Freezing rain threat prompts Weather Alert Day for Friday
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A quick shot of freezing rain Friday morning may cause travel headaches for those returning home from Christmas Day get togethers. The threat has prompted the News Channel 3 Weather Alert team to issue a Weather Alert Day for the time period. The set up in...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Michigan
MICHIGAN — One person was killed and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Kalamazoo, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Officers responded to a report of a T-bone crash at approximately 1:27 p.m. at the intersection of Burdick Street and Hutchinson Street. When...
Bronson Reveals 2025’s Top Baby Names in Kalamazoo
West Michigan parents picked these baby names in 2025. See the trends and surprises from Bronson BirthPlace.
Nearly a year after charred remains ID’d, case still a mystery
For more than 40 years, the body found wrapped in a tarp and badly burned in a ditch had no name.
West Michigan New Year’s Eve events offer family-friendly celebrations
West Michigan offers family-friendly New Year's Eve events including early celebrations, ball drops, and fireworks across multiple cities.
Former Michigan moving company employee accused of embezzlement
The former employee of a moving company in Metro Detroit is charged with wire fraud in a federal criminal complaint for allegedly stealing over a quarter of a million dollars from her employer.
Problem solving, patriotism drew city manager Pat McGinnis to post
Portage, Mich., is minutes away from downtown Kalamazoo and not that far from Battle Creek. It’s a busy place, where City Manager Pat McGinnis is staying on top of things – so well, in fact, that his contract was unanimously approved for renewal through July 12, 2028. And while McGinnis wasn’t born in Portage, he’s...
How Kalamazoo Got Its Name: The Story Of Titus Bronson
Imagine a town torn apart by conflict in the 1800s, where one man's vision turned into a battle for identity. That's the backdrop of Kalamazoo's early days.
Lighting up downtown Three Rivers
Downtown Three Rivers held its first-ever lighted parade down Main Street Friday evening, Dec. 19. Originally scheduled for Christmas Around Town on the weekend following Thanksgiving, weather conditions forced it to move to Dec. 19, and went off without a hitch despite some wariness about the weather for the evening...
Portage Residents Advised of Planned Late-Night Power Outage
Consumers Energy plans a brief overnight power outage for about 1,964 Portage residents with little disruption.
