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State Representative Mary Whiteford says she hopes to work on improving broadband access, bringing down auto insurance costs and mental health access if she wins a second full term in the state House.

A new group called HOPE Through Navigation believes “tiny houses” can have a big impact on the homeless population in Kalamazoo. The group’s founder, Gwendolyn Hooker, says she was inspired to start HOPE after seeing homeless people being denied housing because they had past criminal convictions.

Mount Ever-Rest is different from Kalamazoo’s other cemeteries, and Jeff Sarnacki wants to know why.

The revived Suicide Prevention Action Network, or SPAN, debuted in Kalamazoo on Tuesday, October 9. Kristen Smith is the coalition chairwoman for the initiative at Gryphon Place. Smith says SPAN includes people in the community and mental health providers dedicated to preventing suicide.