Kalamazoo MI

WEST MICHIGAN — Thousands are currently without power in West Michigan. Right now, roughly 543 outages are affecting over 38,739 Consumers Energy customers statewide, according to their outage map. This is up from around 20,500 customers being without power at 8 a.m. Thursday. Recovery: Local uses canoe to clear...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A chain-link fence surrounds the site where a favorite downtown bar and grill once was. Decades of food, drinks, friends and fun are now memories, as Harvey’s on the Mall, a favorite bar and grill and a fixture for decades at 416 S. Burdick St., was demolished.

Environmental Health services from the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency will return to St. Joseph County beginning Monday, March 16. Services were moved out of the Three Rivers location following the March 6 tornado. Take a look: Unconfirmed tornado causes significant damage in Three Rivers ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Local organizers have announced there will be a third "No Kings" rally happening in Kalamazoo on March 28. The rally, coordinated by Indivisible Greater Kalamazoo (IGK), will take place that Saturday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. along North Drake Road between KL Avenue and West Main Street, according to...

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — Stryker, a major U.S. medical equipment company, said a cyberattack disrupted its global networks Wednesday. “We have no indication of ransomware or malware and believe the incident is contained. Our teams are working rapidly to understand the impact of the attack on our systems,” Stryker said...

THREE RIVERS, Mich. — Cleanup efforts continue across Three Rivers five days after an EF-2 tornado tore through the city, damaging homes, businesses and churches and leaving residents with a long road to recovery. Along East Michigan Avenue and in nearby neighborhoods, piles of debris now line the curbs...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — We're gearing up for an active weather pattern here in West Michigan, one that includes a mixed bag of precipitation and plenty of wind. In West Michigan, Friday begins with some wet snowflakes or a rain/snow mix. This is thanks to an incoming clipper system set to move across Northern Michigan...

THREE RIVERS, Mich. — A Navy veteran in Three Rivers is receiving help from fellow veterans to rebuild his home after a tornado ravaged Three Rivers last week, leaving significant damage. Joe Stevenson, a local musician, credits a flyer he was distributing around town to promote his music as...

Three Rivers, Mich. (WKBN) — An EF-2 tornado ripped through southern Michigan last Friday, killing at least 4 people and displacing several others. A Valley man traveled to the Mitten State to help with relief efforts. Michael Young of Berlin Center shared photos with First News of the damage....

Tim Jones has lived in Kalamazoo’s Eastside neighborhood for 25 years. He’s watched businesses move away, leaving vacant buildings and blighted properties. “Really, the Eastside has been struggling,” said Jones, 56. “And that’s a bad thing when you look at all of the other areas where the city is spending money, like...