http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/The Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & VideosenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videoskzgazette_newshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/bNo8VzHGsOo/witness_says_she_saw_beshem_su.html1559713Ursula Zerilli | uzerilli@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:02:46 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7706869 ]]>Gibson's friend and former prostitute, Brand Davis, testified she was with Sugrim and Gibson they night Gibson was killed.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/witness_says_she_saw_beshem_su.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/EuEQ9xjjjMU/controversial_debbiespenditnow.htmlNate Reens | nreens@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 20:31:28 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/politics/index.ssf//3203.7710462 ]]>Hoekstra's GOP opponent releases video attacking the China-themed ad. http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/controversial_debbiespenditnow.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/n2-zS9Kq_2g/matt_johnson_update_3rd_day_of.html100934541541Simon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 20:04:29 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7710338 ]]>The private search for Matt Johnson, the Portage man presumed dead after he went missing in Japan in January, is drawing to a close.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/matt_johnson_update_3rd_day_of.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/_F-L0Si-Vcc/update_all_lanes_clear_on_east.htmlSimon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 19:34:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7710272 ]]>MDOT said earlier this evening that there were closures and shifts due to a water line break.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/update_all_lanes_clear_on_east.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/U98TxYCRWLQ/besham_sugrim_on_trial_the_kal.html1559713Simon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 19:29:11 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7710244 ]]>The trial of Besham Sugrim began Wednesday in Kalamazoo, and it's had no shortage of intrigue.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/besham_sugrim_on_trial_the_kal.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/f6n0JFWtgPE/weather_update_90_chance_of_sn.htmlSimon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 18:45:01 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7710084 ]]>The forecast calls for snow mainly after 1 p.m. Friday, with accumulation of less than one inch and a high near 34 degrees. http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/weather_update_90_chance_of_sn.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/iKdK2rRwu50/southwest_michigan_links_2_ser.html1312053Simon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 17:59:00 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709897 ]]>Here's a look at some recent noteworthy stories from other media in southwest Michigan.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/southwest_michigan_links_2_ser.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/wyy63jpSqhU/study_says_kalamazoo_college_c.html123303Simon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 17:17:13 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709770 ]]>According to a news release from the college, the "Economic Impact of Kalamazoo College" study was commissioned by the school and is based on data provided during the academic year that ended June 30, 2011.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/study_says_kalamazoo_college_c.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/l39gzfbqWto/investigator_in_besham_sugrim.html1559713Ursula Zerilli | uzerilli@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 18:21:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709675 ]]>Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety detective Craig Cordes, the lead investigator in the case, testified Thursday that police used statements by Bernadette Sugrim, who is Besham Sugrim's wife, that he disposed of Gibson's clothing and a weapon in their backyard fire pit to find evidence related to Gibson's slaying.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/investigator_in_besham_sugrim.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/VttoOM-xsoI/protest_planned_at_congressman.html90693Fritz Klug | fklug@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:39 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709190 ]]>The demonstration will take place Friday at noon at Upton's office, 157 S. Kalamazoo Mall.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/protest_planned_at_congressman.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/YMjHHZLdxX4/father_and_son_arrested_on_out.html262021819570Simon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:20 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709544 ]]>A father and son were arrested Thursday on outstanding felony warrants after police found them at a residence with methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription narcotics and other drug paraphernalia.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/father_and_son_arrested_on_out.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/qixXwVpyZbk/marijuana_packaging_materials.html262021819570Anthony Smigiel | asmigiel@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 16:14:48 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7708275 ]]>A large quantity of prescription pills, packaging materials, a scale and $2,000 were also seized under civil forfeiture laws, police said.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/marijuana_packaging_materials.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/Xyo94MC2wik/lane_closures_shifts_on_eastbo.htmlSimon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 19:36:49 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709366 ]]>According to MDOT, the I-94 Business Loop is open to traffic in both directions, but back-ups are expected. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route. http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/lane_closures_shifts_on_eastbo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/cisbw7e6D6c/daily_recap_mlive_media_group_1.htmlSimon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:41 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709233 ]]>Which posts were your favorite? What would you like to see more of? Share your thoughts in the comments section below or send me an email.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/daily_recap_mlive_media_group_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/Lf9p_Z-Ka_g/vital_statistics_kalamazoo-are_453.html190255Anthony Smigiel | asmigiel@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 15:38:58 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7706389 ]]>Here are the latest Kalamazoo-area births, deaths, marriage licenses and divorces.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/vital_statistics_kalamazoo-are_453.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/fFfSPDb-Bb4/dash_cam_video_shows_officer_n.html41550Simon A. Thalmann | sthalman@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 15:45:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7709075 ]]>Dash cam video taken from a Kalamazoo Public Safety cruiser Wednesday afternoon shows one officer nearly crushed between vehicles at the beginning of a high-speed chase in Kalamazoo.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/dash_cam_video_shows_officer_n.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/g5ey0Ujkcos/gov_snyder_budget_plan_isnt_ab.html263509Dave Murray | dmurray@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:28 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/politics/index.ssf//3203.7709141 ]]>“It’s about prioritizing, about working together,” Snyder said about this budget plan.http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/gov_snyder_budget_plan_isnt_ab.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/fRynjlIx6vQ/former_manager_of_portage_groc.htmlCourt news4155041541Rex Hall Jr. | rhall2@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 14:12:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7708243 ]]>"I'm satisfied that he had the money and I'm satisfied that it's not accounted for and I'm satisfied that he did whatever he did with it," District Judge Robert C. Kropf said at the conclusion of Theodore Gould's preliminary examination.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/former_manager_of_portage_groc.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/puYuizZDvM8/lane_closure_on_i-94_scheduled.html1804614Anthony Smigiel | asmigiel@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 10:18:55 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7706968 ]]>There will be a single-lane closure on westbound I-94 between 40th Street in Galesburg and Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo. The lane will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/lane_closure_on_i-94_scheduled.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/zQMtAe5fNdw/mea_president_state_board_of_e.htmlEducation26350919933Dave Murray | dmurray@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:12:14 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/education/index.ssf//3940.7707817 ]]>MEA President Steven Cook: Adding more hurdles for schools to jump through to get more funding – from basing funding on standardized tests to pushing more unproven ideas as ‘best practices’ – doesn’t help either."http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/02/mea_president_state_board_of_e.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kzgazette_news/~3/dm9Fb-y8Oow/wmu_professor_honored_by_kalam.html30896Anthony Smigiel | asmigiel@mlive.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 10:51:27 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf//4132.7707259 ]]>The Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center awarded Dr. Cathryn Bailey the 2011 Kuseske Education Award during its Winter Gala.http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/02/wmu_professor_honored_by_kalam.htmlnonadult