Deputies: Man found in stolen car near Battle Creek, arrested
Deputies say they arrested a man in the Battle Creek area who was in a car stolen out of metro Detroit.
MSP seeking information on missing Marshall woman
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) – Troopers from the Michigan State Police Marshall Post are calling for public assistance following the disappearance of 44-year-old Jeanette Jaeger. Jaeger was reported missing on Tuesday, after she was last seen on April 27 in the vicinity of Capital Avenue and Columbia Avenue in Marshall.
Marshall project to add eight apartments, three commercial spaces through state program
MARSHALL, Mich. — Eight new housing opportunities are coming to Marshall, thanks in part to a state program. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday a Marshall-based project will receive support from the Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) program, which provides access to gap funding for infrastructure development and real estate rehabilitation and development, according to officials.
Michigan Realtors providing financial assistance to tornado victims
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Michigan Realtors and the Branch County Association of Realtors , St. Joseph County Association of Realtors and Southwestern Michigan Association Realtors with assistance from the REALTORS Relief Foundation, have announce a program that provides relief assistance in response to the Tornado that resulted in widespread property damage in Branch, Cass, St. Joseph, and Calhoun counties on March 6.
10 days of lane closures planned for U.S. 131
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- Daily single-lane closures will begin Wednesday, May 6, on northbound U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County. The closures will go from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day through May 15, between Stadium Drive and West Main Street, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The work is weather dependent.
Weider Block Building redevelopment earns $1.2 m Revitalization and Placemaking grant
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday that Michigan’s Revitalization and Placemaking grant program will award funds to support three redevelopment projects. Further supporting projects around the state, that will create 15 new housing units while increasing foot traffic in downtowns. In Hancock, developer Jonathan Nagel will use a $1.2 million...
‘They shot him’: Two hurt following shooting in Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Two people were shot Tuesday evening in Kalamazoo's Northside neighborhood, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS). It happened on North Park Street near West Hopkins Street around 6 p.m., police said. KDPS described the two people who were shot as males, but did...
Portage voters keep single-hauler trash system in place
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Portage residents have decided to keep the city’s single-hauler trash system. The ordinance amendment failed to be approved on the ballot Tuesday, with 6,649 voting no and 5,381 voting yes. A citizen group was opposed to the change enacted by the Portage City...
School bonds approved in Galesburg-Augusta, Vicksburg, and Mattawan; Comstock voters say no
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Voters in Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools have approved the district’s $11.2 million bond proposal by a vote of 964 to 880. The bond will allow the district to remodel school buildings and facilities, equip, re-equip, furnish, and refurnish schools and facilities, erect a new transportation facility, acquire, install, equip, and re-equip schools with instructional technology, and develop...
Deputies: Truck hit overpass near Plainwell, spilled logs on US-131
Deputies say a commercial truck crashed into an overpass in the Plainwell area early Wednesday morning, spilling logs on northbound US-131 and snarling traffic.
