Galesburg News

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Paul and Jodi Cartwright, of Allegan, a son. Kayla Davis and James Baldwin, of Kalamazoo, a son.

Catalyst Award winners, left to right, Mayor Gary Allen, city of Galesburg; Jim Freeman, Pfizer Animal Health; Gerry Cox, Velesco Pharmaceutical Services; Jay Goodwin, ADMETRx; Al Beardsley, Metabolic Solutions Development Co.; Paul Neeb, RealBio Technology Inc.; Brad Black, HUMANeX Ventures; Thorsten Willmann, J. Rettenmaier USA; Dale Wagner, ...

A woman who told police she tried to drive a friend home from a bar is now facing charges of manslaughter in his death.

A Portage man was killed late Monday when he fell from a moving pickup truck on the city's east side, police said.

Three years ago, Louise Schiavone was passing time by knitting on a Comstock Community Center bus trip when a friend asked if she would teach her.

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Na'Quisha Brown, of Portage, a son. Jason and Britney Dando, of Kalamazoo, a son.

A burst of snowfall resulted in multiple vehicle crashes along I-94 between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo on Friday.

Several multiple-vehicle accidents closed westbound I-94 between mile markers 80 and 88, but it re-opened around 1:15 p.m. Friday.

Authorities shut down Interstate 94 between Kalamazoo and Galesbug just before 11 a.m. because of numerous crashes and slideoffs.

The Michigan Department of Transportation reports that I-94 is closed in both directions from Exit 80, Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo, to Exit 88, the Galesburg east exit, because of multiple accidents.

Repairs to an eastbound I-94 bridge near Galesburg will keep one lane closed until about 2 p.m., the Michigan Department of Transportation said.

Eastbound Interstate 94 at 35th Street in Galesburg has been opened following rollover crashes that occurred around 2:30 p.m. Traffic in both directions is moving slowly, however, as large numbers of motorists hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Eastbound Interstate 94 will be down to a single lane at Exit 88 near Galesburg beginning at 9 p.m. today, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Police ask that anyone with information about these people call Silent Observer at 343-2100 or go to the Web site www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com. Mark Lennox Bird Age: 22.

Military personnel will be recognized Wednesday in Veterans Day ceremonies across the area.

Astronomical talk in Kalamazoo "Women of Astronomy: Holding Up Half the Sky" is being presented at the Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center, 600 W. Vine St., Suite 400.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. Investigators are working to unravel a murder mystery in Kalamazoo, and on Friday we're learning more about the victim.

Police have identified the body of a man found in the trunk of a car on Kalamazoo's east side Thursday as that of 51-year-old Troy Maurice Scott of the Galesburg area.

Miller College is hosting a live radio broadcast with WKFR on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. Students can visit the college, meet faculty and staff and register for spring classes, which begin Jan.

Births BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL Reyna Castaneda and Nelson Cajamarca, of Galesburg, a son.