6 injured after drunk driver rear-ended Amish buggy
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI - Six people were hospitalized and one was arrested after an SUV crashed into an Amish buggy Friday night. Speed and alcohol were both factors in the crash at 7:45 p.m. Friday in the 45000 block of County Road 388 in Bloomingdale Township, according to the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office.
Battle Creek shelter at risk of closing due to federal funding cuts
One of Calhoun County’s most prominent non-profits serving local homeless residents is on the brink of closing if it can't raise additional funding due to federal funding cuts. “Our fiscal year ends September 30, 2025, and we are facing a deficit of over $160,000," said Executive Director Robert Elchert. "If nothing...
KDPS: Man dead after crash; people in 2nd car sought
One person was killed in a crash in Kalamazoo early Saturday, police say.
6 hospitalized, 1 arrested after buggy crash near Bloomingdale
Six people were hospitalized, five of them with serious or critical injuries, after an SUV hit an Amish buggy just west of the village of Bloomingdale Friday evening, deputies say.
Group says video shows cockfighting near Hopkins
An Illinois-based animal welfare group says video it recorded last month shows a cockfighting ring in Allegan County.
Two killed in separate crashes overnight in West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two men are dead following separate overnight crashes in Kalamazoo and Ottawa counties, both currently under investigation. Early Saturday morning around 2 a.m., Kalamazoo Public Safety officers responded to a crash near Riverview Drive and East Paterson Street. When officers arrived, they found...
“Scramble mural” painted on Edison Neighborhood intersection to improve pedestrian safety
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — At the intersection of Washington and Portage in Kalamazoo's Edison Neighborhood, there's a mural being painted on the concrete. Massive flowers and vegetation will mark the spot. And it's going to do more than just look pretty. “It’s a ground mural. So it will be on...
At Last! Portage’s Crossroads Mall Lot Gets Proper Repaving
The Crossroads Mall in Portage is repaving its bumpy parking lot! Locals say it’s long overdue. Have you dodged those potholes?
Video shows speeding vehicle smash into downtown Kalamazoo building
A speeding vehicle crashed in downtown Kalamazoo, resulting in significant damage to a building.
Police seek suspects in Battle Creek stabbing
Police are looking for the people involved in a Battle Creek stabbing that sent a man to the hospital.