Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society will host renowned Canadian astronomer Dr. David Levy for a presentation on May 1 at 7 p.m. as part of its year-long 90th anniversary celebration. Levy will present “A Lifetime of Comet Searching: Using the Night Sky to Support an Exhilarating Life” at...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo is paying $355,000 to develop a fix for a sinkhole on a dam in Spring Valley Park at 2600 Mt. Olivet Road. The 1956 dam can be used to control water levels in Spring Valley Lake, per previous Kalamazoo Gazette coverage. The lake is at...

A Galesburg man will not go to jail for posting threatening messages on social media directed at Battle Creek students planning a protest in February. In comments online, Mark David Hendricks called on people to “come armed” to Lakeview High School, where students planned to stage a walkout in protest of ICE.

Eight additional people were indicted by a grand jury for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and other offenses in federal court on April 14, 2026. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan a total of 14 people were indicted. Six defendants were previously indicted in separate cases.

Five years ago, finding a blacklegged tick in most of southern Michigan was uncommon enough to surprise a county health worker. That is no longer the case. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,215 Lyme disease cases in 2024, up from 452 in 2020, a 168% increase driven by the rapid geographic […]

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A Massachusetts-based wealth management firm has acquired a Kalamazoo investment company. F.L. Putnam Investment Management Company announced on Tuesday, April 21, it acquired Arcadia Investment Management Corporation, 161 E. Michigan Ave. The transaction closed March 31, though financial terms were not disclosed. Arcadia, founded in 1987, manages...

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Kalamazoo man already serving a decade-long prison sentence in Jackson will be serving even more time for the 2022 murder of a 53-year-old man, according to the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department. Andrew McCormack, 54, was sentenced to 45-70 years for second-degree murder and...

Sixty years, four generations, and a recipe that has never once been tweaked. That is the secret behind this Michigan pizzeria, home to the best thin crust in the region. Robert and Jennie Smilanich opened the doors on a December evening in 1959, and their family has been rolling dough ever since. The top seller is pepperoni, followed closely by pepperoni with sausage, all...

COLDWATER, MI — The Michigan State Court Administrator’s Office has appointed Calhoun County Circuit Judge John Hallacy to preside the class-action lawsuit against the City of Coldwater and its Board of Public Utilities (CBPU). The appointment follows the recusal of newly seated Branch County Circuit Judge Zach Stempien...

Last week, eight people from Southwest Michigan were charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and other related charges, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Michigan.