Kalamazoo MI

BERRIEN COUNTY, MI — Police made multiple arrests while investigating human trafficking and sex trafficking in Southwest Michigan. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, police arrested 15 people for sex exploitation related crimes and arrested one person for outstanding warrants, during a targeted human trafficking and sex...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI — An auto parts manufacturer with plants in Mendon and Alma will lay off 246 employees by the second week of December. There will be 178 layoffs at IAC Group’s Mendon facility at 236 W. Clark St., according to a notice filed with the state on Oct. 8, by the manufacturer.

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The City of Portage is now accepting applications for Fuel Wood Harvest Permits as part of the city’s Timber Harvest Program, which launches November 1. City officials say the program allows residents to collect firewood from designated harvest areas while supporting responsible,...

First, Michigan Public reporter Dustin Dwyer shared what he’s found reporting on a proposed data center near Kalamazoo for NPR’s The Indicator. Many small towns in Michigan continue to wrestle with the potential and problems of similar big tech data centers, with many residents opposed to the facilities.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Dozens of people attended a meeting Thursday night to discuss potential zoning changes near the Asylum Lake Nature Preserve in Kalamazoo. Drive & Shine Car Wash has put in a new request to build next to the major nature preserve. 'We're already struggling': Advocates worry about...

There was a hum in the room as the small township office filled up, residents filling the seats, standing along the wall, waiting by the door. Stan Strzalkowski, chair of the Pavilion Township planning commission, counted the people one-by-one, checking to make sure they weren’t violating the fire code. It was close.

Owners Joey and Jenna Gamrat have kept both The Grazing Table and Copper's Dog House within a block of their original locations despite challenging circumstances.

Two emaciated and dehydrated dogs found in Marcellus Township are recovering after being rescued by Cass County Animal Control. Deputies say the dogs were found as strays in the 10000 block of Pioneer Street. One appeared to be blind. After being treated at Bergman’s Veterinary Medical Center, veterinarians...

In partnership with the Edison Neighborhood Association, the Edison Resident Scholars, the Kalamazoo Area League of Women Voters, and Kalamazoo Literacy Council, NowKalamazoo hosted a forum Saturday Oct. 18. Eight Kalamazoo City Commission candidates and two mayoral candidates were asked questions regarding policy...

Kalamazoo residents got a chance to meet most of the candidates for mayor and city commission over the weekend. Find out what was on their minds. Also: The county’s new budget adapts to new realities. And Kalamazoo’s county fair may make a comeback. Watch and read the Kalamazoo...