Kalamazoo News

Prices at many Southwest Michigan stations started going up last night to $3.99, which is highly unusual.

A portion of the former Allied Paper landfill just north of Cork Street along Portage Creek in Kalamazoo is shown in this 2007 photo.

Kalamazoo County Expo Center and Fairgrounds, welcomes the a oeAll Rise America! On the Road for Recovery,a van which is making 26 stops as part of a 3,500-mile journey from California to New York.

For the third year, the Sons of Malta motorcycle club is hosting a ride to honor Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata, who was killed in the line of duty in 2011.

Back row from the left: Ana Talley, Kate Druskovich, Abigail Radomsky, Paul Smith, Samantha Ternes, Jaclyn Stone and Grace Smith.

This is the Spicy Baja Burger from Smashburger in Kalamazoo. The restaurant will offer free burgers to people with "burger" or "berger" in their last name as part of a National Burger Day promotion on May 28.

Several members of the Kalamazoo City Commission have said in recent months that hiring a new city manager is the most important decision they will make.

Savings from Kalamazoo's early-retirement offer has exceeded projected savings but it won't be enough to prevent the city from facing more cuts.

The Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Mich., is shown in a undated photo provided by Consumers Energy.

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of profiles of students graduating from Kalamazoo-area high schools this spring.

Members of the moped gang The Decepticons meet at a member's house before a ride in Kalamazoo.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has confirmed they are investigating a report of attempted sexual assault by a student against another child at Linden Grove Middle school.

Lin'Z Lamarr Bates, 35, of Interfaith Boulevard, was sentenced to 92 days in jail, two years of probation and ordered to pay state fees for third-offense domestic violence in December in Kalamazoo.

People on The Move announces the new title or working role of local people moving from one paid position to another.

Kalamazoo man gets 3 to 10 years in prison for West Main Street crash that injured 2 women, 3 children KALAMAZOO, MI - In a writing contained in his court file, Kenneth Calhoun called a crash that he caused in January on West Main Street that injured two women and three children "an honest accident." But Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge J. Richardson ... (more)

Launch MI Lab Manager Greg Cavey, at center talking with a colleague, said his facility prevents Metabolic Solutions Development Co.

Mark Rupert and Nirmal Shah want permission to obtain a microbrewer's license with outdoor service so they can open Rupert's Brew House LLC at 773 West Michigan Ave.

"I'm very happy to be back," Kastner said. "I didn't realize how much I missed it, and there's so much opportunity here.

A 40-year-old Kalamazoo man was shot in the foot early Sunday near the intersection of North Westnedge Avenue and Drexel Place, police said.

Kalamazoo Community Police Officer John Deming leads a family bike ride on the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail Saturday for Family Bike Fest.