Kalamazoo pays to put homeless individuals in hotel during severe cold snap
“They were in tears when we brought them in, just so grateful,” the program organizer said.
Planned Parenthood of Kalamazoo becomes first in Michigan to unionize
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Planned Parenthood – Kalamazoo Health Center is now the first Planned Parenthood site in West Michigan to officially unionize. Wednesday, the center's first union contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCU) 951 passed, according to officials....
46 years after woman vanished, renewed hope for answers
Investigators believe they’re one step closer to solving the disappearance of 28-year-old Joyce Fisher from Van Buren County nearly 50 years ago.
Truck hits coffee shop in Southwest Michigan, disrupting business
GALESBURG, MI — A truck ran into the exterior brick wall of a coffee shop, causing the business to close so the damage can be repaired. The crash happened around 7:55 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, near the intersection of East Michigan Avenue and East Battle Creek Street in...
Michigan school leader among 25 U.S. ‘superintendents to watch’
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Darrin Slade was named a “Superintendent to watch” for the 2024-25 school year. The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) recognizes 25 superintendents every year with less than five years of experience....
Allegan Co. Community Foundation Kicks Off Peanut Butter Drive
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 24, 2025) – One of the Allegan County Community Foundation’s signature initiatives gets under way on Friday. The annual Peanut Butter Drive runs through February 28th, as Foundation Executive Director Stephanie Calhoun and her staff look to collect...
No injuries after fire at East Vine Street and Skinner Drive
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — No one has been injured following a structure fire in Kalamazoo Friday evening. Fire crews and public safety officers were called to East Vine Street and Skinner Drive at 5:04 p.m., according to Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS). Local:Former...
Vicksburg father who went to work, found toddler dead in backseat last summer pleads...
VICKSBURG, Mich. — The father of a 3-year-old boy found dead in a car outside a Kalamazoo area grocery store in August 2024 entered a guilty plea on Tuesday. Chad Martin, 36, found his son in the car after he stopped at the Vicksburg Family Fare on Aug. 13, 2024. When...
KDPS investigating 32-year-old man’s death as homicide
After a man was found dead Thursday in Kalamazoo, police say they are investigating the death as a homicide.
WMed researchers make groundbreaking discovery into cause of common kidney disease
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A research team at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) has made a significant discovery. The team, led by Erik Larson, PhD, published results explaining how Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is caused, a...