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New Battle Creek Road Projects Begin Monday The City of Battle Creek has announced several work projects, which may affect your early morning commute beginning Monday. The work begins bright and early at 7 AM and affects traffic in the 100-block of Carlyle. Other projects include Jackson Street, between McCamly Street to Capital Avenue, and also North Avenue, between Emmett Street and Van Buren Street. Get our free mobile app The streets will not be closed, but traffic delays are expected due t...

The official start of orange barrel season is underway with demolition set to begin on the I-94/Portage Road overpass.

The Galesburg Speedway is asking for any information that could lead them to the vandals and thieves who broke into the Speedway over the weekend, then stole and damaged some of their property. According to their Facebook page, sometime Saturday night/early Sunday morning, someone broke into the speedway and proceeded to reek havoc all over the place: WE NEED YOUR HELP. Last night Galesburg Speedway was broken into. We are still assessing the carnage caused by this senseless attack on the prope...

A Michigan Man Crashed While Switching Seats at 125 MPH A Michigan man faces a long list of charges after a series of dangerous decisions while driving in Indiana. Clearly, nobody thinks that flying down I-94 at 125 MPH is a great idea.  I think most of those people would also agree that switching seats while driving is also not a great decision.  And can we all agree that driving while under the influence should never happen?  An Indiana State Police report says this guy allegedly did all ...

Most Dangerous Intersection In Ingham County Seems like every city I have lived in, and there have been many because of this crazy business Im in called radio, there is one really busy and dangerous intersection. It is good that we know about all of the dangerous ones in our neighborhoods so we can be extra careful when we are driving there. There is one particular Ingham County intersection that had 176 reported crashes between 2017 and 2019. So be ready and careful when youre at East Grand Ri...

Here are the most frustrating intersections in Kalamazoo and Portage.

Get our free mobile app The Calhoun County Sheriffs Office is investigating an incident involving a seriously injured pedestrian, multiple damaged vehicles, and the pizza delivery driver who is alleged to have purposely targeted and struck them. Deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriffs Office responded to the Avenue A Mobile Home Park at 1267 Avenue A, in the City of Springfield, for a personal injury motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian shortly after 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25. Go...

Ford Recalls 154k Vehicles Due To Faulty Airbags Ford announced a recall last week after they noticed 45 air bags were missing from their stock service parts that were supposed to be purged. The company has been unable to locate the Takata air bags and believe they may have been installed in the 2004 - 2006 Ford Rangers that underwent repair around the country. In addition to 153,000 Ford Rangers being recalled, automakers suspect that 1,100 Takata air bags were also installed in other model...

We've been promised reform, but Michigan rates are still the highest in the country. These 5 companies can get you the cheapest car insurance in the state.

Michigan Gas Prices Quickly Increasing Get ready to dip into your wallet a little more for gas. The average price of a gallon in the U.S. is now $2.40, and that is up 15 cents from a month ago, and the highest we paid since early March of last year when the country began locking down to deal with COVID-19. This is not good news for the economy of course.  If I remember right over the years gas has always risen in price in late spring, just in time for summer driving vacations. The news here i...