Downtown Kalamazoo winery plans to offer beer, expanded seating
KALAMAZOO, MI — Sit and Stay Winery plans to add beer brewing to its repertoire of made-in-house wines at 260 E. Michigan Ave. Owners Deb and Bob Gilman applied for a Michigan microbrewer license at the end of 2025, per city documents. An outdoor patio and indoor seating expansion are also in the works.
Boy with limited cognitive function missing out of Kalamazoo found safe
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said a teenager who went missing Tuesday morning was found safe hours later.
Kalamazoo-area Raising Cane’s sets opening date
PORTAGE, MI — Raising Cane’s plans to open its first Kalamazoo-area location in Portage on Feb. 17. Opening day at Raising Cane’s can draw a crowd. Hundreds of “Caniacs” turned out for a Grand Rapids location’s grand opening in November 2025 — some even camped overnight.
Next snow system for Michigan blankets all of southern Michigan, it’s a two-part snow
The active storm track continues Wednesday into Thursday. It’s another Alberta Clipper snow system, but will blanket more of southern Michigan compared to the recent northern Michigan snows. Again- this is also not a blockbuster big snowstorm by Michigan standards. It’s a solid one to three inch snow, with...
3 West Michigan airports awarded EGLE grants to look for PFAS contamination
EGLE has announced $9 million in grants for municipal airports across the state, including three in West Michigan.
Re-visiting the Ghost Town of Mentha, Michigan
One of Michigan's coolest ghost towns was more of a strip of homes with no neighborhood blocks, but it became the #1 producer of mint in the world. Here's a look at what's left of Mentha in Van Buren County...
Driver expected to enter plea today in crash that killed 8-month-old in Allegan County
ALLEGAN, Mich. — A Martin man charged in a fatal April 2025 crash that killed an 8-month-old girl is expected to enter a plea in Allegan County court today. Terry Lee Boss, 56, faces charges including second-degree murder, operating while intoxicated causing death, and reckless driving causing death in connection...
Bronson man sent to prison in July White Pigeon golf cart fatality
CENTREVILLE, MI — A Bronson Township man will serve five to 15 years in prison for a deadly crash that killed a Middlebury, Indiana resident last summer. St. Joseph Circuit Judge Paul Stutesman on Friday, Jan. 16, handed down the sentence to Todd Gilbert, 56, for the July 1, 2025, traffic death of James “Jimbo”...
Famous Tex-Mex Chain Moe’s Closes Portage Michigan Location
They are now encouraging those who would like Moe's to head to St Joe as this is the nearest location
PD: Man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home stabbed by her friend
A man was stabbed by his ex-girlfriend’s friend after breaking into a Battle Creek home Saturday morning, according to police.
