1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (499+ words) Academy Street cuts through the heart of Kalamazoo College, its brick design setting it apart from the average asphalt streets of the city. But as you get near the train crossing heading downtown, you'll run into long, metal barriers that…...

1+ day, 31+ min ago  (352+ words) The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi is having a powwow at the Pine Creek Indian Reservation Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21. Owyn Zapata is one of the organizers. He said to expect a celebration of Potawatomi culture with vendors,…...

22+ hour, 53+ min ago  (670+ words) Telonn Horton was 29 years old when he was shot at Davis Street Park in April. Earlier in June, work began on a mural at the park to commemorate Horton's Life. His mother, Jerell Horton, said the park was his happy…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (262+ words) Yoon will bring his mission to encourage eating edible insects to Kalamazoo Nature Center over several days of events. He will arrive in Kalamazoo prior to those events to get to know the community and its eating habits first. "One…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (344+ words) Around 60 Kalamazoo residents turned out to a county road commission meeting Tuesday. Most were there to protest the planned removal of about 8, 000 trees throughout the county. The removals would be a part of the county's Safe Streets for All project,…...

3+ day, 26+ min ago  (241+ words) Juneteenth has long been celebrated in Michigan, and it became an official state holiday in 2021. Though Juneteenth, officially falls on June 19th, festivities are already underway. The city of Benton Harbor held its annual Juneteenth parade on Saturday, June 14. A host…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (347+ words) The Trowbridge Dam in Allegan is the target of a years-long project to remove chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, from the section of the Kalamazoo River near the dam. The dam is part of a large EPA Superfund site…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (98+ words) WMUK-FM has won three awards from the Public Media Journalists Association. The three-part series "Nothing but problems: Confronting the living conditions at Fox Ridge Apartments won first place for Collaborative Effort. It was reported in partnership with Now Kalamazoo. Ringing…...

1+ week, 30+ min ago  (411+ words) A book on the efforts of former slaves to find their lost family members after the Civil War will be the subject of an event at Willard Library in Battle Creek Monday. One chapter highlights the story of Emeline Skipworth,…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (608+ words) Spielberg returns to familiar alien territory in 'Disclosure Day' WMUK Spielberg returns to familiar alien territory in 'Disclosure Day' All this might sound like free publicity for Steven Spielberg's new thriller, Disclosure Day, which is about a massive U. S. conspiracy to…...