Kalamazoo MI

PORTAGE, MI -- After 66 years with no major overhaul, the city of Portage has a new zoning ordinance — although not everybody’s happy about it. The new ordinance rezones large swaths of the city to allow more diverse housing types as officials say the city needs to accommodate denser housing and prioritize affordabilit

TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Another Kalamazoo County governmental body has spoken out against the possibility of data centers in their area. The Texas Township Board passed Resolution 26-12 at its meeting this week, enacting a temporary moratorium on data center developments, which include facilities housing info

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It was a big-money night at the Kalamazoo Public Schools board meeting as they approved spending nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. The big-ticket item was the $218 million budget for the coming school year, most of it going to salaries and benefits to keep teachers teaching, bus driver

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A former Kalamazoo paper mill site is being cleaned up with help from a $1 million state grant, clearing the way for affordable housing units intended for people in Kalamazoo County’s problem-solving courts. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is providing...

A Battle Creek, Mich., teen is at the center of a growing backlash after police detained him twice in 10 days, incidents that his family says show a pattern of racial profiling and overly aggressive policing. The case has drawn backlash from locals and revived wider questions about how officers treat Black teens in pub

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Plans to reopen the former Wings West Ice Arena in Texas Township this weekend have been postponed, according to organizers. A soft opening and community event had been scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at what is now called Biggby Coffee Ice Cube Kalamazoo. “Unfortunately, we...

A Hartford-area man was arrested Friday morning after placing a backpack with a “suspicious device” inside of a dumpster in Paw Paw, police say.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A new kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school in Kalamazoo will cost $36.9 million to construct. The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Trustees approved the funds at a Thursday, June 25 meeting. The 87,498-square-foot building will be on 12 acres of land at 1428 Baker Drive in Kalamazoo Township. The

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Unhoused families seeking shelter in Kalamazoo County are turning to the Landing Place for help, but the shelter is nearing capacity. There are currently 208 people staying at the family transitional housing shelter, 158 of which are young children who account for 75% of intakes.

The wait is over as 7 Brew Coffee opens its first Kalamazoo location with special opening events and a second shop coming soon.