Kalamazoo installs 58 new recycling and trash bins downtown
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Downtown Kalamazoo has just installed 58 new big belly recycling bins and are in the midst of a garbage blitz to clean up the town. It’s a smart trash system that includes one bin for regular trash and a second for recycling according to Jess Thompson, who sits on the DGA and DDA boards,...
How To Vote For The Best Burger Places In Southwest Michigan
From Kalamazoo to Allegan, local burger spots are gearing up for a tasty showdown. Who will take the crown this year?
Kalamazoo Rezoning Proposal Threatening Asylum Lake Resurfaces
Kalamazoo's fight to prevent a car wash near Asylum Lake resurfaces with new rezoning proposal.
Copper’s Dog House Moving To Larger Location Kalamazoo Mall
He learned from the repair company that if he decided to go that route it would take him at least 12 weeks before he could open again, which he said made his decision much easier.
KVET arrests 39-year-old in drug probe
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team has arrested a 39-year-old Kalamazoo man in a drug investigation. Officers obtained and executed several search warrants in the city with the help of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
KPS officials to go door-to-door to combat truancy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A couple of weeks before trick or treaters hit the streets this year, Kalamazoo Public Schools officials will be knocking on doors, combating truancy. Superintendent Darrin Slade says they have just received the official attendance numbers for the last school year. “Last year the...
Man sentenced to prison for soliciting underage girls in 2 southern Michigan counties
JACKSON COUNTY, MI — A Coldwater man, arrested for soliciting underage girls for sex, has been sent to prison. Two judges in adjacent counties sentenced Walter Rodger Ward Jr. in early September to two to seven years in prison on identical charges, court records show. Jackson County Circuit Judge...
Kalamazoo Business Joins Nonprofit To Provide Free Beds For Kids
Pennings & Sons found out about the initiative back in 2023 and have been holding a Bed Build Day in Kalamazoo once a year since then
Michigan DNR Issues Warning to Deer Hunters
Deer in several Michigan counties have tested positive for a deadly viral disease.
ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat on the Road | Chris Andresen, Dutko Grayling Understanding the...
Monday, September 8th, MBN was on the road to the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo, MI. This was day 2 of 2025’s Michigan Works! Association’s Annual Conference. Watch Chris and Chris discuss what the 2025 Michigan Works! Association Annual Conference mean to Kinexus Group and highlights regional workforce...