Kalamazoo MI

Social media buzz has sparked concern about crime, but the facts say otherwise. Get ready for a closer look at Kalamazoo's safety story.

PORTAGE, MI –– The Moe’s Southwest Grill, 6225 S. Westnedge Ave. in Portage, has closed. A note on the door, as seen on Monday, Jan. 12, thanked “valued customers” for years of patronage and encouraged them to visit the St. Joseph location. The note was...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. South Bend, Indiana – Drivers across northern Indiana and southwest Michigan could face dangerous winter travel starting Wednesday morning as heavy lake effect snow targets communities near Lake Michigan,...

DECATUR, MI — People were forced out of their homes, downtown businesses closed midday, and even train traffic was halted. Saturday was a chaotic day in the small village of Decatur. All because one of the grain bins at Cargill showed a dangerously high temperature reading. When visiting the...

We may be in the heart of winter, but Bell's Brewery is looking forward to spring with the return of Oberon Day.

HASTINGS, MI -- Thousands of country music lovers will descend on the small town of Hastings this August to see their favorite artists perform. Annual music festival “Rock The Country” is returning to Hastings, this year for a “250 years of freedom” celebration. The festival is one of eight to be hosted in American...

Last month, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority approved a $2 million grant to help build a new apartment complex near Bronson Methodist Hospital in downtown Kalamazoo. Jamauri Bogan is the CEO of Bogan Developments, which is behind the project. He said the mixed-income “B on Burdick” complex is being...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – How many homeless people are living in Kalamazoo County?. Counting them in a homeless census is a federal requirement to be taken in late January to get the head count and gauge how much support communities need. Last year, the population here jumped by...

The Rock the Country Festival is back August 8–9 in Hastings with Kid Rock, Jason Aldean and more. Ticket and camping sales start Jan.

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI — A $15 million investment into the renovation and expansion of Bronson Lakeview Hospital’s emergency room is in the works. Bronson Healthcare filed a letter of intent with the state in November, proposing $15 million worth of work at the hospital at 408 Hazen St. in Paw Paw, according to state...