Kalamazoo MI

Two months after closing the Kalamazoo Beer Exchange, owner James Flora is trying again with a new bar that bans Wi-Fi and mines nostalgia for the pre-internet era. Old Skool Bar, which opens today at 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall, represents Flora’s second attempt at operating a downtown bar, following the Kalamazoo Beer...

A manufacturing plant near Galesburg is shutting down next month, costing 160 employees their jobs, a document from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity shows.

In the search for Devlin Tait, investigators are asking people in Ionia, Barry and Eaton Counties to keep their eyes open for anything that might be connected to his disappearance.

After a sudden closure, the beloved Antique Kitchen is set for a comeback, thanks to its dedicated team and a familiar face.

PAW PAW, Mich. — Thousands of people across Van Buren County now have broadband internet access as a result of a several years-long effort, but there are still a few corners of the county hitting roadblocks. The $21 million project was made possible through a mix of federal funding...

OSHTEMO TWP, Mich. — A revised proposal for a large development in Oshtemo Charter Township is facing new resistance from both residents and township officials after developers unveiled major changes to a project approved just last year. The project, known as West Main Villages, sits along West Main Street...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Kalamazoo man was arrested in Battle Creek on drug charges Thursday. Members of the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) and Michigan State Police (MSP) executed a search warrant on Jordan Street near Parkway Drive in Battle Creek. Local: Oshtemo pushback against Kroger, officials vote down...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University's (WMU) Board of Trustees are taking a step forward in transferring management of the Asylum Lake Preserve to Kalamazoo County. Trustees on Thursday voted "yes" to enter into a "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) with the county, which the U.S. Department of Education...

A 2022 robbery in Kalamazoo was recently profiled in an Investigation Discovery show.

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI -- The Oshtemo Township planning commission has rejected a proposal to build a Kroger just west of Kalamazoo. The 99,000-square-foot Kroger was included in new plans for the 48-acre West Main Village development. The Ferlito Group is developing the property across from an Advia Credit Union at...