Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, MI – The Kalamazoo Literacy Council (KLC) is gearing up for its biggest fundraising event of the year, Scrabble Fest, this Saturday, August 9th, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel from 12 to 3:30 p.m. Executive Director Michael Evans, now in his 15th year with the organization, joins Cara Lieurance to discuss the...

A man who was charged last year after a shooting involving two trucks in Van Buren County has been found not guilty by a jury, court records show.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A sewer in Parchment has returned to normal flow conditions after an overflow spilled gallons of sewage on Wednesday, according to the City of Kalamazoo. Officials with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Services responded to the overflow at a sanitary sewer lift station just north of Haymac Drive...

Amid the summer heat, a family is facing a nightmare. A 16-year-old girl has gone missing, and her mother is asking for your help to bring her home. A Battle Creek mother needs our help desperately. Help us find her teen daughter, who went missing on Thursday, July 31st. It's difficult to imagine what this family is...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Claiming to be one of Southwest Michigan’s largest dog-centric events, Dogs in the Zoo is returning for a third go-round on the Kalamazoo Mall. Hosted as part of the “Inn the Zoo” Second Saturday series, the free public event will take place from noon until 4 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 9 in downtown...

PORTAGE, MI – Fans of Shawarma King along Kalamazoo’s South Westnedge Avenue will be happy to hear there’s now another Kalamazoo County buffet restaurant featuring Mediterranean cuisine. It’s actually an existing Portage restaurant, Bab El Salam, which was bought by the Shawarma King owners last summer.

This story was originally published in NowKalamazoo here. It is republished with permission in Second Wave through the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative. Even if you can’t smell the food when you pull up to the intersection of Portage and Washington in Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood, you’ll surely spot...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A unique restaurant in Kalamazoo announced they will be closed until further notice because of a robbery. Coppers Dog House, a walk up window shop serving hotdogs and ice cream on the Kalamazoo Mall, said on social media that someone broke into the building and robbed the restaurant Tuesday night.

Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK) offers a variety of programs year-round to engage young people in the creative side of writing. The event coming up Thursday, Aug 7 is a special celebration organized by RAWK’s Youth Advisory Council. Cara Lieurance talks to council members Masha Canfield and Jahleel Fisher and...

Community Homeworks hosted the National Night Out at the Southside Park in the Edison Neighborhood on Wednesday, August 4. National Night Out is an annual community-building event held across the United States, promoting police-community partnerships. While members of KDPS were on hand, attendees were also happy to...