Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI — Kalamazoo Township officials are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to remove Treasurer Sherine Miller from elected office. Kalamazoo Township’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously in support of a resolution to petition the governor on Friday, Feb. 20, citing “misconduct and willful neglect of duty.”

KALAMAZOO, MI — Nearly 45% of women over age 20 are living with some form of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association will host its Go Red for Women experience on Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, 100 W. Michigan Ave.

The Plainwell Department of Public Safety says a 13-year-old boy was taken into custody after using a splatter ball gun to shoot at students at Plainwell Middle School.

VICKSBURG, MI — The village of Vicksburg will host its first Pulp & Press Lit Arts Fest on April 24 and 25, bringing a two-day celebration of literary arts to the southern reaches of Kalamazoo County. New York Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt will headline the inaugural festival....

BATTLE CREEK, MI — It’ll take $30.5 million to turn a vacant Kmart site into a 5-acre hub for housing and child care in Battle Creek. The “Blue Light” project will add 80 apartments to 200 Capital Ave. in downtown Battle Creek, per a governor’s office press release.

BURR OAK TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – A report of a felony assault in Burr Oak Township led St. Joseph County Sheriff’s deputies to a major arrest Wednesday. Upon arriving at the 400 block of Burr Oak Road, investigators discovered a 20-year-old male fugitive hiding out at the residence. The situation escalated when...

PORTAGE, MI –– The new Zap Zone XL in Portage is offering a lot more than arcade games and family entertainment. Rocko’s Bar and Grill is located on the second floor of the 158,186-square-foot entertainment center at 6780 S. Westnedge Ave., inside The Crossroads mall. Set in...

Friday, February 20 marks the 10th anniversary of the 2016 mass shooting in which a Cooper Township man killed six people and wounded two others at three separate locations in Kalamazoo County. Those killed were Tyler Smith, 17, Richard Smith, 53,. Mary Jo Nye, 60, Mary Lou Nye, 62, Dorothy...

BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office says a member of its Road Patrol Division was taken into custody by the Battle Creek Police Department Wednesday following an investigation into an alleged domestic assault. The Sheriff’s Office says the deputy has since been arraigned...

Another day in the community, and a troubling story emerges about online threats that hit close to home for local students.