Kalamazoo MI

The summertime brings lots of joy and fun but at the same time, there are some things that aren't so enjoyable. Firstly, the weather can be quite hot, muggy, and sticky especially when you start sweating bullets. There's always the danger of becoming sunburnt and exhausted, but everybody knows the bugs come out to...

A fight that broke out between the families of the suspect and victim in a murder case appears to have started when a woman took a swing at someone exiting an elevator, video obtained by News 8 shows.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Two once-contaminated sites in downtown Kalamazoo are being transformed into affordable housing and commercial space thanks to state investment and strong local partnerships. Phil Roos, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy(EGLE), will be in Kalamazoo...

KALAMAZOO, MI — City officials want to turn an abandoned bingo hall in the Edison neighborhood into a 200 homes and apartments. Deputy City Manager Rebekah Kik presented preliminary plans for 322 E. Stockbridge Avenue on Monday, July 7. If you purchase a product or register for an account...

CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — A resentencing hearing is on the horizon for convicted killer, John Ortiz Kehoe. A jury found Kehoe guilty in 1997 for the brutal murder of 18-year-old Rose Larner. For decades, Kehoe, 51, has been serving life in prison without the possibility of parole. However, a...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Merria Wallace, a 42-year-old woman from West Park, Florida, with ties to Lansing, Michigan, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a multi-state drug trafficking operation. The operation distributed large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine across several Michigan...

Bodycam video gives a closer look at a Friday standoff where Van Buren County deputies say a man ignited pipe bombs.

KALAMAZOO, MI — A group of kayakers — and one furry feline friend — wants to get more Kalamazoo residents out on the Kalamazoo River. The Kalamazoo Paddle Club started as a group of friends on Facebook. Now they’re a nonprofit trying to ensure everyone in Kalamazoo has access to the river.

PORTAGE, MI — Lane closures are coming to South Westnedge Avenue for fiber installation, city officials said. On Tuesday, July 8, rolling lane closures will begin on South Westnedge Avenue in the southbound curb lane from Milham Avenue south to J L Hudson Drive, near The Crossroads mall. Local...

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI – Police are investigating an altercation where a man was shot at and eventually died after potentially experiencing a medical issue. Calhoun County sheriff’s deputies responded to an 11:37 a.m. report of shots fired on Sunday, July 6, in the 21000 block of North Avenue in Pennfield Township.