Crash closes all lanes of U.S. 131 northbound during snowfall
UPDATE (12:40 p.m.): All lanes are now open, MDOT reports. KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A crash is blocking all lanes of northbound U.S. 131, the Michigan Department of Transportation said. It happened at 11:03 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, closing all northbound lanes after M-43 (Kalamazoo) Exit 38. This is...
Moe’s Closes Location In Southwest Michigan
They are now encouraging those who would like Moe's to head to St Joe as this is the nearest location
‘Enough is enough’: Kalamazoo-area restaurant sues township over what counts as an event
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- The Backyard of Kalamazoo is suing Texas Township, arguing officials are unfairly limiting how many events the business can host. An event center permit limits how many and when the business can host events without clarifying what an “event” is, the lawsuit says. Without...
Michigan Weather Advisory: Slick Roads and Low Visibility Along U.S. 31 and I-196 Until...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Muskegon, Michigan – Drivers across West Michigan could face rapidly changing and dangerous travel conditions tonight as lake effect snow showers intensify and strong winds create blowing and drifting snow...
Ex-CEO pleads guilty in $1.4M fraud at childhood learning nonprofit
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The founder and CEO of a nonprofit that helped vulnerable children pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme that forced the agency to close. Nkechy Ezeh also pleaded guilty Wednesday, Jan. 14, to tax evasion before U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou in Lansing. Jarbou...
Sisters leading a revolution of love — for the earth, the elderly, and every...
KALAMAZOO, MI — Few institutions have been as influential in Kalamazoo over the past 135 years as the Nazareth Sisters of St. Joseph. They built Kalamazoo’s first hospital, taught thousands, and stewarded the land long before “environmentalism” had a name. Now, 135 years later, the Nazareth Sisters of St. Joseph are...
Valentine’s Day Events for Kalamazoo Singles Looking for Love
Kalamazoo singles can skip the apps this Valentine’s Day with speed dating and The Dating Game style events happening across the city.
New York aerospace company will design drone flight systems for Battle Creek airport
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — An economic development agency selected a New York-based aerospace company to integrate drone flight systems into Battle Creek Executive Airport (BTL). MICH-AIR, lead by development agency Battle Creek Unlimited (BCU), is a soon-to-come "advanced air mobility park" at BTL that will serve as...
Sports retailers host vendor sale, run at Kalamazoo brewery
On Jan. 20, visitors to Bell's Eccentric Cafe and its backroom event space can attend a New Year Kick Off vendor sale from Gazelle Sports and other Kalamazoo-area sports retailers.
Live, work, and play: The City of Battle Creek reimagines Lakeview District
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek’s Lakeview District has been a premier commercial corridor for more than 40 years, home to big name retailers and restaurants. But as times have changed, so have the area’s needs. “These are challenging times for malls. You know, the retail environment...
