Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
Consumers Energy working to have majority of power restored tonight
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Consumers Energy says it is taking its final steps Wednesday evening to restore power to thousands of customers after tornadoes swept through Kalamazoo, Branch and St. Joseph...
May 08, 2024 Consumers Energy utility work. (Photo courtesy Consumers Energy).
Tornadoes result in road closures in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With two tornadoes that hit Portage Tuesday night, there are some roads that are closed. Eastbound Centre Avenue is closed at Kirkland Court, just before Oakland Drive. Oakl...
May 08, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
Battle Creek police investigating shots fired near Battle Creek Central High School
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are looking for two men who allegedly fired shots from their vehicle at another vehicle near Battle Creek Central High School yesterday afternoon. T...
May 08, 2024
AUDIO: Sheriff Fuller discusses tornado damage
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a state of emergency for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Branch, and Cass counties after two tornadoes were confirmed in Portage. Another torna...
May 08, 2024 Lori Higgins took this picture of a tornado touching down on Prairie Corners Road, just south of Mendon. Courtesy Clayton Lyczynski II - Community Connector Facebook page
Marshall and HC voters reject school bond proposals, Pennfield voters renew millage
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Voters in the Harper Creek and Marshall school districts turned down bond proposals on Tuesday but an operating millage renewal was approved by Pennfield voters. The $...
May 08, 2024 FutUndBeidl / CC
Local State of Emergency declared in St. Joseph County due to significant tornado damage
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - St. Joseph County Commission Chairperson Ken Malone has declared a local state of emergency after significant tornado damage was reported at multiple locations in t...
May 08, 2024 Lori Higgins took this picture of a tornado touching down on Prairie Corners Road, just south of Mendon. Courtesy Clayton Lyczynski II - Community Connector Facebook page
NFL Hall of Famer to speak at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan's 47th Annual Benefit Dinner in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champion Jerome Bettis will be the keynote speaker at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan's 47th Annual Benefit Dinner in June....
May 08, 2024 NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champion Jerome Bettis (courtesy Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan)
Results in for May 7 election
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The results of the May 7, 2024 election are in. Mattawan Consolidated School district voters have approved two bond proposals that will pay for district-wide improvements ...
May 07, 2024 hjl / CC
City officials say two tornado touchdowns cause significant damage in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - City officials now say they believe two tornadoes touched down in Portage Tuesday evening. They say there is significant damage, including damage to residential and commerci...
May 07, 2024
Legal fee price tag grows as Kalamazoo County continues push to obtain Gourdneck Lake cottage
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With the issue still stuck in the courts, it appears Kalamazoo County has spent over $180,000 so far in its effort to acquire a family's lakeside cottage. According...
May 07, 2024 The beach at Kalamazoo County's Prairie View Park near Vicksburg, MI (courtesy of Kalamazoo County)
