Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, MI — The countdown is on for Michigan’s high school softball state tournament. Check out the entirety of the Kalamazoo-area’s district matchups and schedules below. DIVISION 1. DISTRICT 9 AT LOY NORRIX. QUARTERFINALS (MAY 26) Portage Central (14-7) vs. Mattawan (6-11), 4:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (MAY 30)

KALAMAZOO, MI — Running a storefront business can be one of the hardest jobs. You handle inventory, staffing, margins, marketing, customer expectations — and you also worry about the economy and online competitors. Expert help will be available for business owners in Southwest Michigan starting next Tuesday, May...

Kalamazoo's Delta Hotels Marriott will host the first Michigan Retro Gaming Expo, celebrating classics like PACMAN and modern favorites, with fun activities and a friendly community vibe this August.

Albion City Council voted Monday to accept the $1 transfer of the fire-damaged building at 100 S. Superior Street, taking ownership of the long-vacant downtown property just one day before a deadline that would have cleared the way for demolition. City Manager Sheryl Theriot, in a letter to the Albion City Council and Calhoun County Land Bank Authority ahead of the vote...

A growing movement encouraging eco-friendly lawn care practices that help bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators thrive is sweeping across Michigan.

CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 49-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a motorcycle Friday afternoon in Charleston Township, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. The woman was hit while riding a bicycle on East Michigan Avenue near South 46th Street just before 12:30 p.m.,...

BATTLE CREEK, MI -- Binder Park Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a Linne’s two-toed sloth baby, the first birth of its kind at the facility in nearly 25 years. The baby sloth was born March 3 to parents Thea, 17, and Chip, 26. Staff discovered Thea’s pregnancy during...

The Kalamazoo Township police chief, who has only been in the role a few months, is retiring.

Jazz pianist Renee Rosnes is appearing twice during the Gilmore Piano Festival in Kalamazoo — first in a two-piano duo with her husband Bill Charlap on Thursday, May 7th at the Williams Theatre (shows at 5 and 8 p.m.), and then with her all-female ensemble Artemis on Friday, May 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. In a conversation...

STEVENSVILLE, Mich. (WNDU) - The Lakeshore Lancers swept No. 1 Paw Paw in a doubleheader Tuesday, backed by strong pitching and defense. “Honestly, it is such a relief to have such a good defense because then I don’t have to worry about striking everyone out, and instead can worry about getting my pitches into their spots and getting ground balls,” said Lily Dustin, a senior...