New Waste Management trash, recycling carts now being delivered to Portage residents
PORTAGE, Mich. — Portage residents are beginning to receive new trash and recycling carts as the city prepares to transition to a single-hauler waste system next month. Cart deliveries started this week for households in Zone B, with Zone A scheduled to receive carts beginning the week of Feb. 16.
Rogers wants to help small businesses affected by extended construction projects
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A Kalamazoo lawmaker is proposing legislation that will provide small businesses relief if they are affected by road construction work. House Bill 5524 will be introduced by State Presentative Julie Rogers next week and would establish a road construction business loss reimbursement...
Calhoun County sextortion complaint leads to dozens of charges in North Carolina
A sextortion complaint filed in Calhoun County has resulted in more than two dozen charges against a North Carolina man.
Story Beat: Until every ‘1’ has a home
They are the innocent lives of the abandoned, neglected, or even abused. Yet they offer us unconditional love without judgement. Too often cats and dogs can land in cages or wandering on the street, forgotten and unloved or even euthanized. For 30 years, Kalamazoo Animal Rescue (KAR), led by Kelly Fischer, has had a...
Man arrested, held on $200K bond for having modified gun, drugs in Oshtemo Township
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A 24-year-old man is facing a slew of charges after the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) says he had a modified gun and evidence of drug sales in Oshtemo Township. Tuesday, members of the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team (KVET) and Crime Reduction Team (CRT) went...
Kalamazoo roads face rapid pothole damage as freeze-thaw cycles repeat through winter
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Potholes are a common issue in Kalamazoo, particularly during the winter and early spring months. State: Whitmer debuts final $88.1 billion budget, seeks to lower costs, proposes new taxes. Their formation is primarily due to the freeze-thaw cycle, which involves several stages:. Cracking of the...
Ex-manager, fired in eavesdropping scandal, settles lawsuit with Kalamazoo Township
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A wrongful termination lawsuit was dismissed after the parties reached an undisclosed settlement. Former Kalamazoo Township Manager Dexter Mitchell filed the lawsuit was in May 2024, after he was fired amid controversy in the township. Mitchell allegedly recorded a private, closed-session...
This Kalamazoo bar with 1980s vibes ditches Wi-Fi to spark conversation
Two months after closing the Kalamazoo Beer Exchange, owner James Flora is trying again with a new bar that bans Wi-Fi and mines nostalgia for the pre-internet era. Old Skool Bar, which opens today at 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall, represents Flora’s second attempt at operating a downtown bar, following the Kalamazoo Beer...
Galesburg-area factory closing, laying off 160 workers
A manufacturing plant near Galesburg is shutting down next month, costing 160 employees their jobs, a document from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity shows.
Search and rescue expert weighs in on Lake Odessa teen disappearance
In the search for Devlin Tait, investigators are asking people in Ionia, Barry and Eaton Counties to keep their eyes open for anything that might be connected to his disappearance.
