TrailBlaze event offers hikes, games and family fun June 6
The TrailBlaze Family Adventure Day will take place June 6 at Kimball Pines Park, 1158 E. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. The event, organized by the Calhoun County Trailway Alliance, will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a community announcement. It will include a story walk from Willard Library, guided hikes and
Michigan Handmade Candle Maker Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Kalamazoo, MI-based Kalamazoo Candle Company, LLC has sought bankruptcy relief under Chapter 11 proceedings. The handmade candle company is seeking to reorganize as its liabilities significantly outweigh its assets. Case records cite several financial issues, including declining gross revenue and unsecured creditor cla
Record obtained by FOX 17 reveals what led to mass condemnation at Wildwood Off...
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Hundreds of Kalamazoo Township residents came home to find condemned notices on their doors at the Wildwood Off Main apartment complex on May 7. According to a complaint filed with Kalamazoo Township on April 28, obtained by FOX 17 through a records request, conditions at the complex include
Activists rally in Kalamazoo against Palisades nuclear plant restart plans
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Activists gathered in downtown Kalamazoo Monday to oppose plans to restart the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, raising concerns about safety, environmental risks and the expansion of nuclear energy in the Great Lakes region. The rally began in Bronson Park before demonstrators march
A first for West Michigan: paramedics to give blood transfusions at emergency scenes
KALMAZOO, MI -- Life EMS Ambulance will become the first ambulance service in West Michigan to carry blood products in the field when it launches a new transfusion program in early to mid-July. The initiative, developed in cooperation with the Kalamazoo County Medical Control Authority, Beacon Healthcare and Bronson He
Early childhood center damaged in Barry County amid storms
Debris covers the schoolyard of Lakewood Early Childhood Center in Woodland, which was damaged after a storm blew through Monday afternoon.
Mayor, city commissioners praise preview of TR city budget
THREE RIVERS — City leaders in Three Rivers were presented Tuesday, May 12 with a first look at the budget for Fiscal Year 2027, a presentation that received effusive praise from Mayor Angel Johnston and other commissioners. “Thank you so much for an incredible amount of hard work. I...
Man survives shooting at Kalamazoo business, suspect at large
One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo. Police are still searching for the suspect in the case.
Jeff Titus, who spent 21 years in prison after wrongful conviction, gets $5.25 million...
A wrongfully convicted man who spent more than 20 years in prison for the murders of two hunters will get millions in a settlement reached on Monday.
Ex-county court administrator to be sentenced after pleading guilty to embezzling
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — A former court administrator for Van Buren County will be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to to embezzling over $100,000. Rachel Celeste Lindley, a 42-year-old former Paw Paw resident, began working for Van Buren County as the Specialty Courts Administrator in 2016 before moving into th

















