Kalamazoo MI

PORTAGE, Mich. — Portage-based Stryker continues to work around the clock to restore their systems after they were hit with a cyberattack earlier in March. In an update Monday, Stryker said a "threat actor" used a malicious file that allowed them to hide their activity while in Stryker's systems.

UNION TWP. MI — Cathyrn Beaudin hopes to never experience another tornado again. The Tuttle Road resident recalled seeing the debris flying behind her family's vehicle as they fled the deadly storm March 6. Beaudin, her husband, Gary Hoyt, and two children drove toward Union City from their home. “It sounded...

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A large crowd gathered in Comstock Township Tuesday night for a special board meeting regarding Supervisor Benjamin Martin; which had been rescheduled and relocated from the township hall to a high school auditorium in anticipation of a high turn out. About three hours after the...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Comstock Township Supervisor Ben Martin was not allowed to vote, as it directly impacted him. He sat silent, leaned back, arms folded across his chest as the verdict rolled in. “Shame! Shame! Shame!” the crowded room chanted. Clerk Nicole Beauchamp and Trustees Kristie Cherry,...

Let’s talk about something that’s become rarer than a parking spot at Costco on a Saturday: affordability in America. While the rest of the country is playing a game of “guess how much your rent increased this month,” there’s a charming little town in south-central Michigan where you can actually live like a human...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A third 'No Kings' protest will take place in Kalamazoo and nationwide on Saturday. According to Indivisible of Greater Kalamazoo, the protest will take place on North Drake Road in between KL Avenue and West Main Street from 12-2 p.m. Protesters are expressing frustration with the...

A Weather Ready Alert Day has been issued for Thursday, when hail, wind, and tornadoes will all be possible in portions of West Michigan. Read the full story through the link in the comments.

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Two area meetings tonight could each draw quite a crowd, for very different reasons. The Portage City Council will hold a public hearing on its plans to put a one-year moratorium on data center and battery storage facility permits. City officials say there aren’t any such projects in the...

“Oh my god! Everything I’ve got is gone," the 911 caller said on Friday, March 6, just after a tornado hit a small Branch County neighborhood around Union Lake, before touching down again in nearby Union City. "The whole lake’s gone," he said. "All the lake houses." The recording of the emergency call from the man,...

CENTREVILLE — The St. Joseph County Intermediate School District has found its next superintendent. Jim Berry, the current Career and Technical Education director for the ISD, was offered the superintendent’s position Monday by the ISD’s Board of Education. With his selection, he will succeed Teresa Belote, who is...