Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – This is “Sunshine Week” in Michigan, the time we celebrate our rights to have open public meetings and access to governmental documents. That’s why a complaint made this week that the Kalamazoo County board may have violated the Open Meetings Act is so timely.

BRANCH COUNTY, MI -- What happens when a tornado touches down on the shore of a lake?. Officials in Union City are grappling with a unique cleanup challenge: underwater debris in Union Lake. “There’s a lot of stuff in there,” said Chris Mathis, village manager and police chief for Union...

BATTLE CREEK, MI - A Jackson man will serve between three and 20 years in prison after pleading guilty for his role in a car theft and chop shop ring. Josiah Capetillo, 24, was initially charged with eight felonies in connection with seven vehicle thefts in the summer of 2023 from the Chrysler Chelsea Proving...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo County is making its records more accessible, going back several decades. The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners approved an expenditure of $129,433.66, plus $1,500 annually, for a contractor to scan meeting records and create searchable digital files. The work was approved a the...

PORTAGE, Mich. — Construction on a Sprinkle Road sewer main starts on Monday. Weather Alert Day | Snow, wind, and treacherous traveling. Expected to conclude in July, Sprinkle Road between Zylman Avenue and East S Avenue will see some delays as Village of Vicksburg crews work on a sanitary sewer force main project...

During the Kalamazoo City Commission Committee of the Whole Meeting held on Monday, the main focus was on the “B On Burdick” project, a proposed mixed-use, mixed-income development in collaboration with Bronson Hospital. The project aims to provide workforce housing and includes a grocery store, early childhood...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Several residents got up to thank city officials after a presentation on road work during a Monday, March 16 meeting. The group of concerned parents advocated for improvements at a school crosswalk to come sooner. They got it. “I want to thank all of you from...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Michigan High School Athletic Association has selected 13 student-athletes from Class A member schools to receive scholarships through the MHSAA/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award program. Portage Northern's Omar Elghawy and Lakeview's Lilamae Frank are among the athletes who will...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo is continuing to make progress on a years-long streets improvement project. The Kalamazoo City Commission approved a $165,900 contract Monday with Wightman and Associates, Inc. to design Kalamazoo Avenue's two-way street conversion ahead of their spring 2026-2027 project...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A public hearing will be held Thursday night at 7 p.m. by the Portage Planning Commission for proposed updates to the city’s residential zoning standards as part of the new Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO. It will be at Portage City Hall on...