Republican Tonya Schuitmaker overcame fellow Republicans Lorence Wenke and Larry DeShazor and will now move on to face Democrat Robert Jones who defeated Mark Totten in his primary. Schuitmaker speaking to wkzo.com's John McNeill says she believes Jones will be a formidable opponent in the general election in ...More
KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Michael Seals has won the Democratic primary for the 6th district Kalamazoo County commission seat and with no Republican opposition in the fall will become the 6th district Commissioner for Kalamazoo County in November. Seals is the Veterans Affairs support coordinator for the Disability Network of Southwest Michigan ...More
BATTLE CREEK -- She works with 6 states as a part of her Regional Administrator role at the Environmental Protection Agency and Susan Hedman has certainly been no stranger to press briefings on the Michigan Oil Spill over the last week and a half. Monday night she led the discussion at ...More
BATTLE CREEK -- The cleanup of the Kalamazoo River after the Enbridge Energy Partners oil spill has just begun but Kalamzoo River Protection Association President Dayle Harrison has been fighting to clean up the river for years. From PCB's to other containments Harrison and his team at the association have ...More
MARSHALL -- (WKZO) Hundreds turned out for the first town hall meeting on the Enbridge oil spill at Marshall High School, filling a hot and sultry gymnasium to hear from Government officials on their response. Officials from Enbridge were there but did not speak to the crowd at the group presentation ...More
KALAMAZOO -- Cleanup crews continue to work around the clock to cleanup the oil spill on the Kalamazoo River. Lieutenant Paul Baker says their efforts appear to be containing the spill. However, they intend to prepare for even the worst case scenario, preparing to install booms further along the Kalamazoo river ...More