News and Current Events Subject Guide
Local News
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- Open Access
Full text articles available from NewsBank for this local newspapers from 2005 to date. Print copies kept in Science Reference until microfilm comes in. Microfilm: AN 3 (Lower Level) 1837 - present, with gaps in the 19th century.
Only local news is indexed. The Kalamazoo Public Library has an online index for the Gazette as a part of its catalog. Indexed by subjects and personal names since 1972. A few things have been indexed from older issues. You may need to pull the drop-down menu to Local Indexes and Community Information before searching.
Local news and community links. Home takes you to MLive.com with news from around the state of Michigan.
The Western Michigan University student paper goes back to 1916 under various names. The paper itself is available at the Archives. 1916-1998 is on microfilm. There is an index on one computer for 1916-1964. The online version contains current articles and an archive from September 2008.
The faculty and staff newspaper of Western Michigan University is available full text online from 2003 to present. Print copies go back to 1972 and are available in the Archives. 1972-98 is on microfilm. There is a card index for 1974-84 and an index on one computer for 1985-98.
Official news from Western Michigan University. News Archive includes issues from mid 1997 to present. News Search will search old issues.
Links to local, regional & national news.