Kalamazoo MI

The year 2025 was a great one for the City of Otsego!. We started with a few plans and ideas that we planned on tackling throughout the year, but as you could imagine, there were a few projects that were kind of thrust onto us that needed our immediate attention.

With Mother Nature delivering a one-two knockout punch of rain, ice and snow late Sunday night and Monday morning, Van Buren County Road Commission (VBCRC) crews began an early start Monday to their work week. The Road Commission said that although drivers began at 4 a.m., not all roads would be plowed prior to...

Regional gas prices are essentially unchanged last week at an average of $2.61 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, approximately the same as last week's price, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the Midwest region declined about 13 cents since last month. According to...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The last day of 2025 in West Michigan saw a return to snow showers as another fast-moving disturbance moved across the Mitten. Another 1-3" of accumulation is possible through midnight south of I-96. Along and north of that interstate, snow showers diminish rapidly during the evening, and should be...

A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. EST for snow showers until 7 p.m. EST for Mason, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent, Allegan, Barry, Van Buren and Kalamazoo counties.

For more than a decade, patrons of the Otsego District Library have been treated each winter to the annual early literacy fundraiser, which has transformed the library into immersive, storybook-inspired experiences featuring themes such as Charlotte’s Web, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Candyland. That...

In Battle Creek, a beloved Havanese named Reiko has gone missing, and the community is stepping up to help find her.

Brandi Joy Crawford-Johnson moved her family out of Kalamazoo after learning the noxious odors that often stung her eyes and affected her breathing came from hydrogen sulfide — a toxic gas. Now, she's suing on behalf of current residents for the city's failure to fix the problem, linked to...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — New construction is going up across Kalamazoo County, from public safety improvements and housing to entertainment venues and private clubs. Some projects will see completion in 2026. Others will mark the first of many years of construction. Here are 20 projects in and around Kalamazoo...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The housing market across West Michigan has slowed from pandemic-era highs, but local realtors say it has not fully shifted in buyers’ favor as 2026 begins. “It’s complicated,” Charlie Bradford, a realtor with Jaqua Realtors and a board member of the Greater Kalamazoo Association of...