Kalamazoo MI

GALESBURG, Mich. — A stolen license plate resulted in two chases and a man getting arrested in Galesburg, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. At 12:38 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office found a car displaying a stolen license plate and tried to stop the driver as they pulled into the Harding's parking lot.

MATTAWAN – On May 5, Mattawan Consolidated School will ask voters to renew its Non-Homestead Operating Millage for another four-year term. The millage rate is currently 19.4227, with the maximum being levied at any point is 18 mills. The district last renewed this millage in August 2022 for a...

SARAH WATSON – Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill. Davenport’s new fire chief, Jeff VanderWiere, was briefly suspended in 2009 as a sergeant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for punching a handcuffed teen in the face multiple times after the teen spit on him. That incident was not disclosed...

OTSEGO, Mich. — An Otsego man recalled the moment a tornado touched down near his home, saying it was an experience like no other. Brynn Baptiste said he'd been sleeping when his wife woke him up as the tornado sirens started. He listened to the wind outside and heard the sirens stop—and that's when the wind really started to pick up, he said.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed two tornadoes touched down in West Michigan overnight. The tornadoes were part of a powerful line of storms that rolled through Tuesday evening. The hours-long storms caused strong winds, heavy rainfall and golf ball-sized hail in a widespread swath of West Michigan.

A Barry County man was arrested Sunday in Wisconsin after allegedly stealing an ambulance and leading police on a car chase, officials said. The Green County, Wisc., Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that it arrested Shannon Szukala, 43, of Middleville, and is seeking charges of operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, fleeing and eluding police, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.

Trees were uprooted and power lines were down Wednesday morning after thunderstorms moved through West Michigan overnight, bringing heavy rain, high winds and multiple tornadoes.

April 25th is National Hairstylist Appreciation Day, and locals can nominate their favorite stylists for the 2026 poll, celebrating the artists who boost our confidence and brighten our days.

Healthcare and science jobs are picking up again in St. Joseph County, with openings from local clinics to major employers. Here are a few solid options if you’re ready for a new role in the medical or lab field.

KALAMAZOO, MI — Construction will start soon on a 48-unit affordable housing development for people in drug recovery. Local and state official gathered to break ground at 333 E. Alcott St. where the complex will be constructed, on Tuesday, April 14. The building is located on a former brownfield site and is in close proximity to the Kalamazoo County Health Department, Kalamazoo County Community...