Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Editor's note: Anyone experiencing an emergency that can't connect to 911 should call (269) 488-8911, the non-emergency dispatch line. A Spectrum phone outage Thursday morning may prevent some people from calling 911 and 988. Kalamazoo County Dispatch Authority (KCDA) officials said Charter Co

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Weight loss drugs available to Kalamazoo County employees could be cut from coverage as leaders work to finalize the 2027 healthcare plan. The county is now spending more than $1.5 million a year on anti-obesity GLP-1s for employees, making up 20% of all prescription costs. Rising...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Gobles man will spend nearly two years in federal prison for helping sell unapproved drugs imported from China, including some used for weight loss. Brandon Piper, 35, helped carry out a scheme that brought unapproved, misbranded prescription drugs into the United States with the intent to defra

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — UPDATE: As of 5:05 p.m., both lanes of westbound I-94 have reopened, according to MDOT. Two lanes of I-94 in Kalamazoo County are blocked off while crews work to put out a vehicle fire Thursday afternoon, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The...

Penny Hart, a member of TOPS Chapter 1660 in Battle Creek, was crowned State Queen for Michigan at a special event. TOPS, which stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly, recently held its State Recognition Days in Port Huron, which was attended by more than 500 people. The nonprofit organization holds...

Michigan summers are made for slow mornings, open windows, the smell of fresh coffee, and if you’re lucky, a donut that makes the whole day feel lighter. The state has quietly developed a rich donut culture, from quirky roadside institutions in small towns to creative urban bakeries that draw lines around the block.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo completed its inspection of Lilac Hills apartments and says it found code violations, though none are considered immediate health or safety hazards. For some, living there, that assessment is hard to square with conditions they believe have become unlivable. “There’s so much...

Academics and special guests gathered at the Shepard House on Riverside Drive in Battle Creek to commemorate to unveiling of a Michigan Historical Marker honoring the city’s first schoolteacher on July 11. The house was built by Warren Shepard who left his hometown of Aurora, N.Y. in the early...

KALAMAZOO, MI — The free, week-long Sounds of the Zoo music festival is back for another go-round. The genre-spanning festival, featuring the likes of Mark Lavengood, Grace Theisen, Myron Elkins, Yellowhouse, Desmond Jones and The Go Rounds, will feature 40-plus bands spread across eight venues from Sept. 21 through Se

A Western Michigan University history professor has concerns about the university’s plan to sell and move, or possibly knock down a historic building on East Campus. Kalamazooans are criticizing the plan on social media, and local historians are noting the value they see in the house. And while Western...