 Chevy Cobalt driven by the 20-year-old was...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Several school districts and colleges in the Kalamazoo area will be closed on Friday, Jan. 23 due to severe winter weather. Kalamazoo County is under a winter weather advisory and severe weather advisory through Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, respectively, for snow accumulation and...

SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 21-year-old man from Sheridan Township was arrested by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, following a multi-state investigation into the sexual exploitation of a minor. The case began when the Atkinson Police Department in Nebraska contacted Michigan authorities,...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI –– Construction is booming in Kalamazoo County as we kick off 2026. Here are just six developments to keep an eye on over the next 12 months. The steel bones of the new $515 million Kalamazoo Event Center downtown will become part of the skyline.

BATTLE CREEK, MI — Despite frigid temperatures, close to 400 people from across the community gathered at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Battle Creek to celebrate the National Day of Racial Healing on the evening of January 20. The theme of this year’s event, hosted by the Battle Creek...

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI — Oshtemo Township could receive almost $2 million if a Battery Energy Storage System facility is built within the township’s borders. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy gives municipalities $5,000 per megawatt if a company works within a township ordinance to build a...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Two Battle Creek-area manufacturers will combine. DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc. (DMMI) will acquire SYSTEX Products Corporation (SPC) from Shimizu Industry through a stock purchase, DENSO announced Wednesday. The two Battle Creek manufacturers will unite, strengthening DMMI's thermal...

A new mother from Kalamazoo is defying the odds after a rare autoimmune event left her unable to walk in the weeks after giving birth to her son.

Several churches around Michigan plan to build housing to help ease the state’s housing shortage. A national movement called YIGBY — Yes in God’s Backyard — includes legislation in several states that makes it easier for churches to build housing on their property. Churches view housing...