Kalamazoo MI

A Portage family said they went more than a week without heat in below-freezing temperatures after their propane provider failed to refill their tank when promised, leaving their home colder than the outdoors.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) A federal lawsuit has been filed against the county and two members of the sheriff’s office by one of seven Kalamazoo County Jail inmates who were left unattended in a transport van for nearly two hours in May 2025. The suit filed in the Western...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Complaints about delayed mail are piling up across Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan, with some people reporting days, and even weeks, at a time without delivery. One Kalamazoo business impacted by the delays told News Channel 3 that the issue has been affecting critical invoices and rent...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portage, MI – The Portage Department of Public Safety reports that police and fire crews are currently on scene of a personal injury accident on Shaver Road between Oakland Drive and Vanderbilt Avenue....

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County has big construction plans, beyond what they are doing to solve the housing crisis, and some of those plans are already drawing fire. The county board recently got a look at a facilities master plan commissioned from a local architectural firm that...

Late 19th century African-American Kalamazoo builder Albert White will be honored on Friday with the unvieling of a bust at the Kalamazoo Public Library’s downtown branch. According to a KPL page, White was born in Canton, Indiana, the son of freed slaves who, according to family legend, had walked from South...

Back in West Michigan after a whirlwind few years that took him from a welding shop in Otsego, to opening for legends like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, Americana songwriter Myron Elkins has come home with a clearer sense of who he is, where his music belongs, and how he wants to make it.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A lawsuit against Kalamazoo Public Schools filed by a former administrator has been dismissed with prejudice. Jim English, former assistant superintendent of finance and operations, was fired in December 2022 following the resignation of former Superintendent Rita Raichoudhuri. English sued the...

The family that franchised the location was able to keep it open for decades but are now no longer able to maintain operations.

SHERWOOD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance following a late-night burglary at the Sherwood Library on January 15, 2026. Authorities report that an unidentified individual broke into the facility around midnight and fled with several stolen items. This incident marks...