KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Pratt Justice Center in Kalamazoo lost its air conditioning Wednesday amid a heat wave, forcing some court business to stop and sending some people who made special trips to the building away empty-handed.
Kalamazoo County said in a news release the HVAC system went out Wednesday. Some areas of the building reached 85 degrees, according to the county’s public information officer.
The courthouse opened three years ago and cost more than $90 million to build.
Some court proceedings continued, but only for criminal cases. A fan was placed at the entrance to the courtroom, and a person was seen wearing a neck fan.
Marlon Evans, a Kalamazoo neighbor, came to the courthouse to pay a ticket and was turned away…