Kalamazoo MI

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Battle Creek’s Washington Heights neighborhood will get a $750,000 boost to bring approximately 35 homes up to code. State Representative Steve Frisbie, who pushed to have the money included in the fiscal year 2027 state budget that was signed last week, says the Washington Heights Healt

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Half of all parents are cutting back on other expenses to pay for back-to-school shopping, according to a survey by Deloitte. I talked with two Kalamazoo moms — sisters — with kids getting ready for the school year. I met them at Bronson Park enjoying a summer lunch with their kids.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties Union has written a letter and issued a FOIA request to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), asking for clarity about an artificial intelligence tool they use to process SNAP benefit eligibility. The MDHHS unveiled the use of the...

For those who live, work, and play in Kalamazoo County. The county is shifting gears; diverting money from a new admin building to fix the jail. Also: FEMA aid money is still up for grabs. And community gardens are flourishing on the Northside. NowKalamazoo Original. County commissioners’ top priority: fixing...

Ground was broken Friday on the Kalamazoo Indoor Sports Facility.

CALHOUN COUNTY, Michigan — A crash involving a 14-year-old driver suspected of marijuana use left three teen passengers with broken bones and the other driver critically wounded early Friday morning. Michigan State Police from the Marshall Post responded to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of M-66 and B-Drive.

Friday marks the last day of operations for MI Grounds, an eatery and play cafe in downtown Plainwell.

KALAMAZOO, MI — A Battle Creek teen will spend between 30 and 62 years behind bars for murdering 27-year-old Montine Wiley Jr. outside of a Kalamazoo distillery in April 2025. Kaiden Tanner Cole, 19, was sentenced Friday, July 31 by Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge Rebecca D’Angelo, four months after...

Multiple salons across Kalamazoo and Portage are coming together through social media after a string of break-ins in recent weeks. (July 30, 2026)

People across several Southwest Michigan communities are being asked to volunteer with hospice patients and their families by providing companionship and caregiver relief, according to a community announcement. Centrica Care Navigators, a nonprofit hospice care provider, is seeking volunteers in Allegan, Delton, Plainw