Kalamazoo MI

United Auto Workers members at an automotive parts supplier in Three Rivers say they’ll strike next week if their employer does not put forth a better deal on a contract by the end of Sunday. UAW Local 2093 represents workers at the Three Rivers American Axle plant. In 2008,...

A popular Portage lake has suddenly turned from summer playground to caution zone. Kalamazoo County officials issued a public-health advisory yesterday after preliminary testing detected the algal toxin microcystin in Austin Lake. People are being urged not to swallow lake water and to steer clear of any surface scums

KALAMAZOO, MI – Kalamazoo Deputy City Manager Rebekah Kik submitted her letter of resignation on Tuesday, May 26, leaving the city after 11 years in various roles. Kik is leaving to take a job at the University of Notre Dame as a professor in the School of Architecture and at the Housing and Community Regeneration Cent

Richland Township residents filled the cafeteria of Gull Lake Middle School until after 9 p.m. on Wednesday during the conclusion of a public hearing for the Liberty Farms Solar project proposed by Consumers Energy. The project would cover over 2,200 acres of land in Richland Township — much of which...

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — People living at the Wildwood Off Main apartment complex in Kalamazoo Township are again facing uncertainty after management told people in second-floor apartments they need to vacate because engineers found decks and stairways are unsafe, officials said. Kalamazoo Township Supervisor David

BROOKLYN, MI – FireKeepers Casino Hotel will continue on as the naming rights sponsor of the only NASCAR Cup Series race in the state of Michigan. FireKeepers and Michigan International Speedway announced a multi-year extension on Wednesday, May 27. The Cup race at MIS will continue to be called the FireKeepers Casino

Dan Wahmhoff, like most of his colleagues in the Christmas tree industry, has received heavy-handed pitches from chemical companies. They’ll claim that their new product, whether some sort of fertilizer, biochar (a form of charcoal) or otherwise, is a must-have for growers looking to maximize the survival of conifers o

Kalamazoo’s top eight hangouts offer cozy escapes from the college crowd, featuring everything from beloved dive bars to welcoming cocktail lounges perfect for a night out with friends.

A man will spend life in prison after he was convicted last month of premeditated murder in a 2018 Kalamazoo shooting.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Health officials in Kalamazoo County are warning residents about a potentially dangerous algal bloom in Austin Lake in Portage after water samples came back positive for a harmful toxin. The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department, working with the Michigan Department of Health