Kalamazoo MI

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Strong storms knocked down trees and left hundreds of West Michigan power customers, including the SPCA of Southwest Michigan, in the dark Thursday night. However, Executive Director Katie Timber stepped in to make sure the lights did come back on. Power update:Consumers Energy provides update on...

CENTREVILLE — St. Joseph County will not be shifting funds in the prosecutor’s office budget to pay for the county prosecutor’s legal representation before a state discipline board. At Tuesday’s Executive Committee meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, commissioners decided against further...

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Following the severe storms Thursday night, the City of Portage says it will incorporate storm debris removal into its ongoing brush pickup program. Brush pickup is currently underway as part of the regular schedule:. • Zone 3 is scheduled for pickup the week of...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo is quickly working to asses and clean storm damage after severe thunderstorms rolled across the state late last night and early this morning. High winds, with gusts near 80 mph, and two confirmed tornadoes near Battle Creek brought widespread damage to southern...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — More than 200 workers who provide services at Ascension Borgess hospitals will be laid off in advance of the hospital sales to an Indiana-based health care system. The permanent layoff will take effect July 1, according to notices posted on the state’s website. The...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. -- Powerful overnight thunderstorms swept through parts of Michiana, bringing down trees, damaging homes, and knocking out power to tens of thousands of residents. Indiana Michigan Power reports that service in Indiana should be fully restored by Friday evening, but some areas in southwest Michigan...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A 24-year-old man remains in critical but stable condition after being shot multiple times Friday morning in Kalamazoo, authorities said. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1100 block of Hays Park Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. Friday. Shortly...

Eleanor Riley, Charles Robinson and I are standing in Robinson’s driveway as traffic zips by on its way from Portage to Kalamazoo. Robinson's old farmhouse sits behind a tall wooden privacy fence on Lovers Lane just off East Milham Avenue. In the garden that borders the driveway is a low sign, about the size of an...

The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office said in a Friday news release it was requested to assist Colon police in apprehending a "dangerous and violent" person about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14. The suspect had allegedly made several threats to residents in the area of Dallas and First streets and had a violent...

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI — A 15-year-old Michigan teen missing for nine days was located safely in Chicago on Friday, May 16. Arrangements are currently being made to reunite Glenn Lee Brown with his family, Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputies reported. Brown went missing on Wednesday, May 7, after walking...