Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, MI — After months of construction, families with children now have a place to shelter and sleep safely. The Landing Place, 1912 E. Kilgore Service Rd., is now open after years of planning and work to convert a former hotel into the county-owned shelter for homeless families with children.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo authorities are searching for a 21-year-old man charged with open murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Jan. 25. Dakwon Antwon Cornell Johnson faces charges of open murder and felony firearm, authorized by the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office on Jan. 27. Johnson is...

On the morning of April 23, Scotland resident Ian Catterall was walking his dog Rany along a beach in Ayr, Scotland, when he saw a photo on the ground of four individuals standing outside a home. When he flipped it over, the back indicated that it was taken on July 20, 1970, at Lyle Leonard’s house in Paw Paw, “20 miles from Kalamazoo, Michigan...

Instead, the road will be converted into a green space to resolve the long-standing safety hazard.

A group of members of the People's Food Co-op of Kalamazoo announced that they have filed a complaint in court against the group's board of directors.

The video game all-nighters finally paid off. Carson Hocevar had no interest in an early bedtime Sunday, April 26. The 23-year-old Portage native wanted to soak in every second after winning his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. What did those seconds entail?. He hung out his...

Four Kalamazoo residents are in custody after more than 400 grams of crystal methamphetamine were recovered during a traffic stop in Allegan County this past week. On April 22, detectives with the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET), in partnership with the Mid-Michigan Investigative Narcotics Team (MINT), conducted a narcotics trafficking investigation in Allegan and Kalamazoo Counties.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made low interest federal disaster loans available for those affected by the March 6 tornadoes. Loans are available for businesses, nonprofits, and residents affected by the tornadoes. The SBA also issued a disaster declaration Monday after a request was made by Governor Gretchen...

A fire Thursday afternoon, April 23, destroyed a Gobles home, located on the corner of Vine and West Exchange streets. Gobles-Pine Grove and Bloomindale fire departments battled the 3:10 p.m. blaze. Paw Paw Fire Department was dispatched at 3:18 p.m. and cleared at 6:05 p.m., according to Paw Paw Fire Chief Kye Richardson. Gobles remained at the scene and cleared...

BANGOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A Bangor Township school board is facing criticism after two students were questioned by a district-hired attorney without their parents being notified. The controversy began in October when Melissa Gary discovered her daughter, Emerson Jurek, a freshman at Bangor John Glenn High School, and another...