Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Hundreds of dogs and their owners gathered inside the Kalamazoo County Expo Center on Saturday for the West Michigan Apple Blossom Dog Show. Featuring approximately 1,500 dogs, each day is a different show. Saturday and Sunday consisted of competitive obedience trials. Local: Volunteers plant over...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Comstock Township Superintendent Scott Hess earned a $20,000 raise in a 4-2 vote last month, bringing his annual salary to $134,974. The township’s Board of Trustees deliberated in closed session for nearly two hours before passing the raise on April 28. His salary started at...

FORT CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY, Mich. — In remembrance of those who gave their lives serving in the military ahead of Memorial Day, the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) and Fort Custer National Cemetery (FCNC) are holding a "Program of Remembrance" wreath-laying ceremony Sunday. Memorial Day: West Michigan honors...

Downtown Kalamazoo can provide a great night out to anyone as the infrastructure, nature, ambiance, and available activities for any type of person to enjoy. I am lucky enough to have grown up in such a beautiful city that I have been able to explore for years on end, creating memories in special places especially...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- For years, the Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency has offered career classes to students across Kalamazoo County. But those classes were scattered in various buildings across the county. Some students would have to travel up to an hour. Next year, those challenges will be a thing of...

A Kalamazoo group is working to help renters become homeowners in one of the largest neighborhoods in the city.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Edison neighborhood in Kalamazoo held an open house Saturday to welcome a family into a rehabilitated home. The home was purchased and renovated by Edison Initiatives, a nonprofit housing organization that selects a family to place into rehabilitated homes. Local: Barry County town raises...

A deputy shot and killed a dog when it lunged at him after responding to a report about aggressive dogs in Pennfield Township on Friday.

One of the most iconic homes in Michigan has so many fond memories attached to it, even though it gives off strong Halloween vibes. Recently someone highlighted the Chappell-Stewart Home on Elm St. in the Stuart Neighborhood Historic District in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Stick Victorian-style home was built in 1883...

In a somber unfolding of events in Michigan, 56-year-old Terry Lee Boss has been charged with second-degree murder following a drunk-driving crash that resulted in the death of 8-month-old Lucia Iris Seifried. On April 26, Boss, whose blood alcohol content was reportedly more than double the legal limit, lost control...