Lanes back open following vehicle fire on WB I-94 near Portage Road in Kalamazoo...
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — UPDATE: As of 5:05 p.m., both lanes of westbound I-94 have reopened, according to MDOT. Two lanes of I-94 in Kalamazoo County are blocked off while crews work to put out a vehicle fire Thursday afternoon, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The...
TOPS member crowned State Queen for Mich.
Penny Hart, a member of TOPS Chapter 1660 in Battle Creek, was crowned State Queen for Michigan at a special event. TOPS, which stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly, recently held its State Recognition Days in Port Huron, which was attended by more than 500 people. The nonprofit organization holds...
10 Michigan Donut Shops That Turned An Ordinary August Morning Into A Tradition
Michigan summers are made for slow mornings, open windows, the smell of fresh coffee, and if you’re lucky, a donut that makes the whole day feel lighter. The state has quietly developed a rich donut culture, from quirky roadside institutions in small towns to creative urban bakeries that draw lines around the block.
Residents concerned about lack of urgency after inspection of Lilac Hills
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo completed its inspection of Lilac Hills apartments and says it found code violations, though none are considered immediate health or safety hazards. For some, living there, that assessment is hard to square with conditions they believe have become unlivable. “There’s so much...
Historic Battle Creek home receives state marker
Academics and special guests gathered at the Shepard House on Riverside Drive in Battle Creek to commemorate to unveiling of a Michigan Historical Marker honoring the city’s first schoolteacher on July 11. The house was built by Warren Shepard who left his hometown of Aurora, N.Y. in the early...
Free, week-long Kalamazoo music festival returns this fall for 5th go-round
KALAMAZOO, MI — The free, week-long Sounds of the Zoo music festival is back for another go-round. The genre-spanning festival, featuring the likes of Mark Lavengood, Grace Theisen, Myron Elkins, Yellowhouse, Desmond Jones and The Go Rounds, will feature 40-plus bands spread across eight venues from Sept. 21 through Se
“Where’s the conversation?”: Concerns arise over WMU’s plans for the State Hospital Gatehouse
A Western Michigan University history professor has concerns about the university’s plan to sell and move, or possibly knock down a historic building on East Campus. Kalamazooans are criticizing the plan on social media, and local historians are noting the value they see in the house. And while Western...
Overnight break-in shatters door at Kalamazoo nail salon, causing thousands in damage
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo nail salon has reopened after an overnight break-in Wednesday morning left the business with a shattered door and thousands of dollars in damage. Catherine Huynh, owner of Catherine Nails, tells News Channel 3 that no one was hurt and nothing was stolen during the...
Battle Creek police investigate hotel stabbing
The Battle Creek Police Department is investigating a stabbing incident at a hotel on Beckley Road that occurred Tuesday, July 21. Subscribe: Follow this story. Subscribe to the Battle Creek Enquirer BCPD officers responded to a report of a male victim suffering from a stab wound around 6:30 a.m. Once on scene at the
Family remembers Vontavion Jackson, KDPS says shooting appears to be targeted
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Nearly two weeks after 21-year-old Vontavion Arquice Dajuan Jackson was shot and killed in Kalamazoo, his family is remembering the young father as someone who brought joy to everyone around him while investigators continue working to identify those responsible. According to the Kalamazoo Department
