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Families pass Memorial Day traditions across generations at Kalamazoo parade

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The unofficial start of summer brought family and friends together Monday as the Rotary Club of Kalamazoo Sunrise and Charlie’s P.L.A.C.E. hosted a Memorial Day parade through downtown Kalamazoo. The parade began at 10 a.m. on West Michigan Avenue and followed its traditional route, ending...
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Fort Custer National Cemetery remembers 250 years of American sacrifice

AUGUSTA, Mich. — Two hundred and fifty years of sacrifice, remembered in a single day. Hundreds came to Fort Custer National Cemetery for Memorial Day weekend on Sunday as America celebrates another milestone as a country. Both veterans and civilians gathered under tents and umbrellas Sunday for the 2026...
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Kalamazoo’s top young speller heads to Scripps National Spelling Bee

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Bags are packed, flights are booked and fifth grader Heron Bothwell is gearing up to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Heron will be representing Kalamazoo at the competition held in Washington, D.C. this week. The preliminary round begins on Tuesday, May 26. Heron won the...
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Railroad work shuts down key stretch of McCamly Street South

A section of McCamly Street South in Battle Creek will close temporarily starting May 26 while crews repair railroad tracks in the area, according to a community announcement. The work will be completed by US Trackworks, LLC, a Michigan-based railroad construction company, and will require closing McCamly Street South
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Chase leads to drug bust, husband accused of killing wife and community support for...

A Kalamazoo man suspected of being one of the biggest dealers in Southwest Michigan was arrested last week in Berrien County. Plus, a man has been arrested on preliminary murder charges after investigators say he shot his wife in Elkhart County and communities across Michiana are rallying to support a LaPorte County de
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Michigan Officer Catches Baby Thrown From Burning Building in Viral Bodycam Video: ‘Throw Me...

A police officer in Michigan is being hailed as a hero after bodycam video shows him positioning himself under a second-story window of a burning building, telling a mother who was trapped inside to throw her baby down to him, and then catching the infant. The footage, released by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Saf
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Best Weather in the USA Today Runs From Olathe Kansas Through Kalamazoo and Lansing...

OLATHE, KANSAS — The finest weather in the entire country today is concentrated along a beautiful corridor stretching from Olathe, Kansas northeastward through Kalamazoo, Michigan and up to Lansing, Michigan, according to the Ryan Hall Y’all Nice Weather Outlook updated at 6:31 AM ET on Monday May 25, 2026.
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50 pounds of meth seized in drug bust; Kalamazoo man arrested

Authorities say a major narcotics trafficker is in custody following a months-long investigation that culminated in a high-speed chase, a manhunt, and the seizure of 50 pounds of crystal meth.
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Kellogg Community College honors student artists with $4K in awards

Kellogg Community College honored dozens of student artists with nearly $4,000 in awards and scholarships during an April 17 ceremony recognizing work from the College’s annual Student Art Exhibit, according to a community announcement. The exhibit showcased 169 works by 66 student artists and was on display April 15 t
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Church honors veterans lost to suicide ahead of memorial day in Parchment

PARCHMENT, Mich. — A church honored veterans at their Sunday service ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day | Volunteers place thousands of flags on graves of veterans at Fort Custer National Cemetery. To raise awareness about the rate of veterans who die by suicide every day, Parchment United Methodist...

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