Kalamazoo

Alex Fleming of Kalamazoo College has been named the MIAA Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the fifth time in his career. The conference honor recognizes his continued strong performances in men's tennis for the Hornets, adding another accolade to one of the more decorated weekly-award records in the league.

A developer based in Kalamazoo, Michigan has launched MuteSolo, a new app that he says will revolutionize the way listeners experience music. Details on the app's features remain limited, but it is being pitched as a fresh take on how people engage with tracks and playlists. The launch is drawing attention in the local music and tech community.

Michigan will direct $89 million from settlements with polluters toward cleaning up the Kalamazoo and Detroit rivers. The funds, recovered from companies responsible for contamination, will support restoration work on two of the state's most environmentally damaged waterways. The announcement has drawn attention from residents and environmental groups tracking cleanup progress.

The musical Come From Away is once again being staged at Farmers Alley Theatre in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with a video preview of the production released. The show, which tells the story of the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, welcoming stranded airline passengers after 9/11, returns to the venue's stage for local audiences. Theatre fans are following the revival as the Kalamazoo company brings the Broadway hit back to southwest Michigan.

WIDR FM, the student-run radio station at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, is hosting a Spin-a-Thon, a marathon on-air event typically run to raise funds and listener support for the station. The event highlights the station's role in campus life and its reliance on community donations to keep broadcasting. Coverage comes from the Western Herald, the university's student newspaper.

Federal funding of $89 million has been announced for the cleanup of the Detroit and Kalamazoo rivers in Michigan. The money will support long-running efforts to remove contamination and restore the waterways, which have carried industrial pollution for decades. Local officials and environmental groups welcomed the announcement as a major step for the region's water quality.

Kalamazoo College's men's golf team tied for second place at the second MIAA Jamboree of the season. The result keeps the Hornets competitive in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings as the conference season progresses. Details on individual scores and the winning team were not immediately available in the announcement.

Michigan lawmakers and state leaders have announced $89 million in funding for environmental cleanup efforts along the Detroit and Kalamazoo rivers. The investment is aimed at addressing long-running contamination in the two waterways. The announcement drew attention from local officials and residents focused on the health of Michigan's rivers and communities near them.

The state of Michigan has announced $89 million in funding for river cleanup projects in Detroit and Kalamazoo. The investment targets long-running waterway contamination in both cities. The announcement was reported by Planet Detroit, a regional environmental news outlet.

Western Michigan University's theatre programme is presenting 'Birthday Candles', a play that follows one woman's life across decades of birthdays. A review in the Western Herald praises the production for honoring the bittersweet gift of being alive, highlighting its emotional weight and the student cast's performances in Kalamazoo.