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An AMBER Alert was issued for 13-year-old Calista Kay Rose Tuesday night, after she was last seen earlier in Galesburg around 1:30am Tuesday.

Prosecutors say that Richards stole up to $300,000 from Shouldice Industrial Manufacturers and Contractors while he was Controller there, from June 2016 and last September.

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.

The City of Battle Creek says that the event at McCamly Park will feature Galesburg's Troop #265 planting an October Glory maple tree, at the park right next to the Kool Family Community Center. It takes place at 6pm Friday, and will be attended by City Commissioner Sherry Sofia, city staff, and others.

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.

The search has now begun for a suitable candidate to fill the seat of Superintendent at the Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools. According to a press release, at their meeting Monday the school Board of Education officially laid out a plan to replace Dr...

Survival, not winning may be the goal as school buses race on a dangerous figure-8 track at Galesburg.

Authorities are still trying to confirm the identity of the driver of a car that entered a Calhoun County river a week ago. The City of Battle Creek says that police investigators are still not sure if the driver was 31-year-old Cortez Lewis of Detroit; Lewis was reported missing by his girlfriend Sunday, the day after the Hyundai sedan supposedly crashed into the river...

A Kalamazoo County Boy Scout troop is receiving more community support after their camping gear was stolen last month. MLive reports that the Consumers Energy Foundation has awarded to one of Galesburg Scout Troop 265’s leaders a $1,000 grant...