Kalamazoo MI

BATTLE CREEK, MI — Since 2022, Clark Logic has constructed more than 2 million square feet of industrial space in Southwest Michigan. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Portage-based company broke ground on a project that will add another 252,000 square feet of space along the I-94 corridor. The project...

Six Kalamazoo parks now offer free WiFi access to residents, part of the city's digital advancement efforts that recently earned recognition.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Hundreds of community members showed up to Housing Resources Incorporated (HRI) on Wednesday for Project Connect. The free, one-day event, hosted by HRI, connected people to vital resources through the support of dozens of local organizations. Beyond a warm meal, community members had access to...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Thanksgiving is a little over one week away, and it’s coming at a difficult time for some families. This year, the holiday follows weeks of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) delays and uncertainty caused by the federal government shutdown. One Kalamazoo restaurant, known as Josie’s...

Kalamazoo is working to organize a shelter program for people who are homeless this winter. Combined, the city and Kalamazoo county are putting about $700,000 toward the shelters. Andrea Tramel is the development director for Ministry with Community, a nonprofit daytime shelter and resource center working on the...

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) has released information about the investigation into the November 4, 2024, homicide of Paris Powe. On November 18, 2025, Norris Deshane Baker, 35, was arraigned on several charges. These include five counts of felony firearm, assault with intent to murder, two counts...

Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation said FBI personnel were present in Berrien County and the city of Portage Wednesday, conducting non-immigration-related law enforcement operations. FBI spokesperson Jordan Hall of the FBI's Detroit field office confirmed in a statement sent by text that FBI personnel...

The future for Michigan News Agency, an iconic Kalamazoo bookstore, is open-ended but will honor the legacy of its late owner, says a member of the venture firm that took ownership of the store earlier this year.

The city of Kalamazoo has committed $300,000 to help fund $700,000 in winter homeless shelter programming being spearheaded by three area nonprofits. News about the initiative, coming out of this week’s city council meeting, is one of five “must-read” stories from MLive not to miss this Wednesday.

We grew up being taught to respect our elders, but when our elders walk into Nelson Hardware in Portage and shake their pant leg to drop out a turd on the floor and then walk away, it’s hard to have respect for somebody like that. Unbelievably, that is exactly...