Kalamazoo MI

PARCHMENT, MI — Parchment is making upgrades to a small park overlooking the Kalamazoo River. A $150,000 Consumers Energy grant will support improvements at Riverside Park, according to a city press release. It’ll cover costs of the entire project, Parks and Recreation Committee Chair Cheryl Lyon-Jenness said. The...

Michigan's Best Local Eats: Music from the 1950s and '60s serenades customers at the Southwest Michigan drive-in restaurant, flooding customers with nostalgia.

KALAMAZOO, MI — A new shelter being built for homeless families is progressing, but the estimated opening date has been delayed, officials said. Kalamazoo County finalized the purchase of the Country Inn & Suites, 1912 E. Kilgore Service Road, in March. The plan is to open it as a transitional shelter for homeless...

A development in Michigan’s criminal history resurfaced this week as Linda Stermer, a 60-year-old Van Buren County resident, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the second time in connection with the murder of her husband, Todd Stermer. According to FOX 17, Stermer had previously...

GALESBURG, Mich. — Nearly a week after a tornado with winds reaching 80 miles per hour ravaged Galesburg, city leaders approved a plan to help the community begin to recover with hopes that the crucial funds being spent upfront can be restored through federal, state, or county grants so that the city is not left in a...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A new ad hoc committee picked to decide the location for Kalamazoo’s new youth sports complex has been put on a fast track. The Kalamazoo County board waived their usual procedures and filled the seats immediately after they created them this week, without the usual interviews or...

It's always sad to see one place go but most of the time it means that something new is coming in. This has been the way the world has worked for centuries but ever so more in the last decade as inflation, COVid-19, and other varying factors have caused many more places to close but has also fueled many more dreams....

The people of Portage, Michigan, are devastated after the last remaining part of the West Lake Drive-In was destroyed recently in the storms that tore through Southwest Michigan. When the city of Portage originally purchased the property, they tore down the building but kept the covered parking structure. However,...

BANGOR, MI — A Hispanic sergeant has filed a lawsuit against the Michigan city where he works, alleging race and age discrimination. Juan Mata filed a lawsuit against the city of Bangor and City Manager/Police Chief Justin Weber on April 16, demanding a jury trial for discrimination because of how he was treated...

PORTAGE, Mich. — A two vehicle crash closed down a portion of Milham Avenue in Portage on Wednesday. At around 6:45 a.m., Portage Police and Fire responded to Milham Avenue near Missouri Avenue for a crash. A preliminary investigation indicates a truck was leaving a private drive and attempted...