Kalamazoo MI

Beacon Health plans to invest $70 million this year and next year on equipment and technology upgrades at the former Ascension Borgess operations in Southwest Michigan. The short-term capital commitment comes less than three months after the South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health acquired Ascension Borgess in a deal...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Concerns about staff retention and contract protections have sparked a contract dispute between administrators and teachers at the newly opened Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) Career Connect Campus, a $100 million facility designed with a goal of preparing students for...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County will buy the McDonald’s across the street from the County Administration Building on Kalamazoo Avenue downtown and build a new administration building in its place. The asking price for the property is $9 million and the price of the building is...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Canadiana Fest is back this coming weekend in Kalamazoo, bringing music and the arts, food, sports, and plenty of Canadian spirit. What started in 2023 as a response to the pandemic’s isolation has now become a signature Kalamazoo event, drawing more than 1,700 people last year and aiming even higher...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A person died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street, the Ross-Augusta Fire Department reports. Firefighters were called at 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, to 7355 N. 38th St. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Firefighters and medical...

Burdick’s Bar & Grill reopens in downtown Kalamazoo with a new look, menu, and duckpin bowling after nine months of major renovations.

On September 5th, an estimated 250 schools participated in a national walkout supporting gun violence prevention. Portage Northern answered the call, with nearly 100 students walking out of class at 10am to participate in the walkout. Led by junior Riya Bhatt and sophomore Madeleine Duhn, the students walked down...

Construction at a new residence hall is one more step closer to being complete at Western Michigan University.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County was scheduled to release their proposed 2026 budget this week. When the board meets tomorrow, members will set the date for the annual public hearing on the budget and consider a resolution opposing the current proposed state budget as approved by the House.

The Board addressed two main variance requests in public hearings. The first was a variance request by Edison Community Partners to construct a recovery housing project at a former paper mill site, which involves a dimensional variance for building materials. The project aims to provide permanent supportive housing...