Kalamazoo MI

GRAND HAVEN, MI – This “absolute tank” of a snapping turtle was nearly unresponsive when a rescuer pulled him out of the Lake Michigan surf last week in Grand Haven. The 33-pound, 30(ish)-year-old snapper is now known as Doug the Tank. He’s recovering from his misadventure at Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Sanctuary in Kalamazoo.

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A fatal hit-and-run crash that killed one man Tuesday in Kalamazoo is under investigation. Just before 6:30 p.m., a black Jeep Grand Cherokee turned in front of a motorcycle heading eastbound operated by Azariah Smith, resulting in a collision. Previous coverage: Eastbound Gull Road in...

On Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. EDT the National Weather Service issued an updated tornado warning in effect until Wednesday at 12:45 a.m. EDT for Barry County.

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — Both sides of US-131 in Plainwell have reopened to traffic after being closed down for crashes, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The highway between M-89 and 106th Avenue (Exit #49B) had shut down at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday. Details about the crashes, including...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — We may be a few weeks removed from the International Skating Union World Championships in Prague, and a few more weeks removed from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy -but there's still reason to look back fondly on it all. Gretchen Mohney recently found herself in...

GALESBURG, Mich. — A stolen license plate resulted in two chases and a man getting arrested in Galesburg, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. At 12:38 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office found a car displaying a stolen license plate and tried to stop the driver as they pulled into the Harding's parking lot.

MATTAWAN – On May 5, Mattawan Consolidated School will ask voters to renew its Non-Homestead Operating Millage for another four-year term. The millage rate is currently 19.4227, with the maximum being levied at any point is 18 mills. The district last renewed this millage in August 2022 for a...

SARAH WATSON – Moline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Ill. Davenport’s new fire chief, Jeff VanderWiere, was briefly suspended in 2009 as a sergeant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for punching a handcuffed teen in the face multiple times after the teen spit on him. That incident was not disclosed...

OTSEGO, Mich. — An Otsego man recalled the moment a tornado touched down near his home, saying it was an experience like no other. Brynn Baptiste said he'd been sleeping when his wife woke him up as the tornado sirens started. He listened to the wind outside and heard the sirens stop—and that's when the wind really started to pick up, he said.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed two tornadoes touched down in West Michigan overnight. The tornadoes were part of a powerful line of storms that rolled through Tuesday evening. The hours-long storms caused strong winds, heavy rainfall and golf ball-sized hail in a widespread swath of West Michigan.