Felonies expected to be dropped against Kalamazoo County commissioner
Felony charges against a Kalamazoo County commissioner accused of slapping her child's father are expected to be dismissed under the terms of a plea agreement.
After years of debate, roundabouts in Kalamazoo’s Winchell neighborhood have been removed
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Neighbors gathered this week to celebrate what they called the end of a frustrating chapter in their community, sharing lemonade and snacks as they reflected on their long push to have the traffic circles taken out. The City of Kalamazoo installed two temporary roundabouts in 2022,...
Horizon Bank opens downtown Kalamazoo office in historic building
Horizon Bank has extended further into the Southwest Michigan market with the opening of a downtown Kalamazoo office. The bank opened the full-service branch at 151 East Michigan Ave. in a historic, 120-year-old building that was originally the home to Kalamazoo Savings Bank. The 1905 building features a neoclassical...
3,000 pounds of stolen lead bricks recovered from man’s backyard
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan (WXMI) — Stolen lead bricks weighing roughly 3,000 pounds were recovered this week, found buried in the backyard of a Battle Creek home. A burglary at a business from July 18 resulted in the theft of the bricks. Nearly a month later, the Battle Creek Police Department executed a search warrant...
Wendy’s (Texas Township)
Our summer has been a lot of fast food. We’ve spend a lot of time traveling and a lot of time at the rinks at Wings Event Center. We run in to a problem on multiple nights that L has to get from Wings Event Center to Wings West but B still has to be at WEC. It usually helps if I can get off work in time to at least...
‘Heinous’ shooting on I-94 ramp, killing WMU student and unborn baby, sends man to...
The gunman learned his sentence in court on Monday, Aug. 18.
Pediatricians fired from Bronson open a new clinic in Portage
April Bolser said her son Mason wasn’t happy with the doctor he saw after Dr. Justine Bunka was fired from Rambling Road Pediatrics in January. "When he left he said 'I don't ever want to go back. I would like to see my normal doctor, Dr. Bunka," Bolser said.
A solid rain heading for most of Lower Michigan; See the forecast totals
A fairly solid late summer storm system is heading right for Lower Michigan. The rain should add up enough to help the dryness somewhat. Even though we could have a spotty shower today, the rain is mostly a Monday night and Tuesday morning rain. Today’s rainfall will come in a stretch across the center third of Lower...
AUDIO: Kalamazoo County helping fund a Kalamazoo Public Safety program
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo County board has approved funding for a Kalamazoo Public Safety program to provide bus rides for the homeless who need a way back home. In fact, it’s called the Finding Your Way Home Program. It is being coordinated by Public Safety’s...
City of Kalamazoo expected to withdraw funding from Kilgore Road project
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo city funding is expected to be withdrawn from a project to convert a motel on Kilgore Road into low-cost rental units. The developer at 1500 E. Kilgore apparently failed to follow the instructions. A city memo claims ANR Housing began construction before a required city...
