Bronson celebrates 13 years of advanced heart valve care
Bronson Methodist Hospital and Bronson Advanced Cardiac Healthcare are celebrating 13 years of performing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive procedure that has given hundreds of Southwest Michigan residents a new lease on life. Since launching the program in 2012, the hospital's heart...
Police await autopsy of Allegan County woman whose burned remains were found in Otsego
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan State Police (MSP) confirmed Tuesday that burned human remains discovered in Otsego Township belong to a missing woman they had been searching for. The burned remains are those of a 48-year-old Allegan County woman, according to state police. Family members of the woman contacted...
Kalamazoo’s OCB Pizza To Close After Many Community Memories
As the clock ticks down, a cherished local pizza spot prepares to say goodbye. Let’s reminisce about the memories made over slices and games.
Nuclear plant stirs controversy with decision to restart operations: ‘Making an already bad problem...
"They neglected to do safety maintenance for two years." Nuclear plant stirs controversy with decision to restart operations: 'Making an already bad problem tremendously worse' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Vicksburg man admits guilt in OWI crash that killed 10-year-old riding bike to school
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Toxicology reports show a Vicksburg man was under the influence of multiple illegal drugs when he crashed into a group of Amish children riding their bikes to school. The St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office announced Wednesday that 30-year-old Logan Thomas entered a guilty plea to...
Now Cracker Barrel’s replacement is closing down for good – restaurant will permanently shut...
A PIZZA restaurant that replaced a Cracker Barrel has announced that it is closing on New Year’s Eve. The OCB, short for Otis & Chuck’s Billiards, opened in August in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and would have only lasted four months – but the owner isn’t too upset about it.
Update: Anticipate snow in 13 Michigan counties Wednesday evening
An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Wednesday at 5 p.m. EST for snow until 7 p.m. EST for Mecosta, Isabella, Montcalm, Gratiot, Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Van Buren and Kalamazoo counties.
Columbia Police Arrest Michigan Woman On Multiple Charges, Including Fugitive Warrant And Methamphetamine
Columbia, Kentucky — On December 1st, 2025, at approximately 9:25 p.m., the Columbia Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious person at a local gas station. Officers arrived and located the individual on the property. The subject, identified as Diana R. Saddison, age 40, of Three Rivers,...
Kalamazoo nonprofit offering free childcare back in business after renovation project
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A nonprofit childcare center in Kalamazoo held a grand reopening celebration on Tuesday after undergoing renovations. Local: Shovel now or later? New snowplow tracker shows when streets are cleared in Portage. To celebrate their completion of their first-ever renovations project after 35 years of...
Michigan man who shot shovel-wielding man acted in self-defense, police say
A 60-year-old Michigan man who shot another man who attacked him with a shovel acted in self-defense, authorities said.
