Family-owned Nina’s Taqueria is closing their original location, keeping second open
AUGUSTA, Mich. — A family-owned Mexican restaurant is closing their original location next week. Local: Overflow crowd postpones Lowell Township hearing on data center rezoning. Nina's Taqueria, a family-owned Mexican restaurant with two locations in Michigan, will be closing its original Augusta, MI, location on...
Ninas Taqueria Closes Downtown After 27 Years Of Memories
After 27 years of serving the community, a local favorite is closing its downtown doors. Let's remember the memories and flavors that shaped so many lives.
Student death prompts school closure in Battle Creek
A Battle Creek school will be closed Tuesday after a student had a deadly medical emergency during class, the district said.
Portage invests $1.9 million in Lakeview Park upgrades using federal ARPA funds
Award-winning park in Portage features new fishing piers, lighting, boardwalk and memorial garden with ARPA funding
Two bursts of snow in the next 24 hours: Tuesday morning and again Tuesday...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — After a one day reprieve, snow is coming back to West Michigan!. It has already been a snowy late November and December, and we're going to add more to the pile this week. Nov. 9: 3 inches. Nov. 10: 1 inch. Nov. 11: 0.5 inches. Nov....
S.T.Y.L.E. WMU hosts “Cowboy Carter Fashion Show” modeled after all things Beyoncé
Western Michigan University’s S.T.Y.L.E. hosted a “Cowboy Carter”-themed fashion show Dec. 5 in the Student Center ballroom. The show served as tribute to the music artist Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and as a way to celebrate black culture in the fashion industry. “We incorporate a lot of aspects...
Mount Olivet Home Damaged After Car Crash; Resident Injured, Kalamazoo Police Investigating
On December 7, 2024, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a crash in the 3500 block of Mount Olivet. A red sedan hit a house and landed on its side. The crash damaged the front corner of the house. The driver, a 47-year-old man from Kalamazoo, got out of the car by himself. Police arrested him...
Portage Public Safety to get new drone system
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Portage Public Safety Department will be getting a new eye in the sky after the City Council approved a $255,000 contract for five years of use of the latest police drone to replace the aging remote-controlled aerial platform they now use. City officials...
Schools still have concerns with ‘historic’ Michigan education budget
LANSING, Mich. — The latest Michigan school budget was touted as a historic boost in education spending, but schools may not be reaping the full benefits. In early October, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $24 .1 billion education package into law, but a joint letter from Calhoun County area schools Monday decries cuts.
Niles man sent to hospital following two-vehicle crash on Barron Lake Road
CASS COUNTY, Mich. -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports deputies responded to the intersection of Barron Lake Road and White Street for a two-vehicle crash around 6:15 p.m., on Dec. 5. Investigators determined a 44-year-old Kalamazoo man was traveling north on Barron Lake Road when his vehicle hit a...
