Kalamazoo Arena Project Faces Backlash Over Community Needs
In downtown Kalamazoo, a new arena is stirring up strong feelings, as locals grapple with the price tag and its impact on community funds.
Pedestrian ‘scramble’ crossing will stop traffic at busy Kalamazoo intersection
KALAMAZOO, MI — A vibrant, floral mural splashed across Portage Street in the Edison Neighborhood is the focal point of a new pedestrian crossing system. The mural at Portage Street and Washington Avenue denotes a new traffic signal pattern at the intersection called a “pedestrian scramble.”. With the...
Bullets struck a Kalamazoo commissioner’s home. She’s calling on the city to do more.
KALAMAZOO, MI — A Kalamazoo city commissioner’s home was hit by three bullets in the early hours of Friday, Aug. 15. One shattered a window in Stephanie Hoffman’s living room and hit a water filter in her kitchen, destroying it. Another went through her garage. A third...
Illinois man sentenced more than 30 years after Alton shooting
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - An Illinois man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, after pleading guilty to charges of attempted murder in a shooting from more than three decades ago. The Illinois State’s Attorney’s Office said 54-year-old Robert D. Mason was originally charged in the shooting...
Gov. Whitmer Announces 196 New Jobs Coming to Kalamazoo, Kent, and Kalkaska Counties
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced three business expansions in Kalamazoo, Kent and Kalkaska counties. In total, over $31 million in capital investment and the creation of nearly 200 new jobs. ProTec Panel and Truss is expanding in Battle Creek, investing $3 million and creating 50 new jobs....
Former Sam’s Joint Site in Plainwell Draws Haunting Allegations
Remember Sam’s Joint in Plainwell? Locals say it’s haunted and its eerie past runs deeper than the ranch dressing and ribs we all loved.
Free student meal program at risk amid state budget battle
MATTAWAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A state program that reimburses schools for providing all students free meals could expend all its funding by Sept. 30 if a new state budget is not approved by then. Many districts are bracing parents for an uncertain future. Since the fall of 2023, Michigan...
Story Beat: Circle of support with Safe Families
It is common knowledge that our foster care system is overwhelmed. Too many children fall through the cracks. Sometimes a parent only needs help for a day, or a week or three. It is in those in-between spaces that nonprofit organizations like Safe Families for Children can help. Kari Nobel is Community & Church...
LEGO artist convention visits Michigan for first time
Vote for your favorite LEGO display at the first-ever BrickUniverse LEGO Fan Event in Michigan at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center.
No one hurt in Battle Creek shooting, police say
The rear window of an SUV was shot out during a shooting in Battle Creek Wednesday but no one was hurt, police said.
