Michigan Realtors providing financial assistance to tornado victims
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Michigan Realtors and the Branch County Association of Realtors , St. Joseph County Association of Realtors and Southwestern Michigan Association Realtors with assistance from the REALTORS Relief Foundation, have announce a program that provides relief assistance in response to the Tornado that resulted in widespread property damage in Branch, Cass, St. Joseph, and Calhoun counties on March 6.
10 days of lane closures planned for U.S. 131
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- Daily single-lane closures will begin Wednesday, May 6, on northbound U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County. The closures will go from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day through May 15, between Stadium Drive and West Main Street, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The work is weather dependent.
Weider Block Building redevelopment earns $1.2 m Revitalization and Placemaking grant
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday that Michigan’s Revitalization and Placemaking grant program will award funds to support three redevelopment projects. Further supporting projects around the state, that will create 15 new housing units while increasing foot traffic in downtowns. In Hancock, developer Jonathan Nagel will use a $1.2 million...
‘They shot him’: Two hurt following shooting in Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Two people were shot Tuesday evening in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS). It happened on North Park Street near West Hopkins Street around 6 p.m., police said. KDPS described the two people who were shot as males, but did...
Portage voters keep single-hauler trash system in place
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Portage residents have decided to keep the city’s single-hauler trash system. The ordinance amendment failed to be approved on the ballot Tuesday, with 6,649 voting no and 5,381 voting yes. A citizen group was opposed to the change enacted by the Portage City...
School bonds approved in Galesburg-Augusta, Vicksburg, and Mattawan; Comstock voters say no
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Voters in Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools have approved the district’s $11.2 million bond proposal by a vote of 964 to 880. The bond will allow the district to remodel school buildings and facilities, equip, re-equip, furnish, and refurnish schools and facilities, erect a new transportation facility, acquire, install, equip, and re-equip schools with instructional technology, and develop...
Deputies: Truck hit overpass near Plainwell, spilled logs on US-131
Deputies say a commercial truck crashed into an overpass in the Plainwell area early Wednesday morning, spilling logs on northbound US-131 and snarling traffic.
KRESA special education millage renewed
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency’s special education millage renewal and restoration proposal has been approved by voters. In Kalamazoo County, 24,972 voted for the renewal and 12,857 voted no, while in St. Joseph County, 87 voted in favor and 28 voted against it and in Calhoun County, 224 voted no and 132 voted yes.
Man sentenced in killing of woman and her dog: ‘Horror and disbelief’
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A man in an orange jail jumpsuit rocked back and forth in a chair as family members of Nicole Doerschler spoke in court. On Tuesday, May 5, Adam Gerard Lyons of Climax was sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder and other charges for the shooting death of 40-year-old Doerschler and her dog.
Public hearing process for divisive solar farm project to continue in Richland Township
RICHLAND, Mich. — In February 2025, Consumers Energy announced plans for construction of a solar park in Richland Township. Called "Liberty Farms Solar," the project would span 1,200 acres and expects to bring 220 megawatts of renewable energy, which would power over 50,000 homes. The project is in the...
