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PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Portage Public Safety has identified the woman who was found dead on September 30 in a vacant office building as 25-year-old Destiny Naigus of Plainwell. She is believed to have been in the Kalamazoo area for a few weeks before being found in the...

A man crashed into two cruisers and then ran away before arrested in a drug investigation, Kalamazoo police say.

The Department of Natural Resources is tracking the spread of a virus among deer in a number of West and Southwest Michigan counties.

The father of a 3-year-old believed to have died in a hot car near Vicksburg indicated he must have forgotten to drop his son off at day care that day, police reports show.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — News Channel 3 Football Fever continues with week six - covering all things high school football. Below are the scores for Friday night football. Home teams are on the left. Teams bolded are the winners. Show us your team spirit: See your photos online or on...

A Michigan mom was arrested Friday just hours after reporting her two young children missing. According to the Battle Creek Enquirer, a 32-year-old woman reported her 7-year-old and 1-year-old child were missing from the 300 block of Hamblin Avenue in Battle Creek just after 2:30 am. She told Battle Creek...

PORTAGE, MI -- The first thing you’ll see walking into Tre Lowder’s office is four walls covered with Superman-themed decor. Lowder is the new principal of Portage Northern High School, with two months on the job so far. In school, Lowder said he sees himself as a sort of “Superman,” he said, because he stands up for people who may not be able to stand up for themselves.

One of the biggest issues you'll hear Kalamazoo natives, and residents talk about is our homeless problem. Driving through downtown, especially on Kalamazoo Avenue, you'll clearly see a small population of them on the stoops of the buildings, hanging around in or near Arcadia Creek Festival Place, and across from the Metro Bus Station.

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — Calls for unity are growing after what's being described as two separate acts of hatred were recently discovered in Van Buren County. Days after someone distributed antisemitic flyers in South Haven, another person created a racist display that could be seen from I-196 in Covert Township.

No matter what you call this time of year whether it be Autumn, Fall, Spooky Season, Harvest, or anything else, it's one of the most exciting times of the year. The foliage is changing colors every single day as the leaves begin to fall, the apple cider and pumpkin spice are flowing, and the temperature have dropped to comfortable sweater season weather.

KALAMAZOO, MI –– For Isa Clark, the best things in life are the simple things. The best of those simple things? A belly full of good, healthy food. Clark started his Kalamazoo roadside eatery and catering business, Clark’s Special Kitchen, in 2022, though he started cooking long before then.

A jury has found a Milford man not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at Western Michigan University more than a decade ago, the court confirms.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — The picture frames in our living rooms tell a story of how we got here. In the living room of Aaron and Kyle Baker, a Vicksburg couple and parents to two girls, it tells the story of their newest arrival. “This is our very first...

BATTLE CREEK, MI – FireKeepers Casino Hotel has opened the Aristocrat Gaming Lounge, a gaming area showcasing 32 popular slot games by Aristocrat Gaming. Titles include fan favorites like Dragon Link™, Buffalo™, Mo’ Mummy™, and Whisker Wheels™, among others. The new lounge will provide an engaging and entertaining atmosphere for all types of players.

MENDON — I'm going to be in Mendon tonight. The Hornets are welcoming in Bellevue in a battle of 8-player football teams who are having pretty good seasons to this point. Anyway, if you're looking for scores from area football games tonight THIS IS THE SPOT FOR YOU. Our Scorestream widget listed below is going to be updated frequently throughout the evening with LIVE scores from everyone of note around the area. ...

COMSTOCK, Mich. — Comstock residents are voicing their frustration after the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County (RCKC) began a road paving project that takes out parts of their concrete driveways. Asphalt will go in place of the removed concrete. The RCKC has a right of way permit that allows...

LAWTON, Mich. — A nearly two-year, $10.1 million project to repave and rebuild 3.5 miles of M-40 in Van Buren County is almost complete, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced. In Lawton, southbound and northbound M-40, along with all cross streets north of 4th Street, are expected to...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Have you ever wanted a 30-foot-long fake beluga whale?. For $300, you can head over to the Battle Creek Habitat for Humanity ReStore and purchase your very own. On Thursday afternoon, the store posted a photo of the whale sitting outside their doors with a...

KALAMAZOO, Michigan — Rock band Styx and special guest John Waite will take the Wings Event Center by storm Tuesday Oct. 8. The band hasn't been at Wings Event Center since Oct. 6, 1979, according to a press release from LiveNation. 13 ON YOUR SIDE caught up with Styx...

Can't make it out to the big game tonight? Looking for scores from around the area? The Enquirer has you covered. Follow along here for live scoreboard updates from all of the Week 5 high school football games in the Battle Creek Enquirer coverage area. ...