Jon Stradinger News Today

Second Friday of the month at 6:45 am, 8:45 am and 5:44 pmWhy's That? explores the things in Southwest Michigan – people, places, names – that spark your curiosity. We want to know what makes you wonder when you're out and about. Maybe it's a question you've had for years, or maybe it's just come up. Perhaps it rests on a subtle observation, like this one about ABC streets in Kalamazoo. Or maybe you just saw something, found it strange, and wanted to know more about ...

   “We had a nurse who used to work at the asylum come and talk,” he said. The nurse mentioned that staff had once used underground passageways to get around the campus. “She also started a conversation about how many tunnels there were under Kalamazoo, they connected all the old buildings apparently before there was snow removal,” he added. Jon’s wondering where old tunnels can be found in the city. The State Hospital once had another campus at its residential farms southwest of to...