Kalamazoo MI

SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer is challenging the federal government’s decision to deny disaster assistance for Michigan communities devastated by a deadly tornado outbreak that killed four people in March. Whitmer has appealed a Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of Individual Assistance fun

STURGIS, MI (WTVB) – Sturgis Hospital officially ceased all operations and permanently closed its doors on Friday, ending over a century of local medical care and leaving St. Joseph County residents to navigate a shifting local healthcare landscape. The sudden shutdown of the 101-year-old independent facility follows d

PINE CREEK RESERVATION, MI — Thousands gathered over the weekend for the annual pow wow on the Pine Creek Reservation, where the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi marked both a cultural celebration and a homecoming. Held June 20–21 on the 320-acre modern reservation a few miles northwest of Athens, the event br

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI – The 60-day closure of the ramp from westbound I-94 to northbound U.S. 131 has been pushed to Wednesday, June 24, due to weather delays from last week. But that ramp isn’t the only closure coming this week. As part of the same project, one...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Downtown Kalamazoo has been filled with one-way streets since the 1960s, but that’s all about to change. Key downtown streets, including Kalamazoo and Michigan Avenues, will soon be converted to two-way traffic as part of a nearly $20 million project. The City of Kalamazoo recently...

Batavia (IL) senior wide receiver recruit Darin Ashiru(5-foot-11, 165 pounds) earlier last week narrowed down his favorite schools to a Top 5 list. Ashiru then made his first official visit last Thursday top Western Michigan University and gave the Broncos his verbal commitment. Ashiru breaks down his college decision

Kalamazoo County’s Household Hazardous Waste Center has been getting an influx of electric car chargers. The HHW Center accepts materials that can’t be safely thrown away or require special recycling, like lithium batteries or nail polish. County spokesperson Matt Johnson said the Center has seen more residents bringin

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A man is set to be sentenced for his role in a fatal 2022 shooting in Kalamazoo. Vernon Phillip Powell, 47, was arrested after Aaron Lee Starling, 28, was shot on Portage Street on Sept. 3, 2022, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS).

More than seven months after a baby died under suspicious circumstances in Kalamazoo, the little girl's babysitter has been charged.

Kalamazoo County Administrator/Controller Kevin A. Catlin is leaving Kalamazoo County government. Catlin announced that he will be leaving Kalamazoo County Government for a new job out of state, effective Aug. 14. Catlin was hired in 2022 and has served as the county’s chief administrative accounting officer. He is pla