Kalamazoo Strong

Former Kalamazoo Strong director Rachel Kaiser was sentenced on Monday to 24-months of probation, after she pleaded guilty to using a computer to commit a crime.

34-year-old Rachel Kaiser pleaded guilty Monday to one count of embezzlement of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000, and one count of using a computer to commit a crime. She was accused of stealing more than $4,000 from the organization for personal purchases.

Last week, Kalamazoo County authorities obtained a warrant for 34-year-old Rachel Kaiser, after they believe she embezzled over $3,500 from Kalamazoo Strong by creating a credit card connected to the organization’s PayPal account.

The end of the 2017 season came too soon for Kalamazoo FC, but the squad definitely didn't play like the season was coming to a close in their final weekend.

A Battle Creek man charged with the death of five bicyclists in June will go to trial.

The 50-year-old Battle Creek man charged in the death of five people and injuring four others in Kalamazoo earlier this month received more charges Wednesday in a probable cause hearing.

Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s investigators continue to evaluate the incidents that occurred Tuesday night in the death of five bicyclists and the injury of four others.

One of the latest efforts the Kalamazoo Strong organization has undertaken - a book drive for the library at Calhoun Community High School - ends Friday. The drive is coordinated with a planned dedication of the library in the name of Mary Jo Nye, the former CCHS teacher who was lost in the Kalamazoo County shootings on February 20...