Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
AUDIO: Portage mayor pro-tempore recognizes Metro Transit's efforts during tornado
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Stories from last week's storms continue to emerge. Portage Mayor Pro-Tempore Jim Pearson related one at this week's city council meeting. He praised Metro Transit for halti...
May 15, 2024
AUDIO: Consumers Energy Foundation giving grants to nonprofits after tornadoes
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Six non-profits in Kalamazoo, Branch, and St. Joseph counties are sharing $77,500 in grants from the Consumers Energy Foundation. Angela Thompkins is a vice president with...
May 15, 2024
Allegan gets state grant for dam repairs
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Allegan has received a million-dollars from the state's Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program to repair the Allegan City Dam on the Kalamazoo River. Allegan City Mana...
May 15, 2024
AUDIO: FEMA to inspect tornado damage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are scheduled to begin inspecting neighborhoods today in Kalamazoo County hit by last week's EF-2 tornado to put dolla...
May 15, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
AUDIO: Portage City Council thanks people for tornado recovery efforts
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Last night was a night for the Portage City Council to express their appreciation for all the help they have gotten since last week's tornado. Council members say assistance...
May 15, 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
Kalamazoo will get special air quality monitoring from the state next year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo is one of the locations in Michigan that will get special or enhanced air quality monitoring next year as part of the state's plans to track airborne...
May 15, 2024 (courtesy Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy)
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport to hold emergency preparedness exercise Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport will conduct a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise at 9:00 a.m. this Thursday. Airport officials say the exercise w...
May 14, 2024 Image from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's Facebook page.
Consumers Energy funnels $77,500 to non-profits to help with tornado relief efforts
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Consumers Energy Foundation announced Tuesday it's making $77,500 in grants available to help six Southwest Michigan nonprofits provide essential services to residents a...
May 14, 2024 Storm damage from a tornado near Sherwood, Michigan May 7, 2024 (photo courtesy of Raymond Wright)
Police arrest 16-year-old from Kalamazoo in armed robbery at Parchment gas station
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 16-year-old from Kalamazoo has been arrested and lodged at the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home for robbing a gas station in Parchment early last Friday morning. ...
May 14, 2024 (courtesy Township of Kalamazoo Police Department)
Portage closing Oakland Drive Compost Facility for the public
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Portage is closing its Oakland Drive Compost Facility to the public because it is nearly full. It has been open to commercial tree removal companies since last w...
May 14, 2024 Portage, Michigan City Hall sign (courtesy of City of Portage)
