Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The redevelopment of two brownfield sites near downtown Kalamazoo means formerly contaminated sites are becoming housing and mixed-use developments. “For every dollar in state money that we put into it, it generates about 45 dollars on average in private investment. It’s one of the best things you...

The St. Joseph County Council has approved the rezoning of nearly 70 acres of farmland for industrial use east of New Carlisle, making way for utilities and possibly more development near the area’s industrial growth. The site is bounded by Fillmore Road to the north, Larrison Road to the...

Deputies say they arrested a suspect after a store in Springfield was broken into.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For many in West Michigan, summer means time to get outside and enjoy warm air and sunshine, two things in short supply during our long winters. But spending time in the sun can be dangerous, even deadly. The day before Thanksgiving last year, I was diagnosed...

BANGOR TWP, MI — Police are looking for the culprit who perpetrated a brazen bank robbery in Bangor Township. At 12:23 p.m. Monday, July 14, Bay County Central Dispatchers relayed a masked man entered the Independent Bank at 745 N. Euclid Ave. The man brandished a pistol and demanded cash, dispatchers said.

BANGOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are looking for a suspect after a bank robbery in Bay County on Monday afternoon. The incident happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. at the Independent Bank location in the 700 block of Euclid Ave. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, a masked man...

Battle Creek is the birthplace of breakfast cereal and is famously known as "Cereal City, USA." Kellogg’s has changed ownership again, this time to an Italian chocolate maker. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes were originally invented as part of a vegetarian diet for patients at Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1894 by...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A man has been charged in connection to an argument that allegedly led to a fatal shooting in Battle Creek last week. Terron Stephenson, 36, was arraigned Thursday on the following, according to court documents obtained by News Channel 3:. Open murder statutory short form.

KALAMAZOO, MI — Jimmy John’s is serving fresh sandwiches and wraps at a new location on Stadium Drive. The “freaky fast” restaurant at 4206 Stadium Drive opened Friday, July 11, a manager said when reached via phone call. Space inside is limited — there are two...

BATTLE CREEK, MI — One teen was killed and another was injured after being ejected during a crash, police said. Around 1:10 a.m. Monday, July 14, police were called to the scene of a rollover crash on Irving Park Drive near Parkway Drive. If you purchase a product or...