Kalamazoo MI

PORTAGE, MI –– There’s a new doughnut shop in town. Donut Den, located at 2052 W. Centre Ave., opened to the public on Saturday, March 14. The newly built strip mall the business is located in was one that was forced to rebuild after a tornado destroyed it two years ago.

Severe Weather Awareness Week runs from March 15-21, and now is the time to prepare before disaster strikes.

The storm happened at 3:50 p.m. and destroyed dozens of self-storage units at 1400 Warner Drive. It also ripped off part of the roof at the adjacent Menards home-improvement store and punched a hole in the side of the building. Additionally, hundreds of other structures were affected in a 2-mile span, debris was...

Three West Michigan projects are slated to get nearly $1.9 million of a $6 million pot from the Michigan Department of Transportation to use for road safety improvements.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo city commissioners held a weekend retreat to do some long range planning, but they fell short of their goal. The target was to set priorities for the 2027 budget, because funding, manpower, and time are all limited. Initially the session, held at the...

Kalamazoo residents were confused when sirens sounded Sunday after deadly tornadoes. Were you? Here's the official explanation:

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI — Six Kalamazoo Township trustees looked on as Treasurer Sherine Miller stepped down from the seat she held for nine years during a special meeting on Monday, March 16. A friend came forward to help her carry personal items away. Another waited in the lobby after...

MICHIGAN, USA — Michigan's U.S. Senators sent a letter to the head of the National Weather Service late last week, asking for clarity in the wake of one of the strongest tornadoes to hit the state in nearly 50 years. The severe storm on Friday, March 6, spun up...

Many natural products retailers launch mission-driven nonprofit arms, but rarely does it work in reverse, where a nonprofit births a grocery store. But that’s exactly what has happened in Battle Creek, Michigan, where Sprout BC, an organization committed to expanding food access and bolstering the local food...

UNION CITY, Mich. — John Horton was working on a car for his granddaughter's 16th birthday when he got an alert a tornado was moving into Union City, where he lives. Not having time to get to his house, Horton took cover in his barn. While closing the barn...