Good morning, Kalamazoo.

Kazoopy’s Pizza & Grinders opened its fourth location at 6040 S.

12th St. in Texas Township on Tuesday, Sept. 8, adding Buttercup’s Ice Cream with 16 flavors and rotating in-house choices to its menu of pizza, grinders, and calzones while showcasing a farmhouse-style mural for dine-in guests.

Western Michigan University’s board approved a new union contract for professors that gives them a 2% retroactive raise and research supplement for this school year with planned increases for 2027-28 and 2028-29; the contract was finalized after union negotiations ended on Aug.

18 and runs through 2029.

Governor Whitmer urged Enbridge to shut down its Line 5 oil and natural gas pipelines and look for alternatives as a Michigan Supreme Court decision impacted permits for a proposed pipeline tunnel (Straits of Mackinac) in her letter to CEO Gregory Ebel.

The City of Kalamazoo issued a boil water advisory for West Douglas after repairs on a water main break on Blakeslee Street resulted in temporary pressure loss (affecting Blakeslee, Summit, West North and Denner); officials expect initial tests today, final tests Saturday, and plan to lift the advisory Sunday.

The 12th annual Wellness and Recovery Festival will take place Saturday, Sept.

12 at Bronson Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offer mental health, addiction recovery, and wellness resources — including local booths, live music, games and food in honor of National Recovery Month.

The 'Night of Destruction' motorsports event returns tomorrow at Kalamazoo Speedway with demolition races, a fresh school bus trailer race and a large fireworks show.

Also, the Jeffrey Earnhardt Racing Experience is on today at the track, letting fans drive a race car.