Kalamazoo MI

A public hearing on a dispute over whether Lawton police can use a firing range on village-owned land within neighboring Antwerp Township will have to be rescheduled.

PORTAGE, MI — Southbound Westnedge Avenue was temporarily shut down for a gas leak in the area and one lane remains closed. All southbound lanes were blocked by police as of 10:50 a.m. and traffic was being diverted onto Crossroads Drive as Portage Department of Public Safety officers responded along with a Consumers...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo residents are speaking out against a possible car wash being located near the Asylum Lake Nature Preserve. Drive and Shine Car Wash owns the 19-acres of land and have submitted a new request to build next to the nature preserve, saying the demand for the car wash is there.

A visit to Hot N Now was long overdue, but did it live up to all the hype buzzing around Sturgis? Let’s dig into the flavors.

BATTLE CREEK, MI — Urgency will be the main course served during the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples’ (NAACP) Battle Creek Branch’s 90th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner on Friday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Battle Creek, 50 Capital Ave SW, in Battle Creek, MI.

PORTAGE, MI — Signs are up at the Raising Cane’s at 6027 S. Westnedge Ave., but the restaurant isn’t expected to open for a few more months. Originally slated to welcome customers in October, a Raising Cane’s spokesperson said the Portage fast-food chicken restaurant will open in January 2026.

KALAMAZOO, MI — When Taneka Dumas’ son Montine Wiley Jr. was shot and killed working security at a private event this April, Dumas immediately felt compelled to act. Three months later, she brought together 20 other mothers from across the Kalamazoo area who had also lost sons to gun violence.

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,...