Kalamazoo Residents Can Use Insurance to Buy Groceries Locally
Kalamazoo shoppers are learning some insurance plans now cover groceries. After recent SNAP concerns, this benefit could help more Michigan families.
Fourth supermoon of the year illuminates our skies tonight and beyond
Kalamazoo, Michigan — Another Supermoon is set to dazzle our skies and cameras later this evening and right into Friday morning. The hope is lake effect cloud cover will cooperate and stay away. Fingers are crossed!. November brought us a Supermoon, and so did March and April earlier this...
Man from Tuesday night police standoff makes initial court appearance
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – We are learning more about the events Tuesday night that led to a police standoff in Sherwood Township. Matthew Wayne Callahan of Battle Creek faces felony charges after a standoff with Branch County Sheriff’s deputies in Sherwood Township on late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning.
Boil water advisory for addresses near Kalamazoo
Repairs to the water system have prompted a boil water advisory near Kalamazoo.
Michigan – Crime Alert: Battle Creek Man Arrested After Sherwood Township Standoff This Week
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Sherwood Township, MI – A Battle Creek man was taken into custody late Tuesday after a standoff with deputies in Sherwood Township, according to the Branch County Sheriff’s Office. The incident unfolded...
Kalamazoo’s 2026 budget proposal allocates $344M, residents invited to give feedback
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Kalamazoo residents will soon have the opportunity to share their thoughts on the city's proposed budget for 2026, which totals $344 million, marking an 11% decrease from the previous year's budget. The proposed budget reflects a nearly $45 million reduction, primarily due to changes in the...
Overturned semi closes lane on EB I-94 in Kalamazoo County, dispatch says
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A lane of eastbound I-94 in Kalamazoo County is closed after a semi-truck overturned of Wednesday night, according to the Kalamazoo County Dispatch Authority. It happened just west of the US-131 interchange around 11 p.m., dispatch said. The right lane is currently closed as a result.
Borgess ‘Tree of Love’ tradition to continue with Beacon Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI — A long-held Borgess tradition that began in 1985 to honor breast cancer patients and survivors will continue at Beacon Kalamazoo. The annual Tree of Love Lighting Ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Lawrence Education Center at Beacon Kalamazoo, 1521 Gull Road.
Bronson celebrates 13 years of advanced heart valve care
Bronson Methodist Hospital and Bronson Advanced Cardiac Healthcare are celebrating 13 years of performing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive procedure that has given hundreds of Southwest Michigan residents a new lease on life. Since launching the program in 2012, the hospital's heart...
Police await autopsy of Allegan County woman whose burned remains were found in Otsego
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan State Police (MSP) confirmed Tuesday that burned human remains discovered in Otsego Township belong to a missing woman they had been searching for. The burned remains are those of a 48-year-old Allegan County woman, according to state police. Family members of the woman contacted...

















