New Stop-Arm Cameras Aim to Protect Students in Michigan
Michigan students get safer as GRPS joins districts using stop-arm cameras to ticket drivers passing stopped school buses.
Plainwell High School set to present ‘Hadestown’
A powerful blend of myth, music and storytelling is coming to the Plainwell stage. Plainwell High School will present “Hadestown: Teen Edition” for a three-show run beginning Friday, March 27, and continuing through Sunday, March 29. Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, along with a 2...
Heritage Community of Kalamazoo announces $9-million Thrive Together Campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Heritage Community of Kalamazoo has launched the Thrive Together Campaign, a three-year, $9 million fundraising initiative to transform senior living, expand affordable memory care, enhance wellness spaces, and strengthen benevolent care across its campus. The fundraiser will pay for...
1077 RKR Teams With Animal Rescue Project & Barks In The Zoo For Adopt...
Every Monday morning, a special four-legged friend is ready for adoption — and this week’s guest has a heartwarming story to share.
KSO features three soloists and three concerti in a nod to Stulberg Competition 50th
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is presenting an ambitious all-concerto program this Saturday, Mar 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Miller Auditorium, featuring three violin soloists in a single evening. Music director Julian Kuerti tells Cara Lieurance that the program grew organically from the orchestra's longstanding...
ICE, Iran war top of mind for ‘No Kings’ Kalamazoo protestors
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A "No Kings" protest covered the sidewalks once again on the west side of Kalamazoo, where it was high traffic and high volume on North Drake Road. The Indivisible activist group once again brought hundreds of people, signs and honking cars, with the Iran war a main focus on its one-month...
New Jack in the Box Coming to Metro Detroit in 2026
Get ready, Michigan! A fast-food favorite is back on the scene, and locals are buzzing with excitement about those classic burgers and crispy tacos.
Hotel rooms will house families waiting for delayed Kalamazoo homeless shelter to open
KALAMAZOO, MI ― Some families will go from an emergency shelter to hotel rooms before they can transition to a new government funded homeless shelter that has been delayed from earlier timeline estimates. Local governments funded emergency winter shelters at multiple locations this year, serving 610 people from...
Ionia County man facing charges for allegedly stealing, trying to sell car online
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — An Ionia County man is facing multiple charges for allegedly stealing a car and trying to sell it online. Thursday, officers with the Battle Creek Police Department were contacted by the victim, of Eaton Rapids, Mich., who reported their car had been stolen from their garage the previous week...
“No Kings” protestors rally for a third time across Southwest Michigan
Another round of No Kings protests took place this weekend across the country. In West Michigan, demonstrations took place in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek as well as smaller communities such as Paw Paw, Allegan and Hastings. In Kalamazoo, people demonstrated along Drake Road in a busy commercial part of Westwood....
















