Metro boosts bus service on key routes to support holiday travel
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Metro will be adding extra buses to three routes for December to help with holiday-related travel. Beginning Monday, Dec. 15, and running through Dec. 28, Metro will offer additional service between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday on the following routes:. 1 - Westnedge.
AUDIO: Portage hold annual tree lighting ceremony Saturday evening
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – If you aren’t in the holiday spirit already, here’s an event to help you kickstart it. Portage will hold its annual tree lighting ceremony this Saturday evening. The event will begin at the City Center area to flip the switch on all...
Battle Creek Flags at Half-Staff on December 7 for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
In Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. and Michigan state flags will be flown at half-staff on Sunday, December 7, for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The day honors the 2,403 Americans who died in the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Boil water advisory lifted near Kalamazoo
The city of Kalamazoo has lifted a boil water advisory following infrastructure repairs.
St. Joseph County Police Reserves give their support to Toys for Tots
Law enforcement officers from throughout Michiana have supported Toys for Tots for many years. The St. Joseph County Police Reserves are among the many who give their support to Toys for Tots year after year.
WMU rates set to increase: Price breakdown for the 2026-2027 academic year
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Over the past 20 years, room and board at Western Michigan University (WMU) has roughly doubled, with the Board of Trustees approving another rate increase during a meeting Thursday. In addition to new rates for the Golden Oaks Residence Hall, which will be the first new...
$6M farmers market building opens to customers in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI — A new indoor space for the Kalamazoo Farmers Market is now open, supporting producers in the cold weather months when it can be a challenge to connect with customers. The new $6 million facility opened Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market site at 1204...
Kalamazoo Symphony Musicians to Bring School Program and Holiday Concert to Tibbits Opera House...
On Friday, December 12, 2025, Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, Michigan, will host musicians from the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra for a series of performances. The day will start with two shows for local elementary students. These shows will feature the orchestra’s Musical Storybooks program.
Lakeview Park Renovation Earns Award for Enhancing Recreation and Accessibility for Portage Residents
The City of Portage’s Lakeview Park Renovation has received the Public Works Project of the Year award in the Structures Category ($1 Million–$5 Million) from the APWA Southwest Michigan Branch. The project aimed to update one of the city’s oldest parks.
Winter farmers’ market inaugurates Cooney Cultivation Center this Saturday
This Saturday marks Kalamazoo’s first winter farmers’ market in the newly opened Don Cooney Cultivation Center, which the city parks department has been busy building this past year. This time last year, the site by the summer market grounds was a barren field. Now it’s a nine thousand...

















