Kalamazoo's data center moratorium goes into effect. And county leaders are stepping into the debate over trees.

NowKalamazoo kept hearing complaints about the impact of seemingly subjective R&O charges. Here’s how those community ...

Singer/songwriter Yolonda Lavender expands opportunities for local musicians with a New Orleans-inspired vibe as she takes ...

A plaque recognizing Thomas Campbell, who served with George Washington almost 250 years ago, will be dedicated at the Gilmore Car Museum near Campbell’s final resting place. A plaque recognizing the ...

Michigan’s resisting and obstructing law is broad, subjective, and a felony charge. Data from nearly two years of R&O cases ...

Resisting & Obstructing, or R&O, charges are one tool used by law enforcement to prosecute people they arrest. But how are ...

Two productions of “1776”: one from a theater celebrating its 80th season and the other from a company that just launched. Director Katherine Mumma guides Jordan Aiello-Bruner through the emotionally ...

Training, policy, and culture each impact Kalamazoo’s resisting and obstructing cases, where racial disparities persist despite efforts to standardize officer response. Arguing is legal but could be ...

Reid Williams, project management & data analysis Cori Osterman, reporting & project management Nathan Browning, data ...

Not moving when ordered can be considered resisting an officer. Illustration by Michael Beyene. In Kalamazoo County, hundreds of people are charged with resisting and obstructing (R&O) each year. In ...

Jeffrey Fry was sitting in his car outside his sister’s house in the city of Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood when an unmarked vehicle abruptly stopped on the street. Several masked men rushed ...