Kalamazoo MI

UNION TWP. MI — A June 29 deadline for low-cost federal disaster loans is approaching, Brian Beard from the Small Business Administration outlined to the Branch County Commission on Thursday, May 7. Residents, renters, businesses, and nonprofits impacted by the March 6 EF-3 tornado in Sherwood and Union townships can apply for SBA disaster loans with fixed interest rates from 2.875% to 8...

Four Kellogg Community College alumni were recognized for their achievements and contributions during the college's annual Outstanding Bruin Awards ceremony April 28. Awarded annually, the 2026 KCC Alumni Awards recognize the recipients’ achievements in their professional field, service or enrichment to their community and support for KCC while they were students and beyond, according to a community announcement. Recipients must have earned at least...

BATTLE CREEK, MI -- Motorists traveling through Battle Creek should prepare for nighttime disruptions on eastbound I-94 as the Michigan Department of Transportation installs bridge beams for a new overpass. The work, scheduled from Monday, May 11, through Wednesday, May 13, involves setting beams for the Michigan Avenue bridge over...

KALAMAZOO, MI — The countdown is on for Michigan’s high school softball state tournament. Check out the entirety of the Kalamazoo-area’s district matchups and schedules below. DIVISION 1. DISTRICT 9 AT LOY NORRIX. QUARTERFINALS (MAY 26) Portage Central (14-7) vs. Mattawan (6-11), 4:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (MAY 30)

KALAMAZOO, MI — Running a storefront business can be one of the hardest jobs. You handle inventory, staffing, margins, marketing, customer expectations — and you also worry about the economy and online competitors. Expert help will be available for business owners in Southwest Michigan starting next Tuesday, May...

Kalamazoo's Delta Hotels Marriott will host the first Michigan Retro Gaming Expo, celebrating classics like PACMAN and modern favorites, with fun activities and a friendly community vibe this August.

Albion City Council voted Monday to accept the $1 transfer of the fire-damaged building at 100 S. Superior Street, taking ownership of the long-vacant downtown property just one day before a deadline that would have cleared the way for demolition. City Manager Sheryl Theriot, in a letter to the Albion City Council and Calhoun County Land Bank Authority ahead of the vote...

A growing movement encouraging eco-friendly lawn care practices that help bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators thrive is sweeping across Michigan.

CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 49-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a motorcycle Friday afternoon in Charleston Township, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. The woman was hit while riding a bicycle on East Michigan Avenue near South 46th Street just before 12:30 p.m.,...

BATTLE CREEK, MI -- Binder Park Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a Linne’s two-toed sloth baby, the first birth of its kind at the facility in nearly 25 years. The baby sloth was born March 3 to parents Thea, 17, and Chip, 26. Staff discovered Thea’s pregnancy during...