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...
Zap Zone laser tag coming to Portage’s Crossroads Mall
PORTAGE, MI — Zap Zone XL has hung its sign at The Crossroads mall, near Macy’s. Beyond the blacked-out windows, power tools whirled inside the 158,186 square-foot building. Branding from a shuttered Sears still hangs over the front doors. The XL venue will offer “state-of-the-art” attractions including bowling,...
