Kalamazoo MI

A small, single-engine bush-style plane flipped over yesterday at Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, resulting in one person being hospitalized with head lacerations. The two occupants evacuated the aircraft before first responders arrived, according to WSBT. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Michigan's Court of Appeals has sent a Battle Creek man's rape and murder case back to Calhoun County Circuit Court for more information and explanation on why his chance to be resentenced was denied. Jason Symonds was accused of sexually assaulting and killing 5-year-old Nicole...

In a heartfelt farewell, a beloved barbecue joint is closing its doors, leaving behind cherished memories and mouthwatering meals that brought the community together.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday travel became a nightmare in West Michigan as roads turned ice overnight. In Urbandale, Mich., traffic stood still as tires spun on Morgan Road. Weather: Thanksgiving snow, slick roads contribute to crashes across West Michigan. Shannon Kramer with Birds and Beaks Rescue and Rehab out...

If you search "Kalamazoo" on Spotify, dozens of songs will pop up. Some of them are covers of Glenn Miller's 1940s smash hit "(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo". But many of them are original tunes featuring a mention of the southwest Michigan city. And virtually none of those artists are from Michigan.

Over a hundred passengers were safely evacuated from an Amtrak train on Thanksgiving night after it lost engine power due to severe winter weather near the city of Marshall.

Paramedic Nathan Pewoski of Battle Creek was recently named a 2025 LifeCare Ambulance Star of Life recipient along with PACE Coordinator Kathleen Arthur, who is from the Kalamazoo area. LifeCare is the nonprofit EMS provider for all or parts of Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties. The...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Kalamazoo County’s three most dangerous intersections in 2024 were all on the same road. That road is Drake Road, along the border of Kalamazoo and Oshtemo Township. The most crashes occurred at Drake Road and West KL Avenue with 30. That was followed by...

Atop a 230-foot sand dune in Michigan sits a strange white dome with a secret Cold War past. When the Soviets tested their first atomic bomb in 1949, America got scared fast. The Air Force built the Saugatuck Gap Filler Radar Station in 1958 to watch for Soviet bombers sneaking low over Lake Michigan toward Chicago.

BATTLE CREEK, MI – Six weeks after Italian candymaker Ferrero finalized its purchase of the W.K. Kellogg Co., the mood at a Battle Creek economic forum was one of cautious optimism. “We’ve been preparing for change, and we’re going to continue that momentum,” said Joe Sobieralski, head of Battle...