Armed standoff ends with arrest in Battle Creek
Battle Creek Police arrested a 76-year-old man on felony assault and weapons charges following an early morning incident in the 70 block of Grand Boulevard. Officers with the Battle Creek Police Department and LifeCare Ambulance responded to the area for a report of a man with a gun just before 2 a.m. Aug. 13. Officers
Person suspected of at least 12 Kalamazoo County beauty business break ins, burglaries
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Police are looking for someone they believe broke into at least 12 beauty businesses since June. Initial coverage | Surveillance video shows at least 2 Kalamazoo businesses hit in overnight break-ins In late July, a multi-agency investigation into a string of break-ins and thefts began, involving...
UPDATE: Portage police say missing 31-year-old woman found safe
Portage public safety officers are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 31-year-old woman last seen in Kalamazoo.
PHOTOS: Portage Central marching band prepares for 2026 ‘Prism’ program
PORTAGE, MI –– Days compound at band camp. That’s what Portage Central High School band director Bryan VanToll told his students after practice on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Portage Central marching band worked on their 2026 program’s opener throughout the late practice, wrapping up after 9 p.m.
Duncan Aviation Funds Technical Operations Professorship At WMU
The Duncan Aviation Family Trust has established the J. Robert Duncan Endowed Professorship of Technical Operations at Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation, marking the first endowed professorship in the college’s history. Named in honor of Duncan Aviation Chairman Emeritus Robert Duncan, the permanent fac
Student thrives after injury thanks to Mary Free Bed Kalamazoo
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you’re recovering from an injury, illness or surgery, Mary Free Bed’s outpatient therapy team in Kalamazoo is here to support your progress with clinical excellence and compassion. Julia and Grace from Mary Free Bed Kalamazoo and Gavin, a patient, join us today.
Portage to demolish home to make room for road reconstruction
PORTAGE, MI -- Portage city officials plan to demolish a home to make additional room for the ongoing reconstruction of Portage Road. But if there’s a feasible way for the home to be moved, the city may allow a private party to move the building. The Portage City Council...
Nonprofit Spotlight: Kalamazoo Animal Rescue
Editor’s Note: The Nonprofit Spotlight is NowKalamazoo’s collaboration with area nonprofits, providing space for them to highlight important work that might not be known to Kalamazoo County at large. Unlike NowKalamazoo’s published news stories, the information submitted does not go through an extensive editing process
Classic Auto Factory to anchor next chapter for historic Plainwell Paper Mill
After more than two decades of demolition, environmental cleanup and redevelopment planning, the former Plainwell Paper Mill appears poised for its most significant transformation since production ceased nearly 26 years ago. Classic Auto Factory, a DeKalb, Illinois-based classic automobile restoration and fabrication c
Kalamazoo Co. neighbors fight plan to cut down 8,000 trees along country roads
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Kalamazoo County neighbors in the southern portion of the county, near Schoolcraft and Vicksburg, organized against a proposal by the Kalamazoo County Road Commission to remove up to 8,000 trees along country roads. Their efforts helped cut that number in half. The road commission's plan,...

















