Kalamazoo https://www.wcmu.org/tags/kalamazoo Kalamazoo en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:28:34 GMT Restoration work begins on an ancient mound in Kalamazoo https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-03/restoration-work-begins-on-an-ancient-mound-in-kalamazoo The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi, or Gun Lake Tribe, announced the project as a collaboration between the tribe, the city of Kalamazoo and a native plants group. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:28:34 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-03/restoration-work-begins-on-an-ancient-mound-in-kalamazoo Anna Spidel Bumblebee thought to be extinct in Michigan found in Kalamazoo https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-22/bumblebee-thought-to-be-extinct-in-michigan-found-in-kalamazoo It's the first confirmed citing of the rare species in Kalamazoo County since 1975. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:04:05 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-22/bumblebee-thought-to-be-extinct-in-michigan-found-in-kalamazoo Michael Symonds 'I am Potawatomi': Short film and workshop puts spotlight on endangered indigenous language https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-16/i-am-potawatomi-short-film-and-workshop-puts-spotlight-on-endangered-indigenous-language The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is hosting a screening of "Bodewadmi Ndaw" Thursday, which covers the near death and current revitalization of the Potawatomi language. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:14:53 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-16/i-am-potawatomi-short-film-and-workshop-puts-spotlight-on-endangered-indigenous-language Michael Symonds One year after the May 7 tornado, Kalamazoo County is still rebuilding https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-06/one-year-after-the-may-7-tornado-kalamazoo-county-is-still-rebuilding Wednesday marks one year since a tornado ripped through Texas Township, Portage and Pavilion Township. Portage will mark the event with a ceremony. Tue, 06 May 2025 21:39:15 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-06/one-year-after-the-may-7-tornado-kalamazoo-county-is-still-rebuilding Michael Symonds Southwest Michigan man starts petition to organize local bus riders https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-06/southwest-michigan-man-starts-petition-to-organize-local-bus-riders Detroit and Seattle are among cities that have a transit riders' union. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:13:38 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-06/southwest-michigan-man-starts-petition-to-organize-local-bus-riders Leona Larson Kalamazoo's gun amnesty program has collected five firearms since its launch https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-04/kalamazoos-gun-amnesty-program-has-collected-five-firearms-since-its-launch KDPS started the program to anonymously collect unwanted guns in the fall. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:00:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-04/kalamazoos-gun-amnesty-program-has-collected-five-firearms-since-its-launch Ingrid Gardner Report details abuse allegations against priests in the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-24/report-details-abuse-allegations-against-priests-in-the-catholic-diocese-of-kalamazoo Nineteen priests who had worked in the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo after 1950 are named in the Michigan Attorney General’s report on clergy abuse. Fri, 24 May 2024 19:41:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-24/report-details-abuse-allegations-against-priests-in-the-catholic-diocese-of-kalamazoo Leona Larson FEMA completes tornado damage assessment of Kalamazoo County https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-21/fema-completes-tornado-damage-assessment-of-kalamazoo-county FEMA finds over 500 residential properties impacted by the May 7 tornado in Kalamazoo County. Tue, 21 May 2024 18:30:41 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-21/fema-completes-tornado-damage-assessment-of-kalamazoo-county Michael Symonds A court dismisses a lawsuit challenging Kalamazoo College's vaccine policy https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-17/a-court-dismisses-a-lawsuit-challenging-kalamazoo-colleges-vaccine-policy An incoming student soccer recruit said the college's vaccine requirements violate students' civil rights. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:05:18 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-17/a-court-dismisses-a-lawsuit-challenging-kalamazoo-colleges-vaccine-policy Jessi Phillips Man set free after wrongful imprisonment https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-02-24/man-set-free-after-wrongful-imprisonment A federal judge has vacated the conviction of a man who spent more than 20 years in prison for a double murder. Jeff Titus was convicted for the murders of two hunters near Kalamazoo. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 23:46:36 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-02-24/man-set-free-after-wrongful-imprisonment Dustin Dwyer