The National Weather Service has a flood warning posted for the central portion of Kalamazoo County as a result. The river has already been high for the last few weeks, and then went much higher with the heavy rains from last weekend.
A dangerous crash in Galesburg sent one person to the hospital Sunday and left a pick-up truck upside down at a busy five-way intersection in the heart of the village.
We recently heard about the $66M re-investment plan Downtown Kalamazoo will be getting and it will be interesting to see the economic changes that will bring the city of Kalamazoo
Jeff Heppler filed the lawsuit this month. Heppler says councilors repeatedly called the 65-year-old and his police officers “old and fat” before firing him.
Around 3,400 people are without power in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties Monday morning.
According to Consumer’s Energy’s Outage Map, residents in Galesburg, Climax and western Battle Creek lost power around 7am, with the cause unknown.
On Thursday, Senator Margaret O’Brien of Portage introduced the bill, which would name 6 miles of I-94 between Sprinkle Rd. and Galesburg in honor of Switalski. In a release to her website, Sen. O’Brien says that renaming the highway will not only honor Chief Switalski’s contributions to the community, but it will also serve as a reminder to motorists to drive safe.