Garage destroyed, home damaged in fire sparked by boat engine
GRAND JUNCTION, Columbia Township — Everyone is safe, but a garage fire spread to a home in Columbia Township just before 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Firefighters from Columbia Township were joined by crews from Bangor Community, Bloomingdale Township, Lee Township, and South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES) to put o
Life-saving catch: Kalamazoo Public Safety officer saves baby from fire
A Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer is credited with making a life-saving catch, grabbing a baby dropped by a mother who was trapped in a burning home on Friday.
WARN: Menards announces Three Rivers layoffs after tornado
More than two months after a devastating tornado hit Three Rivers, Menards announced plans to lay off dozens of staff members at a local store.
MIOSHA confirms 2 workplace deaths over past week
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has confirmed two workers have died on the job in the last week.
Industry veteran Joe Mueller retires from Kellanova
Joe Mueller is retiring following a career defined by customer partnerships, sales leadership and industry engagement across the grocery and mass retail sectors.
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital offers first Pluvicto therapy in the UP
MANISTIQUE, Mich. (WLUC) - A U.P. hospital has launched a new FDA-approved targeted therapy for patients with advanced metastatic prostate cancer. Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital is collaborating with Green Bay Oncology to launch a new Nuclear Medicine service line offering Pluvicto (lutetium Lu-177 vipivotide tetraxetan
Battle Creek’s Battle Jacks Embrace A New Identity As The Southwest Michigan Thunder Hogs
The Battle Creek Battle Jacks are now embracing the Southwest Michigan Thunder Hogs name, honoring local military history and the community's resilience with a nod to the legendary A-10 Warthog.
Filtration systems have been installed, but water quality issues continue at Kalamazoo County Jail
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County officials say based on the information collected to date, water quality issues at the county jail appear to be related to corrosion within portions of the jail’s internal plumbing system rather than the municipal water supply itself. Jail inmates have been...
Anti-nuclear power protestors return to Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Nuclear protestors returned to Kalamazoo yesterday, protesting plans to not just restart, but to add new reactors to the Palisades nuclear power plant directly upwind from Kalamazoo on the Lake Michigan shore near South Haven. They marched around the downtown mall and spoke at...
West Michigan residents find side hustles to make extra cash as prices go up
PLAINWELL, Mich. — We're back to the days of inflation outpacing wage growth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, April's inflation rate clocked in at 3.8%. It's the first time in three years that inflation is more than the average salary raise, which means most workers now have less spending power now than th
