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One thing is for sure, Galesburg loves their cars! Well, not police cars. Find out 5 fun facts about this tiny town of just over 2,000 people below.

Around 3,400 people are without power in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties Monday morning. According to Consumer’s Energy’s Outage Map, residents in Galesburg, Climax and western Battle Creek lost power around 7am, with the cause unknown.

On Thursday, Senator Margaret O’Brien of Portage introduced the bill, which would name 6 miles of I-94 between Sprinkle Rd. and Galesburg in honor of Switalski. In a release to her website, Sen. O’Brien says that renaming the highway will not only honor Chief Switalski’s contributions to the community, but it will also serve as a reminder to motorists to drive safe.

A lightning strike ignited a fire that resulted in a total loss at Galesburg Meat Company in July of 2016. Now, rebuilding is almost complete.

For 93 years, the Galesburg Boy Scout Troop 265 has been a proud part of the community, and now someone has stolen $10,000 of the troops camping gear.

Authorities are attempting to track down a semi-truck that fatally struck a man on the shoulder and kept driving. WWMT reports that around 2:40am Friday morning, three people were on the shoulder of Eastbound I-94 near exit 88 near Galesburg, filling a car’s gas tank...

One of the areas major construction zones this summer as been at Exit 88 near Galesburg.  Work has recently been completed around the area.

Investigators have determined that lightning was the likely cause of the fire that destroyed the Galesburg Meat Company on June 23rd. According to Newschannel 3, investigators believe lightening struck something electrical in the attic, causing the fire...

The Galesburg Meat Company, whose building burned to the ground last week, may see an infusion of cash to help them rebuild.

The pictures of this abandoned power plant on Morrow Lake between Comstock Township and Galesburg are haunting.