Kalamazoo MI

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PHOTOS: Endangered butterflies released at Fort Custer as part of conservation effort

AUGUSTA, Mich. — More than 100 endangered "Mitchell's Satyr" butterflies have been released within the Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta. It's the first time a military installation has reintroduced a federally-endangered species that had previously removed from the site. More environment: Kalamazoo roadside tree
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See viral moment a school bus drove full speed through an RV at Kalamazoo...

The grand finale of Kalamazoo Speedway's "Night of Destruction" sent the crowd into a frenzy.
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Staying safe in the heat: Doctor shares warning signs of heat illness

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Temperatures are climbing across West Michigan this week, and with the Fourth of July holiday and summer vacation in full swing, many people are spending time outdoors. Whether it’s cooling off at the pool, taking a bike ride or stopping for ice cream, Dr. Mark Miller,...
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Changes made to the home of the Battle Creek Battle Jacks

The home of the Battle Creek Battle Jacks has a few new changes.
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Brutal heat and humidity continue through Thursday

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Feels like temperatures are currently surging in the triple digits. As of this moment, it feels like 100 degrees or hotter in Dowagiac, Three Rivers, Coldwater, Allegan, and Ionia. Unfortunately, we have two more sweat-fests lined up for West Michigan. Feels like temperatures are projected as...
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OutFront Kalamazoo hosting first Black Pride festival

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The first Black Pride festival in Kalamazoo will be held at the end of the summer, OutFront Kalamazoo says. It is happening Aug. 29 in Bates Alley, which is in downtown Kalamazoo, between Edwards and Portage streets near E Michigan Avenue. Bates Alley businesses, local entertainers and vendors
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Citywide brush collection in Sturgis begins July 6

Three weeks after a storm socked St. Joseph County, work continues to clear trees and limbs in Sturgis. Beginning July 6, city crews will begin an organized brush pickup throughout the city. Collection will take place in quadrants, roughly in this order:. North of U.S. 12, east of North Nottawa...
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Car crashes into Plainwell Ice Cream as heat wave hits Michigan

PLAINWELL, MI — An ice cream shop was forced to close temporarily after a car crashed into it. On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 30, car crashed into the side of Plainwell Ice Cream, 621 E. Bridge St., owner David Gaylord owner said. The ice cream shop will be...
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Kalamazoo roadside tree project may be scaled back amid safety debate, limits and pushback

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Opposition to the Kalamazoo County Road Commission’s roadside tree removal project continued to grow Tuesday as residents packed another public meeting. Residents were urging commissioners to scale back plans they say would remove thousands of mature trees while presenting new research challenging th
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Group looks to put health care initiative on the November ballot in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – An advocacy group that says it’s “fed up with a lack of access to healthcare and skyrocketing costs” plans to deliver boxes of signatures to the Kalamazoo City Clerk Wednesday to place a local health care initiative on the November ballot.

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