51-year-old Michigan man missing for 6 days, last seen entering eastern UP forest
GULLIVER, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — A 51-year-old man possibly experiencing a mental health crisis has been reported missing by his family in the eastern Upper Peninsula. Timothy Lawrence, 51, of Augusta, MI, was last seen in Gulliver where he abandoned his grey Buick on Saturday, Aug. 30. In a phone...
‘You can’t live like this’: Decay, rodents plague Kalamazoo trailer park
KALAMAZOO, MI — Residents at Milwood Estates mobile home park kept buckets outside their front door this week. They were collecting rain water so they could flush their toilets. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation....
Police arrest 24-year-old man for stealing from Kalamazoo business
KALAMAZOO, MI - Deputies with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Cooper Market Friday evening for a report of a break-in after business hours. When deputies arrived at 11:16 p.m. Sept. 5, they found the suspect had used a brick to shatter the glass front door and made entry into the store at...
2,000 Kalamazoo-area homes will be without power during planned outage
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — About 2,000 Kalamazoo-area homes will be without power beginning at 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. The scheduled outage will allow for substation maintenance in the area between U.S. 131 and Douglas Avenue, per a press release. The yellow areas on the map, below, are...
Kalamazoo figure skating faces uncertain future with impending arena closures
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo figure skating community is feeling uneasy following an announcement this week that the Wings Event Center will close Spring 2028. The news came on the heels of Wings West, another longtime arena that will be shutting their doors Sept. 12. Previous coverage: Kalamazoo Wings...
Prosecutor: No charges for man in alleged child abduction attempt
The man arrested after several children reported he tried to get them to enter his vehicle outside a library will not face any criminal charges.
KDPS: Officers investigating shooting in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Police are investigating a non-fatal shooting that happened in Kalamazoo on Friday night. It happened at around 9:09 p.m. on Mabel Street, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. People are being asked to avoid the area as KDPS investigates.
Police: One injured in Kalamazoo shooting
One person was injured in a shooting in Kalamazoo Thursday morning, officers say.
Beautiful But Invasive Plant Detected in Kalamazoo, MI Again
Kalamazoo faces its second invasive plant of 2025! Watch out for this deceptively beautiful purple bloom spreading across SW Michigan.
Kalamazoo County’s chief deputy treasurer watching federal jobs report
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – One Kalamazoo County economist is watching to see what happens with today’s federal jobs report, because local money is at stake. Kalamazoo County Chief Deputy Treasurer Tyler White oversees the money the county government takes in, and invests it until it’s needed.