Kalamazoo MI

Many Michiganders hold a deep nostalgic about the low-cost hamburger chain Hot 'n Now. Founded in Kalamazoo, the drive-thru only restaurant mushroomed quickly around the state and into national expansion. A Michigan chain also attempted to bring the Hot 'n Now style experience to pizza. It sounds like a gangbusters...

You can never go wrong being surrounded by books as there is nothing but knowledge and great storytelling in your vicinity. Most people rely on the library to be their source of books when they need one while others prefer to own their books and be able to use and read them at their own pleasure and leisure. This...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The city of Portage is encouraging residents to support local businesses with the purchase of a limited time Buy One, Get 50% in Bonus Value Portage Pocket Pay eGift card promotion. It is running through October 31 and supports businesses impacted by construction. With...

We're looking forward to lake time, backyard BBQs, and plenty of ice cold adult beverage this 4th of July holiday. Of course it wouldn't be Independence Day without an explosion or two. I'm only human so I absolutely love a good fireworks show; drones just don't do it for me....

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A national nonprofit working to find solutions for the homeless has been chosen by Kalamazoo County to manage The Landing Place, their new family homeless shelter on Kilgore Road. This week, the Kalamazoo County board authorized County Administrator Kevin Catlin to negotiate the contract...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI — A man was killed in a crash between a golf cart and a pickup truck, according to the Michigan State Police. A golf cart carrying three people westbound on Lake Road near Stone Road was rear-ended by a pickup truck, MSP said after a preliminary investigation.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has awarded $1 million to launch and expand school psychologist training programs. Andrews University will receive $350,000, and Western Michigan University will receive $650,000. The investment will help grow the school...

PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The family of Ofellia Baldwin say her tragic death was the heartbreaking culmination of domestic abuse, a relationship they say she tried to leave. The 34-year-old mother, known to loved ones as “Fellie,” was shot and killed in early June, police say by her boyfriend,...

A shortage of psychiatric beds in Michigan is leading to repeated and impractical interactions with law enforcement for individuals in need of mental health care, mental health advocates told state lawmakers Tuesday. In order to provide the minimum of appropriate care, researchers and the Treatment Advocacy Center...

A Michigan disciplinary panel has publicly reprimanded St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deborah Davis, finding she misled a judge while working as an assistant prosecutor in a 2024 court hearing that resulted in a defendant being jailed. The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board issued the reprimand on June 20 following a...