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Planned power outage: 1,000 to lose power overnight near Kalamazoo this weekend

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- About 1,000 customers near Augusta Drive and I-94 in Galesburg will lose power temporarily while Consumers Energy upgrades substation equipment this weekend. The work will begin at 11 p.m. Saturday, May 30, and could last until 7 a.m. Sunday, May 31. The upgrades are designed to...
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Health advisory issued for Austin Lake in Portage after suspected harmful algal bloom

PORTAGE, Mich. — A public health advisory was issued Wednesday for Austin Lake in Portage. According to the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department, the advisory is due to a suspected harmful algal bloom, or HAB. Sampling performed Wednesday came back positive for microcystin, which is a variety...
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Councilman, audience member brawl at Hartford council meeting

The May 18th meeting of the Hartford City Council didn’t go as planned — on the agenda were several mundane items such as City Hall being closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 25; a Notice to Mow ordinance; and reminders about Juneteenth celebrations, and the June 12-14 Strawberry Festival. But instead, an elected counc
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Plainwell officials warn residents about fraudulent email scam

Officials are again warning residents and business owners to be on alert after another fraudulent email claiming to be from the City of Plainwell recently surfaced. According to the city, the scam email falsely claims to come from the Plainwell Planning Commission and attempts to collect payment for what it describes a
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Update: Jack In The Box Opening Delayed In Battle Creek

According to sources, the plan is to build five area restaurants across Southwest Michigan over the next few years.
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Chief: Bus with Wyoming students on board was ‘on the verge of tipping over’

A bus carrying students from a Wyoming charter school found itself on the edge of I-196 in Van Buren County Wednesday morning, "on the verge of tipping over," the police chief told News 8. No one was hurt.
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3 Michigan roads rank among most passive aggressive. Here’s why

A national survey of more than 3,000 drivers found that one Lansing-area road is among the most likely in the U.S. to cause frustration among those using it. "Some roads don’t produce full-blown road rage; they produce something pettier, slower-burning, and arguably more exhausting: drivers who refuse to let you merge,
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HS Softball: Bronson moves on in D3 Schoolcraft District

SCHOOLCRAFT, MI (WTVB) – The Bronson Vikings opened their run in this year’s MHSAA Softball Tournament with a 12-1 win in five innings at Schoolcraft in a Division 3 District first round game. Bronson’s pitchers split duties on the circle; Madison Shaw went four innings and allowed a...
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See our 15 favorite photos from Kalamazoo Central’s 2026 prom

KALAMAZOO, MI –– The Maroon Giants go all out for prom. They greeted friends and celebrated one another, snapping photos and stunting at Bronson Park hours before prom started. Prom was held at the Delta Marriott on Saturday, May 23. The theme was “masquerade.”. The Kalamazoo Gazette...
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CFB Betting: 2026 MAC Title Odds Have Western Michigan As The Favorite

Under head coach Lance Taylor, Western Michigan has progressively been better and better. And that ultimately led to the Broncos winning a MAC Championship in 2025. WMU will be aiming to repeat as the champ, but it won’t be easy. Who’s The MAC Championship Favorite?. Western Michigan is...

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