Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Cable and internet services down also due to storm damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Spectrum, which provides cable and internet service to thousands of homes in southwest Michigan say the severe thunderstorms, high winds, and tornadoes that...
May 18, 2025
Local state of emergency declared for Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has declared a local state of emergency after severe thunderstorms swept through the area Thursday evening, causing widespread damage and power outages. A...
May 18, 2025
Thousands remain without power after Thursday night storm
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While the number has dropped significantly, over 15,000 Consumers Energy customers in Kalamazoo County remain without power Sunday. That has dropped from around 50,000 in ...
May 18, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Red Cross and Consumers Energy to provide free water and meal in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While Consumers Energy says they expect most customers who lost electric service from Thursday's tornadoes and thunderstorms to be restored by the end of Sunday, customers...
May 18, 2025 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
Missing teen found safe in Chicago, reunited with family
CHICAGO, IL (WTVB) - 15-year-old Glenn Lee Brown was found safe in Chicago Friday, nine days after disappearing from Pennfield High School. Brown was last seen entering a wooded area behind the school...
May 17, 2025 Glenn Lee Brown (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
Motorcyclist killed after striking another vehicle in Allegan County's Hopkins Township Friday afternoon
HOPKINS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Allegan County Sheriff's Office says a motorcyclist was killed Friday afternoon after striking another vehicle in Hopkins Township. At 2:56 p.m. Allegan County ...
May 16, 2025
Portage expands brush pickup to address storm damage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Following the severe storms Thursday night, the City of Portage says it will incorporate storm debris removal into its ongoing brush pickup program. Brush pickup is currentl...
May 16, 2025 (courtesy City of Portage)
City of Kalamazoo crews responding to storm damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with the City of Kalamazoo say crews working "with all deliberate speed" to respond to storm damage throughout the city. City Public Services crews have responde...
May 16, 2025 (courtesy City of Kalamazoo)
Consumers Energy working to restore power after severe storms hit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy says they have over 185,000 customers who are currently without power as a result of the overnight storms. The utility estimates many of those in Kalamazo...
May 16, 2025
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity names new board president
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kenneth Leonard has been named the new board president of the Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity. Leonard will lead the organization and serves as CEO of Element 22 Com...
May 16, 2025
