Kalamazoo MI

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety recovered a body at Spring Valley Park Aug. 7 according to Public Information Officer Zach Hamelton. Hamelton was not able to share additional information, directing questions to Michigan State Police (MSP). Detectives believe it was a suicide, according to MSP Public Informati

Kalamazoo once shipped celery across the country under the tagline fresh as dew from Kalamazoo. It sounds like a novelty now, but the region was once the celery capital of the world.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo has officially removed a large homeless encampment on North Edwards Street, citing right-of-way enforcement. Now, those removed from the encampment are looking for a place to go. There are several resources they can access to find short-term housing that can potentially transiti

Michigan will roll out its new “one buck rule” alongside a pilot program to earn a second buck in 2027. The pilot was approved Wednesday by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission. An amendment to the program will limit the second buck harvest to the pilot areas: Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Barry, Ingham and Lapeer countie

Residents of a Kalamazoo homeless encampment are scrambling after city officials ordered the removal of all tents and belongings by Thursday, Aug. 13, citing obstruction of the public right-of-way. The story on the removals is one of five top stories to kick off your day today. Kalamazoo plans ‘removals’ at...

KALAMAZOO, MI –– There’s a new burger and fries joint in town and it’s founded by a Kalamazoo native. Fifth Street Burger, located at 3023 Oakwood Drive in the Oakwood Plaza, opened July 27. The Arizona-based franchise isn’t “reinventing the wheel,” when it comes to the...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Volunteers handed out new tents and doughnuts as people packed up to vacate a homeless encampment on either side of North Edwards Street. About 72 hours earlier, police and city officials notified the people living in tents and makeshift shelters that they would have to leave by 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13

KALAMAZOO, MI — A man who seriously injured a Kalamazoo Township police officer during a shootout on March 27, 2025, now faces up to life in prison. Kenyun Robert Smith, 25, was found guilty Wednesday, Aug. 12, of assault with intent to murder, resisting and obstructing a police officer causing injury, being a felon in

Beloved Malias Taqueria is moving to a new location in Paw Paw-- but they're not going far! Details inside.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — One person is in custody Thursday following a shooting that hospitalized an 18-year-old boy Saturday. Previous | Battle Creek teen critically injured in weekend shooting, police say. Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) officers said surveillance video and "other evidence" led them to arresting a