A portion of northbound US-131 is closed following a crash Friday evening near Gun Lake Casino, according to the Allegan County Sheriff's Office. Read More

State officials dedicated a part of US-131 for an airman who died in a 2015 Afghanistan helicopter crash. State lawmakers, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials and loved ones of ... Read More

A Big Rapids man is dead after a three-vehicle crash on US-131 near Kalamazoo Friday morning, state police say. Read More

Southbound US-131 is closed in two places due to crashes. Read More

A crash has closed all lanes of southbound U.S. 131, the Michigan Department of Transportation reports. Southbound U.S. 131 is closed at Business U.S. 131, Exit 41 The crash was initially partially ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - A crash has closed all lanes of southbound U.S. 131, the Michigan Department of Transportation reports. Southbound U.S. 131 is closed at Business U.S. 131, Exit 41, MDOT said. Read More

GALESBURG, Mich. - State police say at least one person has died in a series of crashes involving dozens of vehicles on both sides of Interstate 94 in southwestern Michigan. Read More

The Michigan State Police issued the following release on a fatal July 15 accident on Interstate 94: Troopers from the Michigan State Police Niles Post are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash ... Read More

A former Kalamazoo Public Schools principal and his daughter were involved in a motorcycle crash Wednesday, according to Michigan State Police. Read More

US-131 North was closed near I-94 while police responded to a crash Wednesday. Read More

KENT COUNTY, MI - State police are on the scene of a fatal crash Wednesday, July 1, on U.S. 131 at M-6. The crash happened on southbound U.S. 131, which is closed. Traffic on westbound M-6 is also ... Read More

A months-long narcotics investigation in Southwest Michigan exploded into the open when state troopers seized about 50 pounds of crystal meth and arrested a 31-year-old Kalamazoo man after a chaotic ... Read More

A traffic stop in Martin Township led to one Allegan County sheriff's deputy being bitten and three others exposed to potentially hazardous substances. Four suspects were arrested after the stop and ... Read More

Northbound and southbound US-131 are closed near the Kalamazoo River due to crashes, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced Wednesday morning. The first crash was reported at ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - A Metro bus full of Kalamazoo-area officials was the first vehicle to traverse a new U.S. 131 route on Friday, Nov. 7. It's a $19 million project that took nearly 25 years to ... Read More

A $13.4 million road project on the I-94 and US-131 interchange in Kalamazoo County is causing traffic backups and delays for some drivers. Read More

KALAMAZOO, MI - The cause of a smoke alarm at a historic Kalamazoo theater has been determined. Police vehicles and fire trucks pulled up to the Kalamazoo State Theatre before 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March ... Read More

Michigan Department of Transportation is starting a major project today in Kalamazoo County in the area of I-94 and U.S. 131. MDOT's Nick Schirripa said work centers on an auxiliary lane on northbound ... Read More

I-196, tiny white plastic pellets known as "nurdles" are still scattered along the Kalamazoo River corridor near Saugatuck. A late February thaw melted away the snow that had been hiding them, ... Read More

A 21-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on US-131, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. Read More

A 21-year-old man is dead after getting hit by a car on US-131. Read More

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly Saturday night crash on US-131 near Oshtemo Township that killed a 21-year-old man from Illinois. Read More

Over 60 vehicles crashed in multiple incidents yesterday, including semi-trucks, causing a temporary full closure of I-94. Multiple crashes happened around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, on westbound ... Read More

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) - A multi-car crash shut down S. Cedar St. between Kalamazoo St. and 496 Saturday afternoon for nearly an hour. When 6 News arrived on scene, multiple police vehicles and two ... Read More

Police conducted the stop on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 4, on Sprinkle Road over I-94 that resulted in the arrest of person wanted for allegedly threatening someone with a knife, Kalamazoo ... Read More

Multiple people were injured after an two-vehicle crash involving an ORV in Charleston Township early Saturday morning. Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon: race courses, road closures, and more The Zeigler ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - All lanes of westbound I-94 are closed for a crash, the Michigan Department of Transportation reports. The crash happened around 8:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at U.S. 131, Exit 74, ... Read More

Kalamazoo County Deputies are notifying the families of lost and seriously hurt loved ones after a Honda Accord crossed the center line on North Sprinkle Rd Thursday morning. They told 13 On Your Side ... Read More

A portion of northbound US-131 in Kalamazoo County is closed due to multiple crashes involving 15 vehicles, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. Read More

KALAMAZOO, MI - '?Multiple collisions'? in whiteout conditions led officials to close northbound U.S. 131 near M-43 (West Main) as well as the northbound U.S. 131 business loop on the morning of Monday, ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - Police are urging caution as crashes continue and snow sweeps across Southwest Michigan. Whiteout conditions and slippery roads are causing hazardous driving conditions, the ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- Southbound U.S. 131 has closed in Kalamazoo County at D Avenue due to a crash. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced the closure at 10:36 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 19. Read More

Southbound U.S. 131 has closed in Kalamazoo County at D Avenue due to a crash. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced the closure at 10:36 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 19. The crash was first ... Read More

After decades of dialogue, this interchange has become a reality. Community stakeholders hope this will divert commercial traffic from neighborhoods and provide economic opportunity for the Northside. Read More

"It sucks to not be able to call her, text her," a classmate said. "'Cause I know if she was here right now and we was all crying, she'd tell us to shut up. She'd tell us to stop crying." ... Read More

One of the three passengers injured in a deadly wrong-way crash on US-131 over the weekend is a Comstock Public Schools student, the superintendent confirmed to News 8. Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - U.S. 131 is partially blocked after a rollover crash, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office reports. It happened around 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, just north of D Ave, Exit 44, ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. - Michigan State Police are investigating an eight-vehicle crash on I-94 near Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo, that involved a military vehicle, a semi-truck, and several passenger ... Read More

A serious multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 in Kalamazoo left a 10-year-old girl in critical condition and closed all eastbound lanes on Monday morning. Read More

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - A local coffee shop is calling for more to be done to address traffic safety issues along West Main Street. Five Lakes Coffee has been hit twice by drivers in the past year and a ... Read More

A serious multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 in Kalamazoo left a 10-year-old girl in critical condition and closed all eastbound lanes on Monday morning. Read More

An eight-vehicle crash on I-94 in Kalamazoo County in October could have easily turned deadly had seat belts and child restraints not been used correctly, according to Michigan State Police (MSP). Read More

The Michigan Department of Transportation announced Friday it ... will have one lane open in each direction between Riverside Drive and Beadle Lake Road. US-131 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, has two ... Read More

The new traffic pattern could be implemented at downtown intersections, city leaders said, once streets are converted for two-way traffic. Read More

A second vehicle in the crash was found unoccupied, by the time police arrived. Meanwhile, a 23-year-old died from his injuries in the crash. Read More

Local News Police identify 23-year-old killed in weekend crash Kalamazoo police identified Ivan Peña Perez, 23, as the victim in a fatal car crash on Aug. 9. Read More

A motorcyclist died and a driver was arrested after a collision in Muskegon on Wednesday, according to the City of Muskegon Police Department. Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - Northbound U.S. 131 will close for the next three weekends in August while crews install a new bridge over the highway. Meanwhile, the Michigan Department of ... Read More

The bridge was closed for more than a week, beginning July 1, during a repair of a mechanical malfunction, MDOT said. It reopened to vehicle traffic at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, St. Joseph ... Read More

A News Channel 3 photographer on the scene took pictures that show a light-colored SUV had crashed into the exterior of Okinawan Karate Academy on South Westnedge Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. Read More

Comstock Twp deputy fire chief fired after drunk driving plea: 'We've waited long enough' The deputy fire chief charged with operating while intoxicated (OWI) and seriously injuring an 11-year-old ... Read More

A semitruck snagged a sagging power line on I-94, and Consumers Energy crews are planning to shut down part of the highway to make repairs on Saturday, June 28. All lanes will close on I-94 near the ... Read More

Schoolcraft normally relies on nearby towns and Kalamazoo County to help staff police for the event because it must reroute traffic from US-131. Read More

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI - Lane closures will span a 7-mile stretch of M-89 between Allegan and Otsego Monday, June 30, through September. Both directions of traffic will share one lane and alternate via ... Read More

Part of the U.S. 131 business route near Kalamazoo will close to weekend traffic on Saturday, June 28. The ramp connecting southbound U.S. 131 to the business route will close from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Read More

A crash has closed northbound US-127 at Kalamazoo St and Michigan Ave., according to Ingham County Traffic Alerts. The Michigan Department of Transportation first received reports of the crash at ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - State troopers avoided serious injury in a Thursday, May 29 crash on I-94. A patrol unit on the westbound shoulder of I-94 in Charleston Township was rear-ended by a speeding ... Read More

SANDSTONE TOWNSHIP, MI -- Westbound I-94 in Jackson County was closed for more than four hours Friday for a crash. The freeway closed after Dearing Road, Exit 133, in Sandstone Township for a crash ... Read More

According to authorities, two Michigan State Police troopers had their emergency lights on as they were assisting a vehicle on the shoulder, near Charleston Township -- about halfway between Kalamazoo ... Read More

When officers from the Plainwell Department of Public Safety arrived on the scene, they saw the man's vehicle parked on US-131 and found him standing in a shallow area of the river below the bridge. Read More

Crime: Lansing man arrested for DUI after wrong way crash injures two on I-94 There were also fewer larceny (17.25%) and robbery (7.01%) cases in Kalamazoo, but arson cases increased by about 7.89 ... Read More

Motorcyclists face elevated risks on Michigan roads ... respectful of road space, and cautious when traveling alongside one another. If your family has been impacted by a motorcycle crash like the one ... Read More

BERRIEN COUNTY, MI - A man was reportedly dancing on I-94 before he was struck by a vehicle and killed, police said. At 6:19 a.m. Friday, April 4, police were called to westbound I-94 near the rest ... Read More

KALAMAZOO, MI - I-94 was shut down eight separate times over nine hours on Thursday, Dec. 5, as drivers crashed while passing through waves of winter weather in Southwest Michigan. Read More

Michigan saw wind gusts peak at over 90 mph as severe thunderstorms ravaged the state Sunday. The severe storms left three dead in a Kalamazoo County crash and the two largest utilities in ... Read More

Three people were killed in a crash near Climax, in Kalamazoo County, while roughly 183,000 customers are without power in Michigan. Read More

Body camera footage captured a Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office sergeant racing to get in front of an accused drunk driver traveling the wrong way and putting down spike ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office stopped a suspected intoxicated driver going the wrong way down US 131 overnight Wednesday. A patrolling deputy headed northbound ... Read More

Early this morning, law enforcement authorities in Kalamazoo County intervened to stop a suspected intoxicated driver after their car was seen navigating dangerously on US 131. The Kalamazoo ... Read More

A Michigan truck driver died Monday, March 24, after his rig crossed the I-94 median and crashed into an oncoming semi-truck, Berrien County sheriff's deputies said. Read More

Three major projects will impact traffic on and around U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County in 2025. Two are already underway. Here are the highlights, going from north to south. The U.S. 131 business loop ... Read More

Seven people were injured after public safety officials say a car barreled into a Kalamazoo gas station Wednesday. Read More

A car crash at a Kalamazoo gas station injured seven, with two hospitalized, one critically. KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Seven people were injured in Kalamazoo Wednesday around 1:05 p.m. after a car went off ... Read More

KALAMAZOO, MI - A speeding vehicle struck several people and vehicles at a gas station, causing injuries and damage, police said. Seven people were injured when a vehicle veered off South Westnedge ... Read More

KALAMAZOO, MI - Multiple vehicles are involved in a crash at a Speedway gas station in Kalamazoo. Police and ambulances responded to the crash on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 19, at Speedway at ... Read More

Two people were hospitalized, one of them with serious injuries, after a crash at a Kalamazoo gas station Wednesday. Read More

A gas pump was taken out and multiple cars were damaged after a crash in Kalamazoo Wednesday afternoon.The crash happened at the Speedway on South Westnedge Av ... Read More

Around 2:40 a.m., a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office tried to pull over a vehicle that was heading westbound on I-94 near Albion going over 126 mph. The driver, an 18-year-old Kalamazoo ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - Construction is ready to restart on a project to rebuild U.S. 131 overpasses that carry traffic over KL Avenue and the Amtrak rail, just north of I-94. The Michigan Department ... Read More

New video shows a Kalamazoo police cruiser being struck by a vehicle because several drivers downtown wouldn't move over. Read More

15 loose horses corralled on west Michigan highway. ... BYRON CENTER, Mich. - No, ... M-6 and Kalamazoo and US-131 near Hanna Lake in Gaines Township. Read More

A stretch of highway was disrupted early Wednesday from a peculiar traffic issue. Several horses are loose on M-6 near the Kalamazoo ramp, with some being caught as far as US-131 near Hannah Lake, the ... Read More

(WOOD) - The man who a judge described as the '?kingpin'? of an interstate trafficking ring that brought drugs to Michigan is headed ... and meth to the Detroit, Kalamazoo and Lansing areas ... Read More

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - Highways in West Michigan were slowed Thursday, Feb. 20, by multiple crashes. Westbound I-196 near Hudsonville was closed after a multi-vehicle crash near the exit to M-6 but has ... Read More

Drivers were safer as they traveled throughout Kalamazoo in 2024, according to year-long studies from the City of Kalamazoo. Read More

Figure skaters in West Michigan are 'shaken and heartbroken' after skaters they shared the ice with died in a plane crash in Washington, DC. Read More

A 32-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail on several charges, including possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine and maintaining a drug house. Read More

Authorities say a fire truck was hit by a car when responding to a crash on I-94 near Kalamazoo. Another example of how important it is to slow down and move over, police say. (Jan. 20, 2025) ... Read More

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI - A 29-year-old woman was injured in a crash when her vehicle went off the road and struck a power pole, Kalamazoo County sheriff's deputies said. The crash happened around 5:30 a ... Read More