East Leroy, MI

A person was killed in Calhoun County after police say they were hit by a train while lying on the tracks in Albion.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A verdict has been reached in the trial for a man accused of breaking into a home and killing a 22-year-old father and shooting three law enforcement officers during a deadly 2019 Comstock Township home invasion. 35-year-old William Jones faced 19 charges and was...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Smoke could be seen for several miles from a huge fire that broke out Friday morning at Graber Industries on Fairchild Road between Centreville and Constantine. A post on the company’s Facebook page said that two buildings and a side building went up...

People gathered to protest in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority has approved funding for four affordable housing projects. One addresses construction cost increases in Grand Rapids. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority is supporting affordable apartment projects in Clawson, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. MSHDA is providing loans for a total of 760 affordable rental housing units. That includes the construction of 466 apartments and preserving 300 more.

KALAMAZOO, MI — After deliberating just under three hours, jurors returned with a verdict in the William Paul Jones murder trial in Kalamazoo. Jones was found guilty of 18 felonies on Friday, June 24, including one count of first-degree murder in the 2019 death of Christopher Neal, 22, in Comstock Township.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The health center operated like an assembly line, brimming with efficiency. As a result of the efficient dental work by 150 volunteers and Family Health Center staffers, hundreds of people received free dental care on Friday. By 8 p.m. June 24, more than 300 area residents were...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Local Democratic lawmakers reacted strongly in opposition to a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade, likely eliminating the option for abortion in most states, including Michigan. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, the 6-3 opinion, addressing a Mississippi ban on abortions after...

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Hundreds of supporters of abortion rights gathered at Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo Friday afternoon, June 24, to protest the Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe verses Wade ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide.

Battle Creek Transit said Friday it will increase its fare for fixed route and tele-transit services, starting Friday, July 1.

LANSING, MI – Both abortion rights protesters and anti-abortion celebrators plan to rally outside the Michigan Capitol Friday evening, setting up a possible clash of opposite opinions in the state’s seat of government hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Planned Parenthood had already scheduled...

KALAMZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The City of Kalamazoo now has its own Emergency Preparedness Director. Brandi Janes has spent the last two decades in southern Louisiana, working in counter-terrorism and Emergency Response. She was there when Katrina hit New Orleans and when the Columbia Space Shuttle disintegrated on...

A number of protests and rallies took place this afternoon in Detroit and across the listening area in the wake of Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade.

In Bronson Park and across Western Michigan University's campus, people shared their responses to the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overruled Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. The decision came down Friday morning. At lunchtime in Bronson Park, people were outside enjoying...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The ceremonial ribbon cutting for the newly reopened Kalamazoo Farmers Market will be held as the first phase of renovations nears completion. The community is invited to the ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 25 at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market, 1204 Bank St. The event...