Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, MI — A 22-year-old Kalamazoo County man charged with 10 felonies after shooting a gun across multiple lanes of traffic into a party store parking lot was acquitted of three counts of attempted murder on Tuesday, May 12. While the most serious charges he faced were dismissed, Rayshawn...

PORTAGE, MI — After nearly four years serving as the city manager of Portage, Pat McGinnis announced Tuesday that he will retire, effective July 3. McGinnis, 63, began his tenure with the city on July 12, 2022. According to city officials, McGinnis did not disclose specific plans for retirement,...

The Otsego Police Department recently welcomed a familiar face to its ranks. Officer Elisabeth Hoffman, an Otsego High School graduate, has joined the department after previously serving as a road patrol deputy with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department. According to the city’s spring/summer newsletter, Hoffman gai

YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — One person had to be extricated from a vehicle following a head-on crash Wednesday in Barry County, according to the Yankee Springs Township Fire Department (YSTFD). Barry County Central Dispatch reported that a crash shut down Patterson Road between Cobb Lake Road and Bowens...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Downtown Kalamazoo parking changes are hitting small businesses hard, and at least one business owner says the city needs to act fast to reverse the damage. Joey Gamrat, who owns Copper's Dog House and Grazing Table, says the paid parking added to streets outside his businesses...

A 66-year-old man died on Saturday, May 9, after he was hit by a train in Decatur, according to the Decatur Police Department. The Decatur Police Department reported an Amtrak passenger train hit the man at approximately 10:45 a.m., after he walked around the railroad crossing arms at south Williams Street, unaware of

WAYLAND, Michigan — Road workers were involved in a crash in Wayland, Michigan State Police say. The crash happened on northbound US-131 at 140th Avenue in Leighton Township on Wednesday morning. Michigan State Police say it was a minor injury crash. John Richard with the Michigan Department of Transportation...

A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Wednesday at 12:09 a.m. EDT for strong winds until 1:15 a.m. EDT for Van Buren and Kalamazoo counties. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 40 mph. “At 12:09 a.m., Doppler radar tracked strong winds along a line extending...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The harvest this year has already begun for one particularly annoying crop in west Michigan. In fact, Portage is holding a contest to see who can collect the most. Garlic mustard is an invasive species from overseas that has been out-competing local species for...

MARSHALL, Mich. — The City of Marshall is considering adopting a noise ordinance as the Marshall Technology & Energy Center will be built on the Brooks Industrial Park off of 17 Mile Road. The sale was authorized in October of 2025 by the Local Development Finance Authority for $1.12...