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Estimates Now Say A Million Gallons Leaked Posted July 29, 2010

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MARSHALL (WKZO) - The accusations are flying this morning as the clean-up of the Kalamazoo River in Calhoun County isn’t going as well as some had hoped and the facts are beginning to conflict from source to source. The EPA and Enbridge say the oil has advanced 25-miles down the ...More

WATCH: Raw Footage of the Kalamazoo River Cleanup Posted July 28, 2010

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BATTLE CREEK -- (WKZO) The oil has stopped flowing according to Enbridge Energy Partners CEO Patrick Daniel but the cleanup has just begin.  With oil in the river the EPA, Enbridge Energy Partners and local volunteers will spend the next several months cleaning up after the oil spill that began in ...More

Police Concerned About Silverdome Cannabis Convention Posted July 28, 2010

PONTIAC -- Police in Pontiac say they were caught off guard by a planned "Cannabis Convention" scheduled for October at the Silverdome.  Ads for the three-day convention over Halloween began appearing in local businesses this week, and police say they were not consulted about the legality of the event.Pontiac Police ...More

WATCH: Part 2 of Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel's Press Conference Posted July 28, 2010

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BATTLE CREEK -- (WKZO) Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel spoke about working overkill on the oil spill in Marshall in an effort to clean it up but Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm continues to disagree. Granholm and Congressman Fred Upton are now working to get the OK to add more skimmers and equipment ...More

WATCH: Battle Creek Oil Spill Videos Beginning to Show Up on Youtube Posted July 28, 2010

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BATTLE CREEK -- (WKZO) While many have seen the oil spill through the lens of a news camera, residents are now beginning to tell their own story about the oil spill through the use of the popular video sharing website Youtube.   This video was uploaded on July 27th:   This video was ...More

Michigan Drops 3 Spaces in Education Ranking Posted July 28, 2010

UNDATED -- Times aren’t getting any better for the children of Michigan. We have dropped three spaces in the national rankings, from 27th to 30th when it comes to child care…and Jane Zehnder Merrell with Kids Count says the economy gets most of the blame.  She says some statistics ...More

Kalamazoo County Opens Emergency Operations Center for Oil Spill Posted July 28, 2010

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KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County has opened its Emergency Operations Center and Director Paul Baker has gotten a chance to fly over the area directly impacted by the oil spill. Calhoun County has already posted signs along the river that it’s not safe to fish or have contact with the water ...More

Efforts to Contain Environmental Damage Continue in Calhoun County Oil Spill Posted July 28, 2010

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MARSHALL -- Work has begun and efforts continue to mitigate environmental damage from the oil spill in Calhoun County, a job that may take months. Kalamazoo County Board Chair Dave Buskirk was among those who gathered to evaluate what response needed to be taken by various coordinating agencies. He says that ...More

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