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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...

A Galesburg man is dead after a beating attack over the weekend, and now police are searching for witnesses. WOODTV reports that Galesburg Police Officers were called to an apartment complex near Gales Ave. and Burgess Dr. overnight Friday, and found a man unresponsive on a balcony...

A local Boy Scout Troop’s stolen trailer has now been recovered, but its contents are still missing. WWMT reports that Galesburg Boy Scout Troop 265 said that the trailer was found at 42nd St. and V Ave. in Kalamazoo County, after being taken from the Scoutmaster’s yard on January 31...

Authorities are attempting to track down a semi-truck that fatally struck a man on the shoulder and kept driving. WWMT reports that around 2:40am Friday morning, three people were on the shoulder of Eastbound I-94 near exit 88 near Galesburg, filling a car’s gas tank...

Investigators have determined that lightning was the likely cause of the fire that destroyed the Galesburg Meat Company on June 23rd. According to Newschannel 3, investigators believe lightening struck something electrical in the attic, causing the fire...

The Galesburg Meat Company, whose building burned to the ground last week, may see an infusion of cash to help them rebuild.