Michigan: SNAP Benefits Changes Hitting Immediately
Starting effective immediatley, there are some updates coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that folks in Michigan should know about. SNAP is...
Health system joins network that contracts directly with employers for care
Kalamazoo-based Bronson Healthcare has joined a growing care network across Michigan that aims to help companies that self-fund their employee benefits to save money....
Gun Lake Casino Helps Update School Soccer Field via $1.9M in Revenue Sharing Funds
BRADLEY, MI - The Gun Lake Tribe this week participated in Wayland Union School's (WUS) ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly updated soccer facility. WUS...
Outreach efforts are working to keep violent crimes down in Kalamazoo
Michael Wilder, left, stands with Esteven Juarez at an August 2024 community gathering. Such events allow GVI outreach workers to talk with young people.Story...
PHOTOS: It’s harvest time in Southwest Michigan and Calhoun County farm and school celebrate
BATTLE CREEK, MI - On the last Sunday in September about 75 people attended an autumn harvest festival at Of The Land on H...
Voices of Youth: Kalamazoo youth ‘at forefront’ in fight to decrease gun violence and...
KALAMAZOO, MI - According to recent data from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety in 2024, there were 66 shot-fired incidents, a 55% decrease...
Man arraigned for repeated trespassing at Ryan Intermediate School in Gull Lake
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - A man accused of causing a school in the Gull Lake Community Schools district to take extra safety measures was arraigned...
Michigan farmers voice concerns over raising federal program wage rates
GOBLES, Mich. - George and Bill Fritz have owned Brookside Farms in Gobles since 1957. They have 70 acres of blueberries at their Gobles...
Deadly deer disease now confirmed in 11 Southwest Michigan counties
PLAINWELL, Mich. - Michigan's Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is adding more counties to the list of places with confirmed cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic...
Guns, meth and $90K worth of stolen items found in Flowerfield Township drug bust
FLOWERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Guns, drugs and stolen items worth thousands of dollars were found during a bust in Flowerfield Township, according to the...
