Battle Creek auto supplier settles PPP fraud case for $2.35M
A Battle Creek manufacturer agreed to pay more than $2.35 million to settle claims the company violated federal law when securing a second Paycheck Protection Program loan five years ago. The negotiated agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids resolves claims...
Books-A-Million Opens Third Michigan Location In Kalamazoo
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...
Docs: Man tested positive for THC after gas station crash in Kzoo
A man who has been charged for crashing into a Kalamazoo gas station in March was going more than 20 mph over the speed limit and tested positive for THC, court documents show.
Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck Rolls Into Kalamazoo
Food trucks have become a normal staple of our communities as some of them will post up in the same location every day, others will rotate around the city to spread the love, and many find themselves making big bank and new customers are mobile events. Either way, from what started as a way to get food on the go, has...
Man shot, killed at large gathering in Kalamazoo ID’d
The name of the man who was shot and killed at a large gathering in Kalamazoo early Saturday morning has been released.
NEED RAIN | Those near I-96 are nearing drought meanwhile those near I-94 are...
MICHIGAN, USA — It's no surprise-- we need rain here in West Michigan. Most of the grassy areas and fields are very brown, if not yellow, due to the lack of rainfall since springtime. It has been the driest near and north of I-96. Meanwhile, I-94 communities such as...
One killed in four separate shootings in Kalamazoo July 4, 5
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo Public Safety is investigating four separate shootings that happened July 4 and July 5 between 10:50 p.m. and 4 a.m. A 34-year-old man was killed in the third shooting police are investigating that happened around 3 a.m. July 5 in the 1200 block of West Paterson Street. Two...
Coldwater man pleads guilty to soliciting underage girls in 2 counties
COLDWATER, MI – A Coldwater man accused of soliciting underage girls in two counties for sex has pleaded guilty. Walter Rodger Ward Jr. pleaded guilty June 24 to one felony count each of accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime, Calhoun County Court records show.
Kalamazoo city commission to get update on two major projects
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo city commissioners will receive updates today on two major projects being pursued by city staff. One is the redevelopment of Arcadia Creek Park, the downtown festival site, which has become obsolete and run down. Various plans have been through the stakeholder planning process,...
Two Michigan universities awarded $1M to address critical shortage of school psychologists
Students attending two Michigan universities will be introduced to more psychologist training as the state struggles with a critical shortage of school psychologists. The money will either expand or launch a school psychologist training program. The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has given...