Kalamazoo MI

Nearly a month has passed since Azariah Smith died after a crash in Kalamazoo Township. The mother of Smith’s three children, Samantha McCoy, says life has completely changed since that day.

LAWTON, Mich. — Volunteers gathered at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lawton on Saturday to honor forgotten heroes. Members of the American Legion Post 220, local businesses, and members of the community teamed up to clean the headstones of veterans, namely headstones that have been neglected. Local: New "Kalapalooza" festival.

WILLIAMSTON — The Harper Creek track team continues to make history. The Beavers are back-to-back regional champs for only the second time in school history after Harper Creek won a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 regional tournament in boys track at Williamston on Friday, May 15. A Harper Creek te

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Three years ago, Superintendent Darrin Slade came to Kalamazoo with a “no-nonsense” approach to leadership and intense focus on strengthening the district’s discipline policies. New data from Kalamazoo Public Schools shows positive results. Total suspensions in the district during the 2025-26 school ye

A stolen Dodge Ram pickup that disappeared months ago has now resurfaced in one of the strangest ways possible, sitting 25 feet underwater at the bottom of Wolf Lake after a fisherman spotted it using advanced sonar equipment. What started as a day on the water in Van Buren County...

KALAMAZOO, MI — When The Mountain Goats kick off this year’s Bell’s Beer Garden summer concert series on Friday, May 22, they will be the first of just four headlining acts announced to make a return to the venue’s outdoor stage in 2026. The bulk of...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The annual Burdick Street Block Party took place in downtown Kalamazoo Friday afternoon. The free event was organized by the 41st District Service Office and State Rep. Julie Rogers. Previous coverage: Michigan's 41st District Service Office hosts annual North Burdick Street Block Party. There was mu

Life is full of experiences you should have at least once, and eating a perfectly prepared steak at The Grill House in Allegan, Michigan, absolutely makes that list. This classic steakhouse has been serving beef so exceptional that trying it just once seems almost criminally insufficient, but we’ll start there and see

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A mother and her baby are OK after being rescued from a burning home in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood Friday afternoon, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) told News Channel 3. The fire happened at a multi-level home on Washington Avenue near James Street, according to...

Patients and employees across southwest Michigan are celebrating a major milestone this year as Bronson Healthcare marks 125 years of service, according to a community announcement. Founded in 1901 as the region’s first hospital, Bronson has grown into southwest Michigan’s largest health system, now employing more than