Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
45-year-old Battle Creek man in custody for alleged assault early Wednesday morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 45-year-old Battle Creek man is in custody for an alleged assault against a neighbor over stolen property on Yale Street in the early Wednesday morning. The Battle Cr...
May 09, 2024
AUDIO: Three tornadoes confirmed to hit southwest Michigan Tuesday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three tornadoes have been confirmed to have hit southwest Michigan Tuesday night, with the largest being a strong EF-2 tornado that hit Portage. The tornado was on the groun...
May 09, 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
AUDIO: Nonprofits setting up emergency relief fund for tornado victims
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County officials say local nonprofits are setting up an emergency relief fund for those who were hit by Tuesday's tornado. Administrator Kevin Catlin says he's b...
May 09, 2024 (viewer submitted photo to WOOD-TV 8)
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer tours tornado damage
PAVILION TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer got a first-hand look at some of the tornado damage in Kalamazoo County. She issued a disaster declaration for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Cas...
May 09, 2024 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at a news conference in Taiwan March 4, 2024 (courtesy Focus Taiwan)
Portage Public Schools to remain closed Thursday
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As clean-up continues in the aftermath of Tuesday's tornado, Portage Public Schools will remain closed Thursday. The district was also closed Wednesday. In a letter to paren...
May 08, 2024 Portage Public Schools logo courtesy of Portage Public Schools)
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
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