Kalamazoo Discusses Michigan Avenue’s Two-way Street Transformation On April 28
Kalamazoo is inviting residents to an open house on April 28 to discuss transforming Michigan Avenue into a two-way street, featuring artist renderings and a traffic simulation.
Wires knocked down by wind fall on Kalamazoo car, setting it ablaze
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A car in Kalamazoo was destroyed when it caught fire after high winds downed live power lines during Monday evening's severe weather. It happened on Portage Street and Nottingham Avenue sometime before 8 p.m. Local: Man dies after warning friends of falling tree during thunderstorm in...
Downed powerlines causing total closure of about two miles of M-96
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Downed powerlines are causing a closure of M-96 on Tuesday morning. Severe Weather | 'Wake Low' causes damaging wind in West Michigan. After a Monday afternoon of strong winds from an uncommon "wake low" in West Michigan, M-96 between 38th Street and G Avenue, between Galesburg, Mich., and Augusta, Mich., is closed in both directions due to downed powerlines, according...
Kalamazoo Public Safety: Dozens of roads remain closed due to downed trees and power...
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — High winds on Monday knocked down trees and power lines across Michigan. Kalamazoo County was one of the worst hit, and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is warning drivers that there are still dozens of roads closed due to those downed trees and power lines.
Massive tree crashes into a Kalamazoo family’s home during Monday storm
A Kalamazoo family is displaced after a massive tree uprooted during a Monday storm and tore through their home, narrowly missing the homeowner and leaving their cat missing.
Ousted Kalamazoo Township treasurer reverses course, asks to be removed from ballot
The former Kalamazoo Township treasurer who last week insisted to reporters that she was running to get back the seat from which she resigned has apparently changed her mind.
Van Buren County receives a grant to preserve 219-acre family farm
In April, MDARD announced farmland preservation grant awards for seven counties designed to protect agricultural lands from being developed. Van Buren County received $312,600. The county’s Community Services Director Lisa Ransler said the Van Buren County Land Preservation Board applied for the grant to preserve a 219-acre farm owned by 6th- generation farmer Carl Druskovich.
Kalamazoo Public Safety responding to multiple weather-related incidents following high wings
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) said they are actively responding to multiple weather-related incidents Monday afternoon after high winds knocked down trees and power lines across the region. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at 4:32 p.m. for Kalamazoo County...
Rx Kids to take on largest expansion yet, with legislative support from both sides...
Rx Kids, a prenatal and infant direct cash support program that started in Flint in 2024 and has since reached into 42 communities across Michigan, will add 20 additional communities around the state this summer, marking the program’s largest expansion since its launch. The latest rollout will include areas in Calhoun, Genesee, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, […]
Severe damage reported throughout Kalamazoo County following high winds
WEST MICHIGAN — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said they are responding to several incidents involving downed trees and powerlines caused by Monday afternoon's high winds. Some of those downed trees have fallen on homes, trapping people inside. KDPS said two of those homes have occupants that are...
