Kalamazoo restaurant ‘shut down’ after 3 years
KALAMAZOO, MI -- There’s a padlock on the door at ThunderBird River Ranch, 701 E. Michigan Ave. near downtown Kalamazoo. The restaurant has been “shut down,” a representative for Grand Woods Lounge — a Grand Rapids restaurant that shares the same owners — said on Thursday, Jan. 8. Grand Woods Lounge remains open.
Portage, MI – Scam Alert: Residents Warned of Fake Zoning Emails Demanding Payments Today
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portage, MI – Residents and business owners in Portage are being warned today about a nationwide email scam that is now targeting the local community, according to city officials and police. According to...
West Kilgore Road in Kalamazoo closes for water main repairs, detours in place
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A stretch of a main road in Kalamazoo will be closed for roughly a week. West Kilgore Road between Glenrose Terrace and Skyler Drive closed Wednesday, and will remain closed through Jan. 14 for repairs to a water main break. Local: New Chief of Wyoming Department...
City of Kalamazoo to resume leaf collection in Edison, Milwood, and Eastside neighborhoods
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo announced Thursday that they will begin collecting the remaining leaves left behind because of a snowy December. After crews were forced to shift from leaf collection to snow removal early on that month, officials said leaf collection for those living in Zone C -- which...
Amid mechanic shortage, local automotive program focuses on training the next generation
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — As the nation faces an ongoing shortage of mechanics, a number of training programs are focusing on preparing the next generation to step in. Professor of Automotive Technology at Southwestern Michigan College (SMC), Kyle Schrock, describes the current mechanic market as "many years in the making."
Deputies search for suspect in domestic assault investigation
CCSO searching for 41-year-old Michael Gale, a suspect involved in a domestic assault investigation. Authorities have recovered stolen vehicles & seized a firearm after executing a search warrant.
Kalamazoo church with Frank Lloyd Wright ties hits market for $1.9M
KALAMAZOO, MI — It’s not every day a church is listed for sale. It’s even more rare that the church’s parcel is zoned as a residential single dwelling, or that the church itself was designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright protégé. But that’s exactly...
Prairie Farms Steps Up For Military Families With Scholarships
Imagine the impact of a $250,000 donation aimed at lifting up our heroes’ families. This partnership is set to change lives in 2026.
Michigan helps employers build housing in Detroit, Kalamazoo as fund runs dry
LANSING — Michigan is helping employers in Detroit and Kalamazoo build new housing for their workers under a program that state officials want to continue but lawmakers have not yet endorsed. The projects approved last month by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, totaling $3.2 million, will drain the...
Kalamazoo shootings in 2025: See how gun violence trends have shifted
KALAMAZOO, MI — Homicides, non-fatal shootings and shots-fired incidents in Kalamazoo hit their lowest marks in years in 2025, according to new statistics provided by police. Records obtained from police show 254 shooting/shots-fired incidents in 2025 in Kalamazoo, lower than any other year in the past eight years....
