Kalamazoo MI

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As Northside encampment is cleared, residents feel ‘damned if you do, damned if you...

KALAMAZOO, MI –– Walter Anderson II has been unhoused for around 10 years, but has lived on the Northside for decades. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Anderson could be seen helping friends pack their belongings during a mandated “removal” of an encampment on North Edwards Street. “It’s...
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Kellogg Community College ranks among nation’s best

Kellogg Community College has been ranked the second-best community college in Michigan and No. 17 nationally in WalletHub’s latest comparison of community colleges, placing the Battle Creek institution among the top 2.8% of schools evaluated nationwide. The ranking, released Aug. 11, highlights Kellogg Community Colle
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Plan for laundromat with drive-thru moves forward in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI — A Kalamazoo city board approved a special request for a proposed laundromat featuring a drive-thru window. The Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved the variance for 4423 West KL Ave. during its meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13. Applicant IMR Realty requested the variance to allow...
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Body of missing teenager recovered by search crews in Gun Lake

YANKEE SPRINGS TWP., Mich. — The body of a missing teenager who went underwater at Gun Lake has been recovered, according to Michigan State Police. The 16 year old was last seen last Wednesday, as previously reported. Local: Kalamazoo removes homeless encampment from city's northside. News Channel 3 crews...
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Michigan approves earn a second buck pilot program for five counties

Hunters in some counties may be a part of the “Earn a Second Buck” pilot program when the one buck rule takes over in 2027.
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‘Really happy kid’: Family remembers 19-year-old killed in Portage shooting

A family is calling for justice after their 19-year-old son was shot and killed near a party in Portage earlier in August.
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Police discover body at Kalamazoo park

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety recovered a body at Spring Valley Park Aug. 7 according to Public Information Officer Zach Hamelton. Hamelton was not able to share additional information, directing questions to Michigan State Police (MSP). Detectives believe it was a suicide, according to MSP Public Informati
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Bell’s Brewery Holds A Quiet Title: Oldest Craft Brewer East Of Boulder, Colorado

Kalamazoo once shipped celery across the country under the tagline fresh as dew from Kalamazoo. It sounds like a novelty now, but the region was once the celery capital of the world.
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Resources available for those removed from Edwards Street homeless encampment

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo has officially removed a large homeless encampment on North Edwards Street, citing right-of-way enforcement. Now, those removed from the encampment are looking for a place to go. There are several resources they can access to find short-term housing that can potentially transiti
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Michigan’s Earn a Second Buck program approved with geographic limits

Michigan will roll out its new “one buck rule” alongside a pilot program to earn a second buck in 2027. The pilot was approved Wednesday by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission. An amendment to the program will limit the second buck harvest to the pilot areas: Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Barry, Ingham and Lapeer countie

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