Articles tagged with portage

Fri, May 25, 2012

KVET and Portage Police make meth bust

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- KVET and the Portage Police Department executed a warrant in the 4200-block of Cedarcrest Avenue in Portage Friday. They had been tipped ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Portage City Council approves their next budget

The Portage City Council has approved their 61.1-million dollar budget for the coming fiscal year, but not before one final debate over a ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Portage Public Schools could avoid possible teacher layoffs

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Public Schools Board has sent layoff notices to five part time teachers as they look at the budget for next ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

IMAX is coming to Portage next week

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- They are laying down the carpeting and installing the seats and hanging the speakers as Kalamazoo’s first I-Max Theatre is set ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Portage fire quickly extinguished

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Department of Public Safety responded to a structure fire in the 4400-block of Frederick Lane late Monday. Three engines and ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

State cuts could hit Portage sooner than previously reported

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage City Manager Maurice Evans outlined the city’s tentatively approved budget plan for next year at last night’s public hearing ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Construction fumes at Portage Northern result in suit settlement

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Schools will pay out 432-thousand dollars to four teachers who claimed that fumes from the new construction taking place at ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Two Arrested in Portage found with guns, drugs

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety officers have arrested two suspects on multiple charges related to weapons and narcotics.

During a traffic stop just before ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Portage Public Safety investigating collision between car, pedestrian

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A pedestrian is in critical condition and a driver is being investigated after the unnamed pedestrian was struck crossing in the 64-hundred ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Portage School Trustees Vote to Extend their Terms.

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education has voted to give themselves more time in office, at least until they can realign their terms ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Drunk Driving Charges Against Portage Teacher Appealed

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Should a Portage Teacher who was found passed out drunk behind the wheel last summer, with her 2 and 4 ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Clear Sailing for Portage Budget, but Storm on the Horizon.

PORTAGE (WKZO) --- Portage City Manager Maurice Evans presented his 61-million dollar Budget proposal for next year to the City Council last night, saying it ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

Portage Trustees Approve Contract for Perry

PORTAGE-- The members of the Portage Board of Education voted last night to approve a two year Contract with Supt. Ric Perry, heaping praise ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Body Found in Portage Creek near Crosstown Parkway

KALAMAZOO(WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Public Safety has retrieved a body from Portage Creek near Jasper St.and Crosstown Parkway on the near south side of ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Portage man arrested following theft from Orrin B. Hayes dealership Sunday

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a high speed chase after he was spotted driving a car ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Portage School Board hires Ric Perry as Superintendent full-time

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage School board has decided to hire Ric Perry to be their Superintendent, giving him a two year contract after initially ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Teenager survives collision with Honda SUV in Portage Sunday

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- It could have been much worse at Westnedge and Milham Sunday evening when an SUV struck a young girl on a bike ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

WATCH LIVE: The Trifecta broadcasting LIVE from the 2012 Home Expo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The 2012 Home Expo is underway at the old Sam's Club building across from Crossroads Mall. "The Trifecta" is broadcasting LIVE ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Portage Public Schools to Implement All Day Kindergarten

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- They don’t know how they are going to pay for it yet, and they don’t have all the details worked ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

Portage Police Shake Up Middle Management

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- There has been a shake-up in the middle-management of the Portage Police Department after allegations of on-duty dalliances with waitresses, conduct unbecoming ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Missing Portage Man's Family Returns After Unsuccessful Search

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The family members of a missing Portage man return from Japan after an unsuccessful search effort. A posting was reportedly made Wednesday ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Students take over Portage City Hall for a day

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage students have taken over Portage City Hall.

Seven students from Portage Central High School and seven from Portage Northern High School ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

'Superdrunk' Charges Dropped Against Portage Teacher

VAN BUREN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Charges have been dismissed against a Portage teacher who was one of the first in the state to be charged ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

New Search for Portage Man Missing on Mt. Fuji

MT. FUJI (WKZO) -- A private search party of four people from west Michigan has gone to Tokyo to climb Mt. Fuji in an attempt ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

VIDEO: Portage Public Schools makes big change in science curriculum

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- It’s not rocket science, coming up with a science curriculum that permits public school students to get access to all of ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Portage Entities to Pool Resources for Marketing

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- There is strength in numbers and as local governmental budgets shrink, you will be seeing more joint ventures between local governmental units ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Concerns Grow for Missing Portage Man

JAPAN (WKZO) --Concern is growing as the search continues for Portage’s Matt Johnson, who remains missing on Mt. Fuji in Japan.

The Eaton ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Search Continues on Mt. Fuji for Missing Man from Portage

JAPAN (WKZO) -- A desperate search is underway on Mt. Fuji for a Portage man who remains missing after taking an overnight backpacking trip Saturday ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Portage Farm Services Office Slated to Close

WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency in charge of keeping the country’s food safe, has announced the ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Kalamazoo Mom issued misdemeanor following Portage teenagers alcohol poisoning

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo woman who was the source of a bottle of Vodka that ended up sending a 14-year-old girl from Portage to ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

Portage Ranks Tenth on Bloomberg List of Best Housing Markets

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The City of Portage is showing up prominently in a new ranking from the company owned by the mayor of New York ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Vicksburg Woman in Fatal Collision Identified

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Police are not sure why, but a Vicksburg woman lost control of her car Tuesday just after 7 p.m. The ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Kalamazoo Public Safety Detonates Suspected Bomb in Portage

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Police feared it was a bomb, and there was a blast late Thursday morning, but the only explosive was the detonator the ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Survey Suggests Portage Residents Are Satisfied With Services

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- After a two-year hiatus, the Portage Community Survey was conducted again this year, and not a lot has changed in town since ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

VIDEO: Toys for Tots Kicks Off "Stuff the Bus" Campaign in Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) – WIN Country 98.5, Metro Transit, and Toys R Us are teaming up this year for the “Stuff the Bus” campaign put ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Teachers, Portage Schools Make it Official

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage teachers union has a new contract with the school district. After months of tough negotiations the board voted to ratify ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Portage, Teachers Set to Ratify Deal

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education is expected to ratify a long sought contract with their teachers union Monday evening.

The tentative agreement ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Sturgis Police Arrest Three from Kalamazoo Area

STURGIS (WKZO) -- Three individuals from the Kalamazoo area have been arrested in Sturgis.

Around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sturgis Police pulled over a ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Truck Driver Hits, Totals Portage Cruiser

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- There were no injuries in a collision between a pickup truck and a Portage Public Safety cruiser on South Westnedge late Monday ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Portage Trustees to Choose Superintendent Search Firm

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Schools trustees are set to hold a special meeting Tuesday to pick an executive head-hunting firm to conduct a national ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Portage Mother Arrested After Failing to Turn Over Child

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage mother that had been sought for failing to turn her child over to the Department of Human Services as ordered ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Portage Public Safety Investigating Kidnapping-Custodial Interference Case

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety is investigating a kidnapping-custodial interference case involving 21-year-old Joanne Marie Bloomberg. Apparently she failed to turn over her daughter ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Portage Fire Destroys Mobile Home

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage firefighters put out a mobile home fire in the 4000-block of North Valley Circle Tuesday morning. The call came in just ...

Tue, November 08, 2011

Mattawan school bond defeated, Portage incumbents secure 4-year-terms

In Mattawan, a millage request to pay for two new elementary schools and to upgrade the technology in the district has again been defeated ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage Politicians Gear up for Tuesday Election

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- Tuesday is an off-year election day in Michigan, and that means Municipal elections. Kalamazoo voters will be choosing from among 16 ...

Tue, November 01, 2011

Conviction in Portage Robbery Case

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A man charged with being involved in a burglary at the home of a quadriplegic woman in Portage and stealing Christmas gifts ...

Wed, October 26, 2011

Portage Student Hit By Car

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A sixth grader at West Middle School in Portage is nursing a scraped ankle after being hit by a car. It happened ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

Holland Train Crash Victim Identified as Portage Northern High School Graduate

HOLLAND (WKZO) -- The victim in a pedestrian-train collision in Holland has been identified as an 18-year-old Hope College student from Portage.

Witnesses say Joshua ...

Thu, October 20, 2011

Invocations in Portage a Concern for Vocal Resident

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A local atheist who complained to the Portage City Council about religious invocations before each meeting will be invited to do his ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Portage Public Safety Make Arrests Following High Speed Chase

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Three men are in custody after a high speed chase through Portage Thursday morning.Portage Public Safety says one of their officers ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Teen Injured Crossing Portage Road

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A 17-year-old from Portage is nursing injuries after he was struck by a car Tuesday evening as he tried to cross Portage ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Portage Creek Cleanup Hits Snag

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The already expensive effort to restore Portage Creek to a naturally flowing stream, just became more costly with the discovery of leaking ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Gun Threat on Portage School Bus Unfounded

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage Public Schools bus was stopped as a precaution Thursday morning after a tip from a parent.

Apparently a student was ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Portage School Bus Cleared After Gun Search

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage Public Schools bus was stopped as a precaution Thursday morning after a tip from a parent.

Apparently a student was ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Portage Boy Accidentally Overdoses on Prescription Medication

PORTAGE -- A four-year-old boy in Portage was in the care of a babysitter when he somehow got into some medicine that had been prescribed ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Portage Curriculum Director Reassigned After DUI

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education has replaced its curriculum director after she was arrested for drunk driving.

Denise Bresson, 42, has been ...

Mon, September 26, 2011

Former Portage Teacher Files Lawsuit

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A former Portage teacher claims construction at her school made her too sick to work.

Jennifer Baker has filed a lawsuit against ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Missing Portage Man Reportedly Safe

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety says a search for a missing person has ended. The man they were looking was found safe Wednesday afternoon ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage to Remember 9-11 Anniversary

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO) -- The tenth anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks will be remembered in New York, Washington and Shanksville, and a lot of ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Single Round of Gunfire in Portage Leads to Felonious Assault, Domestic Violence Warrants

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- A domestic dispute in Portage that featured a gunshot has resulted in two arrests. Portage Police responded to the 36-hundred block ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Portage Introduces 'Public Safety Department'

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Same name, different meaning.

The Portage Police and Fire Departments will now be called the Portatge Department of Public Safety, but not ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Second DUI Offense for Portage Curriculum Director

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A high ranking administrator in the Portage Public School system has been arrested and charged with a second drunk driving offense.

Curriculum ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Portage Public Safety Seek Larceny Suspect

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety is seeking a suspect in a larceny case. They say a purse was stolen that contained several credit cards ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Portage Central Opens New High School Following 2 Years of Construction

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- The new Portage Central High School has opened its doors and is ready for the new school year.

Construction has been ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

VIDEO: Portage Central Falls 24-0 to Harper Creek in Season Opener

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- The Portage Central Mustangs fell 24-0 to the Battle Creek Harper Creek Beavers Friday night at McCamely Field in front of ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Portage School Damaged, Vehicles Robbed

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Safety says they detained individuals following damage done to Amberly Elementary School and a couple of vehicles being robbed. They ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Portage Teachers Union Asks for Contract Both Sides Can Support and Ratify

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- The Portage teachers union filled the few dozen seats at last night’s Board of Education meeting, to deliver a message ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage Schools Among Hundreds Across Michigan Not Meeting No Child Left Behind Goals

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- All of Kalamazoo’s high schools and middle schools and all three of Portage’s high schools failed to make "adequate yearly ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Portage Police Closed Roadway Following Traffic Collision

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A traffic accident saw some brief road closures Tuesday morning just before 10 a.m. A head-on collision involving a sedan and ...

Mon, August 08, 2011

Portage Woman Injured Following Hit and Run on U.S. 131

KALAMAZOO -- A 60-year-old Portage woman was nearly killed by a hit and run driver who has been identified, and may face charges this week ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Stryker Moving 300 Jobs to Facility in Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Stryker Corporation is moving into a portion of the Quads office complex on Romence Road in Portage, moving 300 existing jobs to ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Portage Settles on Medical Pot Ordinance

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- After 2 hours of debate and alterations, the Portage City Council has adopted a new ordinance for regulating medical marijuana.

Council members ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Portage City Council to Vote on Medial Marijuana

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage City Council is expected to take a final vote on their new marijuana ordinance Tuesday night. The result would make ...

Mon, July 25, 2011

Portage Man Helps Rescue Swimmers

BERRIEN COUNTY (WKZO) -- Nate Waller of Portage and two Indiana men were just there for a swim, but became heroes when other swimmers were ...

Tue, July 19, 2011

Portage Schools Teacher Arrested for Alleged Drunken Driving

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Officials in Portage Public Schools say they're watching the legal process involving a teacher accused of being a "super-drunk" driver. The ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Portage Woman Charged in Sunday Shooting

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Police have released more details concerning the case of a woman that blasted her husband with a shotgun last Sunday morning ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Portage Tables Proposed Medical Pot Ordinance

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage City Council debated a proposed medical marijuana ordinance for two hours Tuesday night, but they were unable to get all ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Recall Effort at Portage Schools Suspended

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- It was a good news-bad news night Monday for the Portage Board of Education as they picked new leadership and began the ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Portage Woman Arrested After Allegedly Shooting Husband

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage woman is behind bars, accused of ending an argument with her husband with a shotgun. Police say trouble started yesterday ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Portage Police Target Suspects in Car Break-Ins

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Police are looking for the thieves who broke into a number of vehicles at the Park and Ride lot at I-94 ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

Portage Approves Trade Center Way Improvements

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage City Council has approved improvements to Trade Center Way that will allow developers to build a $12 milion motel and ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Land Preserve Donated to Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- It won’t be any greener or soggier, but the Bishop’s Bog area in South western Portage is about to get ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Portage Entertains Pot Dispensary Restrictions

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage may offer every kind of retail outlet under the sun, but medical marijuana dispensaries are one business that does not interest ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

2nd Portage Schools Finalist Withdraws Application for Superintendant

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- A second finalist for the job of Interim Portage Superintendant has withdrawn her application, leaving only one candidate.

The Portage Board ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Portage Detectives Identify Two Suspects in May Robbery

PORTAGE, Mi (WKZO) -- Last month a 57-year-old man was confronted at his front door by two armed black men who tied him up and ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Portage Police Report Man Approached 14-year-old

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Police say they've had a report of a white male around 40 years of age approaching a 14-year-old girl and ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Two Finalists Vie to Lead Portage Schools

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- No decision yet in Portage on an interim school superintendant.

Trustees finished up their second interviews and decided afterward to make site ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage Law Enforcement to Complete Meth Lab Remediation Training

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Meth labs are dangerous and cleaning up behind them can be hazardous, as well. For years now the cost of cleaning ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Portage Board of Education Will Welcome Back 3 of 4 Superintendent Candidates

PORTAGE, MI -- The Portage Board of Education has interviewed its four candidates for Interim Superintendent and after an hour and a half of discussion ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Portage Man Robbed in His Own Living Room

PORTAGE, MI (WKZO) -- A Portage man was mugged in his own living room last night, and he may not even have been the intended ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Portage Schools to Interview 4 Superintendent Candidates Beginning Tonight

PORTAGE -- They won’t take office for another month, but Portage School trustees elect Tom Eddy and Ted Hartridge will have some say over ...

Fri, May 20, 2011

Portage Police Find Unconscious Woman in Critical Condition

PORTAGE -- Portage Police responded to a call about an unconscious woman at the intersection of Shuring and Sandy Ridge around 8 p.m. Thursday ...

Fri, May 20, 2011

Candidates Identified for Portage Interim Superintendent

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education is looking for an interim superintendent to get them thru the next school year. Some of these ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Hate Crime in Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for an investigation after a Muslim's car was vandalized with profanity ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

UPDATE: Portage Police Arrest Motorist After Chase

PORTAGE -- A driver who police say appeared to be drunk apparently thought he could outrun police Monday morning, leading them on a high speed ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Portage Police, Fire to Share Administration

PORTAGE -- With more budget crunches expected in the near future, the City of Portage is planning an administrative merging of their police and fire ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Portage City Council Approves Higher Water, Sewer Rates

PORTAGE -- The Portage City Council has approved new higher water and sewer rates that will cost the average homeowner about $82 a year, or ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Portage Schools Trustees Face Recall

PORTAGE -- Lame duck Portage School trustee Melanie Kurdys last night bashed a recall effort against three other trustees.  Kurdys used Monday night’s Board ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Portage Central Grad Tarpley Selected to World Cup Team Again

KALAMAZOO -- Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Portage Central grad Lindsay Tarpley will once again be representing the U.S. on a Soccer field. She ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

'Renew Portage' Gearing Up for Recall Attempt

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- An effort to boot three Portage Public Schools trustees out of office will begins exactly one week after voters voted two incumbents ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

"Renew Portage" to Seek Recall Petition Signatures

PORTAGE -- A group called Renew Portage says it will begin a petition drive next Tuesday to collect the thousands of signatures they will need ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

ELECTION RESULTS: Portage Schools Incumbents Out; School Millage Renewed

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education now has a clearer idea just how unhappy the community is with them after voters swept the ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

Portage Man Arrested in Paw Paw After Vehicle Chase

PAW PAW -- A Portage man's been arrested after Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies say he fled from a traffic stop just after ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

Tips Sought in Portage Robbery Case

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Police are looking for a pair of suspects in connection with an armed robbery case.

Investigators saw the two were photographed ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Process Started to Find Wells Successor in Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education will meet this afternoon to interview executive head-hunting firms that specialize in finding school superintendent candidates.

Current ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Grandville Police Seeking Police Impersonator Spotted in Portage

UPDATE: The 27-year-old suspect has been arrested in Ohio

GRANDVILLE -- Police in Grandville have issued a warrant for the arrest of a police impersonator ...

Thu, March 24, 2011

Charges Authorized in August Fight at Portage School

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Two skateboarders bearing a grudge from a previous fight both happened to show up at Portage West Middle School last August and ...

Tue, March 22, 2011

Timeline Set to Find New Portage Superintendent

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage Public Schools superintendent Marsha Wells will leave the job on June 30, and take with her a $272,500 buyout. Her ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

Portage Schools Superintendent Wells Resigns

The following statement was released by Portage Public Schools following Thursday night's special meeting of their school board:

"The Board of Education accepted ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Portage Police Still Seeking Impersonator

PORTAGE -- Portage Police are still investigating a police impersonation. They've now released a sketch of the suspect. The most recent sighting was last ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Portage Massage Therapist Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct Warrant

PORTAGE -- Portage Police have arrested massage therapist James Wells on Criminal Sexual Conduct warrant with multiple counts. They say an investigation lead to the ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Portage Man in Critical Condition After Crash

PORTAGE -- A rollover accident late Monday in Texas Township has left a Portage man in critical condition. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s department says ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

Portage Tries to Spur Neighborhood Improvement

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The City of Portage wants to encourage people to buy homes in the northern part of the city and fix them up ...

Wed, March 02, 2011

Portage Expands Allowable Debris for Pickup

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The city of Kalamazoo has already begun clean-up in the aftermath of last week's storm, picking up debris that residents have ...

Wed, February 23, 2011

Portage House Fire Investigated

PORTAGE -- A couple in Portage whose home has been without electricity because of this week’s ice storm were forced by fire to flee ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

State Targets Portage Firm Again

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage-based insurance firm is once again being ordered by state regulators to stop selling unregistered investments.

The Office of Finance and ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

Kalamazoo, Portage Pub Schools Closed Thursday

Kalamazoo and Portage Public Schools will be closed Thursday, February 3 as the area continues to shovel out from under the foot of snow ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Several Will Run For Portage School Board

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Given the current conflicts between the Portage Board of Education and Superintendent Marsha Wells, you might think that finding candidates willing to ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Portage Man Arrested in Road Rage Incident

PORTAGE -- A Portage man is facing charges after what police are calling a road rage incident on Wednesday. Apparently 39-year-old John Edward Matthews was ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Assessment Debate Rekindled in Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- City officials thought they put allegations about poor practices in the tax assessors office to rest last year when they adopted reforms ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Portage Holding Off on Medical Pot Dispensary Permits

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Residents won't see a medical marijuana dispensary popping up in the shopping district along Westnedge in Portage, at least not for ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

Portage Man Hospitalized After Accident

PORTAGE -- A Portage teen lost control of her car on the ice on Angling Road Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m. and struck a ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Portage Man Dies in Traffic Accident

PORTAGE -- A man who rode a moped to the store everyday in Portage is dead after he miscalculated his speed and crossed left on ...

Mon, December 27, 2010

Portage Police Investigating Crash, Seek Information

PORTAGE -- Portage Police aren't sure why two cars were speeding past other vehicles headed east on West Centre Avenue just before 1 p ...

Tue, December 21, 2010

Disabled Portage Woman's Home Burglarized

PORTAGE -- A burglar broke into a home in the 7600 block of Timbercreek in Portage sometime in the past four days. Police say they ...

Thu, December 16, 2010

Portage Man Cleared in Negligent Homicide Case

GRAND RAPIDS (WKZO) -- A Portage man who ran over an elderly woman with a garbage truck in Wyoming in September has been cleared of ...

Tue, December 14, 2010

Three of Four Parents Satisfied with Portage Schools

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Public Schools got high marks from parents in an annual survey.

About three-out-of-four are satisfied with the academic reputation of ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Bailes to Assume Vacancy on Portage Council

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage City Council has chosen two-time unsuccessful candidate Cory Bailes to fill out the term of departing member Margaret O'Brien ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Interviews Set for Portage Council Candidates

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Wanted: City council member. Experience necessary.

That was the word they put out as they took applications to fill a vacancy on ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Pedestrian Hit in Portage Traffic Accident

PORTAGE -- Just after 7 a.m. Portage Police were called to the intersection of Idaho and Oregon Street near Portage Northern High School on ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Portage Spillover to Affect County Jail Less Than Originally Thought

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Sheriff Richard Fuller said the decision to close the Portage city lock-up will not be as big a challenge as originally thought ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Portage Lockup to Close, County Jail to Feel the Pressure

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The city of Portage hopes to close its lock-up by the end of the year, putting more pressure on the Kalamazoo County ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

Teen Held in Fatal Portage Accident Has Criminal Record

PORTAGE -- The 19-year-old being held for allegedly killing a Portage businessman when he tried to flee from police was no stranger to Public Safety ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

Portage to Discuss Sign Ordinance

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- After receiving complaints and media coverage about some unhappy small business owners in Portage, the city council will revisit the sign ordinance ...

Thu, September 30, 2010

Police Still Searching for Portage Bank Robber

PORTAGE -- Portage Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Michigan Commerce Bank at 800 East Milham.

A man at the bank confronted a ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

Portage Police Seek Robbery Suspect

PORTAGE -- Portage Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Michigan Commerce bank on East Milham. A man at the bank around quarter after ...

Wed, September 22, 2010

Portage Officials Say City is Prepared Against Ponzi Schemes

PORTAGE -- Portage City officials say they are not likely to get stung by a ponzi scheme or a crooked broker with the investment policies ...

Wed, September 22, 2010

Portage City Council Member Randall Not Giving Up on Property Assessment Inquiry

PORTAGE -- Portage City Council Member Patricia Randall appears to be continuing her investigation of the city’s property assessment department and its practices, even ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Portage Central High School Given All-Clear

PORTAGE -- Portage Police have given the all-clear to a phoned-in report of possible danger at Portage Central High School.

Around 11:00 a.m ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Portage Grad Called up to Broadway's "Mamma Mia!"

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- How do you make it on Broadway? Well for one Portage High School grad…it helps to already know the ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Portage Teachers Union and Board of Education Ratify 2010-2011 Teachers Contract

PORTAGE -- The Portage Teachers union and the Portage Board of Education have ratified their new teachers contract for the coming school year. Teachers will ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Bloody Knife Found at the Scene of a Fight Involving Skateboarders in Portage

KALAMAZOO -- Two skateboarders bearing a grudge from a previous fight both happened to show up at Portage West Middle school late last Sunday night ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Portage Police Awaiting 18-Year-Old Stabbing Suspect to Turn Himself In

PORTAGE -- Portage police are making arrangements for a suspect in a stabbing to turn himself in, now that 2 felony assault warrants have been ...

Thu, August 26, 2010

Proposal Would Ban Smoking on Portage Playgrounds, Shelters

PORTAGE -- Smoking raises a stink, but a proposal in Portage to ban smoking from playgrounds and park shelters also raises a lot of questions ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Ramona Park Beach in Portage Declared Off Limits

KALAMAZOO -- Signs have been posted at the Beach at Ramona Park in Portage, declaring the water off limits to swimmers until the bacteria count ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Portage Residents Stop Teenage Break-In Attempt

PORTAGE -- For the second time in the past few days, a couple of teenaged burglars targeting unlocked cars have been foiled by observant Portage ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Free Portage Clinic Screening Today

PORTAGE -- A Portage Clinic will offer free screening today for some childhood maladies that even an attentive parent might overlook. Dr. Thomas Akland says ...

Thu, August 05, 2010

Portage Police Search for Man Who Tried to Lure 11-Year-Old at Colonial Acres

PORTAGE -- Portage police are looking for a man who may have tried to abduct a young girl from the Colonial Acres Trailer Park last ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

Portage Police Stop 20-Year-Old Car Thief

PORTAGE -- They are lucky a police officer came along or a number of Portage Residents would be wondering where all the stuff in their ...

Tue, July 20, 2010

Portage Critical Response Unit Conducts Drug Raid on West Kilgore

PORTAGE -- Portage’s Critical Response Unit executed a warrant for a drug raid at about 10 last night at a home in the 700 ...

Mon, July 19, 2010

Portage Sending Out Heavy Equipment to Help With Debris

PORTAGE -- The City of Portage will be sending heavy equipment into the neighborhoods impacted by Friday’s storms today to pick up any brush ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

Vermuelen’s To Close Portage Store

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Vermuelen’s has announced they will be closing their Portage store after a blow-out going out of business sale at the end ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Portage Teen Sentenced

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A Portage teen will spend at least 3 and a half years in prison after a Kalamazoo Circuit court Jury found him ...

Thu, July 01, 2010

Portage Cable Access Merges

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- It’s another case of the media downsizing, but in this case the end result will make it bigger than it was ...

Wed, June 30, 2010

Careless Smoking May Be The Cause Of Portage Fire

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Fire investigators now say it appears that careless smoking may have been responsible for a blaze at 2626 Bach St. in Portage ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

Portage School Budget Approved

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education has approved their budget for the coming school year, without controversial plans to charge fees for extracurricular ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

One Last Budget Hearing For Portage Schools

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- After months of public input, The Portage Board of Education will hold one last public hearing and take a vote on their ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

WATCH: Karl Rove in Portage for Book Signing

PORTAGE, MI -- (WKZO) Karl Rove, George W. Bush's former Campaign Manager held a brief press conference before signing copies of his new book ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Satisfied With Portage Schools

PORTAGE WKZO) - Aside from all the turmoil on the Portage Board of Education, the early retirements, the money issues, the busing problems, and conflicts ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Rove In Portage

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - Carl Rove, the Campaign manager for George W. Bush, who was nicknamed “Bush’s Brain”, will be in Portage today for a ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Portage City Budget Approved

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Battle Creek has imposed furloughs. Grand Rapids has raised its income tax, laid off staff, closed pools and is considering a number ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Portage Man Charged With Open Murder

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage man has been formally arraigned for the killing of his 19 year old girlfriend. Rollon Marco faces 4 counts including ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Portage Schools Bus Involved in Accident After Mini-Van Fails to Stop

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A man in a mini-van who failed to stop at a red light collided with a Portage School bus yesterday morning at ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Pay To Learn In Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A group of parents in Portage are putting their money where their hearts are and hoping other parents will too, The goal ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Portage, Kalamazoo to Hold Elections Next Week

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Election Day is one week from today and voters in the cities of Portage, Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County will all have money ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Portage Hold Up

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- It’s believed that two men working as a team held up the Portage City Wine Cellar on Oakland Drive Wednesday night ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Hollenbeck Appointed To Portage School Board

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The embattled Portage Board of Education wanted a replacement with some experience and boy did they find one. Kevin Hollenbeck spent 12 ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Portage School Board Told To Get Along

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Board of Education got verbally roughed up by teachers, former board members and parents last night. It was what one ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Science Wing At Portage Northern To Re-Open

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A Portage schools task force says the Science Wing of Portage Northern High appears to be safe now. They have tested the ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Home Invasion In Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Police Department is investigating a Home Invasion in the 3300 block of Hampstead late yesterday morning. The homeowner surprised the ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Portage Department To Set Fire

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- They are normally in the business of putting fires out, but next Monday the Portage Fire Department may be starting one in ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Portage School Board Looking Two To Fill Vacant Positions

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) - The embattled and depleted Portage School Board will meet in special session for an undisclosed reason this evening, before their regular bi-weekly ...

Mon, March 15, 2010

Portage Police May Seek More Charges

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Portage police may seek charges this week against some of the others involved in a mugging at the Foxwood Apartments a week ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Tension Between Portage Superintendent and School Board

KALAMAZOO/PORTAGE (WKZO) -- It appears that tension between Portage Superintendent Marsha Wells and School trustees have apparently led to the resignation of a second ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

Portage Schools Facing Tough Times

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Times are tough in Michigan Schools and particularly in Portage where they are reconstructing the high schools, facing millions in budget cuts ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

Home Expo Coming To Portage

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Another sign of spring in the Kalamazoo area has arrived. It's time for the Home Expo. It will be easy to ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Active Home Business Ordinance In Portage Shelved For Now

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- Your home may be your castle but in Portage, it’s not supposed to be your business too unless you have registered ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Another Charged In Bousfield Death In Portage

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A third suspect in the heroin death of 19 year old Amy Bousfield has cut a deal with prosecutors as police work ...

Fri, March 05, 2010

Task Force Appointed At Portage Northern

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- The Portage Public schools has appointed a task force to study claims that the air quality problems at Portage Northern has been ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Another Clean Bill Of Health For Portage Lab

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Another test, another clean bill for the air at Portage Northern High School. This time Michigan’s OSHA responded to complaints that ...

Thu, February 25, 2010

Task Force Established At Portage Northern

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Portage Schools are putting together a special task force to take a look at why some students and teachers at Portage Northern ...

Wed, February 24, 2010

Testing Found Nothing At Portage Northern

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- If something at Portage Northern High School is making kids sick, then sophisticated testing has failed to detect it. Parents swear its ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

New Construction May Be Causing Health Issues At Portage Northern

PORTAGE (WKZO) -- A mystery illness has struck at Portage Northern High, or has it? The Portage Public Schools have scheduled a meeting to give ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Science Lab Closed At Portage Northern

Portage Northern High has vacated their science annex after complaints from teachers and students about headaches, nausea and other problems. They blame it on ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Blood Collection Center Opens In Portage

KALAMAZOO -- Michigan Blood will hold a Grand Opening for their new offices and Collection Center on Milham Road in Portage this afternoon. The non-profit ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

Second Conviction in Portage Overdose Case

Her death sent a shock through Portage, prompting a number of efforts to curb drug abuse. Now there is a second conviction in the ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Portage County executive candidates to meet at forum tomorrow

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – The Stevens Point Business Council will be hosting a candidate's forum tomorrow morning for the three people running for ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Suspect Arrested In Portage Robbery

PORTAGE -- A man believed responsible for a mini-crime spree on Portage’s North east side is in custody. Police investigating one crime, discovered their ...

Tue, January 26, 2010

Portage Schools Finance Director Says There May Be Layoffs Next Year

PORTAGE -- The Finance Director for Portage Schools says he is glad to hear that the state’s economists aren’t predicting that the schools ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Information Sessions Held Today In Portage and Kalamazoo

Anyone interested in serving as a Trustee in the Portage or Kalamazoo Public School districts will have 2 opportunities today. Both boards will be ...

Wed, January 13, 2010

Portage Newsletter Will Be Published Every Two Months

PORTAGE -- Like most publications, The Portager is not the only way to get the word out anymore, and the City of Portage has decided ...

Tue, January 12, 2010

Portage School Board Agrees To Participate In Race To The Top

PORTAGE -- Portage School trustees have agreed unanimously to participate in the Race to the Top, but have an escape clause written into their memorandum ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Portage Man Hurt In Meth Explosion

PORTAGE -- It’s an occupational hazard for a Meth addict, sometimes you get burned. A 26 year old Hartford man is being treated for ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Portage Man Hurt In Meth Explosion

PORTAGE -- It’s an occupational hazard for a Meth addict, sometimes you get burned. A 26 year old Hartford man is being treated for ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

Portage Schools to Shorten School Year by One Week

PORTAGE -- The New Year & budget cuts means a change at Portage Public Schools.

They will shorten the school year by a week to help ...

Tue, December 22, 2009

Portage Man Dies After Falling From Moving Truck

KALAMAZOO -- A 31-year-old from Portage is dead after he fell from a moving pick-up truck last night in the 36-hundred block of E. Cork ...

Mon, December 14, 2009

Portage Schools will Avoid Layoffs, For Now

PORTAGE -- Portage Teachers earned a round of applause from the Portage board for agreeing to concessions that will save the jobs of over 30 ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

Portage School Board, Teachers Seek to Avoid Layoffs

PORTAGE -- The Portage Public Schools Board held a special meeting early Wednesday morning to look at the agreements that have been crafted between the ...

Mon, December 07, 2009

Portage Schools Cancels Special Meeting While Labor Talks Continue

PORTAGE -- Ongoing talks between the Portage Teachers Union, and other organized labor groups in the district, have prompted the Board of Education to cancel ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Portage Police Arrest 2 Detroit Teens After Chase

PORTAGE -- Two Detroit teens are in the Kalamazoo County Jail this morning after they got involved in a chase with Portage Police yesterday ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Portage Schools Reach out to Parents on Budget Issues

PORTAGE -- Portage school officials reached out to parents and staff last night for ideas on how to cut the budget. Just the latest effort ...

Mon, November 30, 2009

Portage County free to distribute vaccine to students; public

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) Students in Portage County will start getting the first rounds of H1N1 vaccinations this week after the health department was ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Stressful Times at Portage Schools

PORTAGE --The President of the Portage Board of Education has suddenly quit. Jennifer Whistler sent a brief note to last night’s Special board ...

Wed, November 04, 2009

Portage Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison

GRAND RAPIDS -- A prominent Portage attorney is going to jail for 5 years, for conspiring to defraud the United States.

U.S. Attorney Donald ...

Wed, November 04, 2009