Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Battle Creek firefighters keep garage fire caused by vehicle from spreading
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A garage fire caused by a vehicle was quickly put out by Battle Creek firefighters Saturday evening. Crews responded at 7:40 to 298 Hamblin Avenue and found thick black...
Feb 21, 2021 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Comstock Fire Department quickly extinguish garage fire resulting in no injuries
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Comstock fire officials are reporting no injuries after a detached garage caught fire Saturday. The Charter Township of Comstock Fire and Rescue responded to the fire just...
Feb 21, 2021 Comstock fire department (photo by John McNeil)
Commercial structure fire under investigation in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is investigating a commercial structure fire that took place Saturday morning. Police were dispatched to the 1200 block of East M...
Feb 21, 2021
Fatal snowmobile crash under investigation in Cass County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash in Cass County. The accident happened around 10:15 Saturday evening on a trail near the intersection of Indian Lake Road ...
Feb 21, 2021 Photo courtesy of Cass County Sheriff
Pfizer says its vaccine can be stored at higher temperatures; will make it easier to distribute
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Pfizer researchers say they have learned that their COVID-19 Vaccine can be stored at temperatures just below zero for up to two weeks without losing its potency. They say th...
Feb 20, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Portage opens marijuana applications March 1st
PORTAGE MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Portage has announced that it will begin accepting applications for marijuana businesses beginning March 1st. Applicants need to be prequalified from the Michigan...
Feb 20, 2021 Tomas de Aquino / CC
Biden tells Pfizer workers "you're stepping up, you're saving lives" after tour of Portage plant
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saying there will be enough COVID-19 vaccine for every American by the end of July, President Joe Biden Friday afternoon toured the state-of-the art Pfizer plant in Portage ...
Feb 19, 2021 President Joe Biden speaks at the Pfizer plant in Portage, Michigan February 19, 2021 (courtesy of WOOD TV 8)
More organizations criticize Southwest Michigan First CEO choice, one board member resigns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More organizations in the Kalamazoo area are separating themselves from the economic development organization Southwest Michigan First, after it announced the hiring of fo...
Feb 19, 2021
Portage officials try to head off potential flooding from anticipated snow melt
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the City of Portage Department of Public Works say their staff have begun work to clear storm drains on local streets in an effort is underway to reduce the r...
Feb 19, 2021 vagueonthehow / CC
Senate approves broadband internet bill proposed by Senator Nesbitt
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate Thursday approved a measure sponsored by Senator Aric Nesbitt that seeks to improve access to reliable broadband internet. "Expanding broadband access is...
Feb 19, 2021 State Senator Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton. (Photo courtesy Michigan Senate Republicans).
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