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10 Years After The Kalamazoo River Oil Spill - WMUK
WEBPublished July 24, 2020 at 11:49 AM EDT. Listen • 5:33. WMUK. One of the worst oil spills into an inland waterway in U.S. history happened on the Kalamazoo River, 10 years ago. It happened on a Sunday evening: 5:58 p.m. on July 25, 2010. (This paragraph has been corrected see update at end of the story)
Why's That: What happened to Kalamazoo's celery industry?
WEBOct 8, 2021 — Kalamazoo is known for the things it’s manufactured - guitars, taxi cabs, lots of paper. But it’s also got an agricultural claim to fame, as America’s onetime “Celery City.”. In the first half of the 20 th century Kalamazoo shipped trainloads of celery far and wide. In 2017, retired carpenter Carl Bussema told WMUK about growing up ...
Why's That: Is crime "so much worse these days" in Kalamazoo?
WEBNov 10, 2023 — Juday stresses that overall violent crime—which includes assault and robbery—is down 17 percent in Kalamazoo from this time last year. It seems to be decreasing nationally, too. Just-released FBI crime stats for 2022 show murder went down 6 percent and overall violent crime went down almost 2 percent.
Why's That: The Story Behind Kalamazoo's "Flat Cemetery," Mount …
WEBJun 13, 2019 — The full name of the cemetery is Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South (Mount Ever-Rest North is on Drake Road). Jeff is a runner, and his route used to take him through the grounds of Ever-Rest South. He’s curious about its style and how it got the play-on-words name. We take a walk around the calm side, away from the busy street.
Holtec announces timeframe to restart Palisades Nuclear Plant
WEBAug 6, 2024 — The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant may open in a little over a year, that’s according to owner Holtec International. Holtec said they are on track to resume operations at the shuttered plant in October of next year. The announcement came during a public meeting of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in Benton Harbor last week.
Tapestry Returns To The Song Of Songs - WMUK
WEBNov 10, 2015 — A fascination with modern and ancient musical settings of the Old Testament's The Song of Songs helped the three singers of Boston-based Tapestry to find their direction twenty years ago. They created a live concert, and later recorded an album, Song of Songs: Come Into My Garden, which guided the listener down a carefully curated path of songs from the past thousand years.
Michigan HOAs can't stop residents from going solar under a new …
WEBJul 10, 2024 — Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the law on Monday and for one Portage resident, it’s a turning point in a nearly four-year-long quest. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Homeowners’ Energy Policy Act into law on Monday. The new law nullifies homeowner association bans on solar panels along …
Voters approve veterans millage for Kalamazoo County, ranked
WEBNov 8, 2023 — The mayors of Kalamazoo and Portage both won new two year terms on Tuesday. Kalamazoo voters embraced ranked-choice voting in Tuesday's election. 6,486 people voted in favor of the proposal, fewer than 2,700 people voted against. It’s not clear when the city can actually start using that system …