Branch County to directly benefit from latest MSP recruitment class
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan State Police (MSP) Marshall Post is receiving eight new troopers this summer as part of an unprecedented staffing influx aimed at restoring 24-hour patrols. The new personnel are part of a broader state law enforcement recruitment push to address critical manpower shortages across...
Woman killed in Oshtemo Township shooting
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide at the Colonial Manor Mobile Home Park in Oshtemo Township.
KDPS: Man charged with attempted murder in knife attacks
Police in Kalamazoo say a man has been arrested and is facing charges in three separate knife attacks, which sent a total of five people to the hospital.
Gas prices continue to fall into new work week
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The average price for a gallon of gas in Michigan is back under four-dollars a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says the price fell 14-cents in the past week to $3.96, that’s a quarter less than we were paying a month ago. In Branch County the...
Fireworks cause multiple fires in Kalamazoo, firefighters say
Kalamazoo firefighters say fireworks contributed to at least three of eight fires they were called to in a 12-hour period overnight Saturday into Sunday.
First responders in Kalamazoo called to 8 separate fires on July 4th
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to eight separate fires across the city during a busy 12-hour stretch over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Gov. Whitmer Announces Nearly 40 New Homes and Commercial Space Coming to Port Huron,...
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced three redevelopment projects receiving support from the bipartisan Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) program, creating new opportunities for housing and commercial space across the state. Mixed-use redevelopments will contribute housing and commercial space
TheBiKeWriTer | Wonderful people & creative thinking while on the road
JoJo Wilkins from Union City, MI, is the very definition of a Rotarian – Service before self. I’ve never seen a guy cut hair and work the phone like he did. JoJo let me sit in his third chair and cool my heels after a tough 95-degree day on the bike. Made it 37 miles from Richland, MI, to Union City. JoJo was trying to
Storms cause partial cancellations, delays for annual Field of Flight air show, festival
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Field of Flight, an annual air show and balloon festival that brings thousands of visitors to Battle Creek for fives days, did not go off without a hitch for the holiday weekend. The festival takes over the Battle Creek Executive Airport annually, this year scheduled...
Drug use suspected in crash that killed one woman, hurt two men in Barry...
BARRY COUNTY, Mich. — One person is dead and two are hurt after a crash that may have involved drug use on Sunday morning. Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers said a Ford Escape driven by a 23-year-old Lansing man headed west on M-37 near Fairview Drive in Rutland Township crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Jeep
