Squirrel causes temporary power outage at WWMT, interrupting broadcasts
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — News Channel 3 was off the air for some time on Saturday, and a fuzzy creature was determined to be the culprit. According to Consumers Energy spokesperson Matt Johnson, a squirrel caused the outage affecting WWMT and a few other customers. The situation has since been...
No cell bell to bell: Northern joins the rest of the district in establishing...
On the first day of school, students received the news of Portage Northern High School’s new phone policy: no cell bell to bell, a rule that had already been in place at Portage Central High School for the past year and that had also been in place at the middle schools for even longer. The policy requires students to...
Former MI Fire Chief Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Termination Suit
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A settlement agreement has been reached in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Kalamazoo Township Fire Chief David Obreiter. Obreiter issued a joint news release with the township and former Township Manager Dexter Mitchell on Thursday, Sept. 4, announcing the parties had reached a...
Kalamazoo educators file unfair labor practice complaint against KRESA
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Classes have begun at Kalamazoo’s brand new Career Connect Campus, but educators there are working without a contract in place. The Kalamazoo Career Technical Education Association, the union representing educators at the Career Connect Campus, has accused the Kalamazoo Regional Education Service...
The 1929 Murder Of Etta Fairchild In Kalamazoo’s Dark History
A chilling tale from 1929 reveals how fear can twist the hearts of neighbors into something unrecognizable. This is a story that lingers in the shadows of Kalamazoo.
New Cookie Shop In Kalamazoo Kzoo Cream
She was making and selling cookies out of her home or at the Farmer's Market for years before noticing that she was selling out of cookies weekly and needed to make a change
51-year-old Michigan man missing for 6 days, last seen entering eastern UP forest
GULLIVER, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — A 51-year-old man possibly experiencing a mental health crisis has been reported missing by his family in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Timothy Lawrence, 51, of Augusta, MI, was last seen in Gulliver where he abandoned his grey Buick on Saturday, Aug. 30. In a phone...
‘You can’t live like this’: Decay, rodents plague Kalamazoo trailer park
KALAMAZOO, MI — Residents at Milwood Estates mobile home park kept buckets outside their front door this week. They were collecting rain water so they could flush their toilets. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation....
Police arrest 24-year-old man for stealing from Kalamazoo business
KALAMAZOO, MI - Deputies with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Cooper Market Friday evening for a report of a break-in after business hours. When deputies arrived at 11:16 p.m. Sept. 5, they found the suspect had used a brick to shatter the glass front door and made entry into the store at...
2,000 Kalamazoo-area homes will be without power during planned outage
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — About 2,000 Kalamazoo-area homes will be without power beginning at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. The scheduled outage will allow for substation maintenance in the area between U.S. 131 and Douglas Avenue, per a press release. The yellow areas on the map, below, are...
